Skitter, scamper, scuttle. That seems to be the mode of the Obama administration of late.Skitter away from your red line in Syria. Scamper off to a meeting you'd previously nixed with Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
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Good scammers are also remarkable manipulators. They understand enough about how the human mind works to exploit its weaknesses.
WASHINGTON -- As is his wont, President Obama is treating the border crisis -- more than 50,000 unaccompanied children crossing illegally -- as a public relations problem. Where to photo op and where not. He still hasn't enunciated a policy. He may not even have one.
Increasingly, across this city, the "I" word is being heard.Impeachment is being brought up by Republicans outraged over Barack Obama's usurpations of power and unilateral rewriting of laws. And Obama is taunting John Boehner and the GOP: "So sue me."
MSNBC host Chuck Todd assembled a panel of liberal-media veterans on his morning show "The Daily Rundown" Monday and joked that the assembled heavyweights presented "a nightmare scenario for Brent Bozell." But what these journalists proceeded to issue was a devastating indictment of the Obama presidency and a real nightmare for this president.
We all remember the hug seen around the world. Republicans talked about it incessantly. Now Charlie Crist cant stop talking about it, especially wherever there are African-American voters.
With the contest for the governor's seat looming, Florida is waiting with bated breath to find out what Charlie Crist will use for his campaign theme.
Back in the heyday of the British Empire, a man from one of the colonies addressed a London audience."Please do not do any more good in my country," he said. "We have suffered too much already from all the good that you have done."
WASHINGTON -- Two 5-4 decisions last week on the final decision day of the Supreme Court's term dealt with issues that illustrate the legal consequences of political tactics by today's progressives. One case demonstrated how progressivism's achievement, the regulatory state, manufactures social strife, and can do so in ways politically useful to progressives. The other case arose from government coercion used to conscript unwilling citizens into funding the progressives' party.
Seldom in American history has the Supreme Court unanimously rejected positions advocated by presidents' administrations.But in this respect at least, President Obama has produced the fundamental transformation he promised in his 2008 campaign. Over the last three years, the court has rejected Obama administration positions repeatedly in unanimous 9-0 decisions.
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One of Florida's top lobbying firms is taking the Big Apple.
Ballard Partners announced Monday it'd be forming a "strategic alliance" with New York City-based Tusk Strategies Inc., whichspecializes in political consulting and advocacy campaigns.
By Kevin Derby
Rep. Katie Edwards, D-Plantation, was one of the chief architects of the legislation allowing Charlottes Web, a low-grade cannabis treatment for ill children, in Florida. Gov. Rick Scott signed the bill on Monday.
By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scott announced on Monday he had signed a bill giving a green light to Charlottes Web, a low-grade cannabis treatment for ill children.
As a father and grandfather, you never want to see kids suffer, Scott said. The approval of Charlottes Web will ensure that children in Florida who suffer from seizures and other debilitating illnesses will have the medication needed to improve their quality of life. I am proud to stand today with families who deserve the ability to provide their children with the best treatment available.
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Two Republicans added their names on Monday to the list of contenders vying for the Republican nomination in Florida's gubernatorial race.
Both Yinka Abosede Adeshina of Tallahassee and Elizabeth Cuevas-Neunder of Sarasota each paid the $7,800 qualifying fee to put their names on the primary ballot against Gov. Rick Scott.
By Kevin Derby
Republicans have high hopes for Miami-Dade School Board member Carlos Curbelo as he looks to defeat U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla., and, on Monday, the GOP congressional hopeful took to the national stage.
Curbelo appeared on Fox and Friends on Fox News on Monday morning along with fellow Republican congressional candidates Evan Jenkins of West Virginia and Richard Tisei of Massachusetts. Neither Garcia nor the Democratic congressmen that Jenkins and Tisei are challenging appeared on the show despite being invited.
By Kevin Derby
After new reports of the Castro regime in Cuba continuing to crack down on supporters of democracy, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., pushed back against politicians looking to end the embargo.
By Nancy Smith
Former state Sen. Nan Rich said she was in the Florida gubernatorial race for the long haul, and sure enough, she announced Friday she will file her paperwork to qualify on Tuesday in Tallahassee.
Her statement promised that she and her supporters will be at the Florida Department of State, Division of Elections, at 10 a.m. The division is in the R.A. Gray Building, 500 South Bronough St.
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Gov. Rick Scott will be wishing Floridians a happy Father's Day through a series of videos to be released on social media.
The videos show Scott reflecting on his father as well as his own experiences as a father and a grandfather.
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Gov. Rick Scott signed nearly 100 bills into law on Friday. The bills dealt with a variety of subjects from flood insurance to banning the sale of e-cigarettes to minors.
SB 542, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, wouldmake it easier for private companies to sell flood insurance in the state.Scott also signed a bill to tighten restrictions on charities to prevent fraud, an issue which was a top priority for Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam.
By Kevin Derby
This week, from his perch on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., unveiled the Wireless Innovation Act to increase transparency and reform the federal spectrum.
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