WASHINGTON -- Ms. Know-It-All, the anonymous political advice columnist whose identity remains a popular Georgetown cocktail party guessing game, is also known to live up to her title now and then. Herewith a correspondence worth sharing.
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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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"Nothing is lost save honor."
So said Jim Fisk after he and Jay Gould survived yet another scrape in their corrupt and storied careers in the Gilded Age.
Fisk's dismissal of honor came to mind while watching Barack Obama in Boston smugly explain how his vow -- "If you like your health care plan, you can keep it!" -- was now inoperative.
Some economists say more inflation is just what the American economy needs to escape from a half-decade of sluggish growth and high unemployment, the New York Times reports.
Do you know how much President Obama has raised taxes?
Oh, by about $3 trillion.
WASHINGTON -- Every disaster has its moment of clarity. Physicist Richard Feynman dunks an O-ring into ice water and everyone understands instantly why the shuttle Challenger exploded. This week, the Obamacare O-ring froze for all the world to see: Hundreds of thousands of cancellation letters went out to people who had been assured a dozen times by the president that "If you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan. Period."
"The First Amendment does not permit laws that force speakers to retain a campaign finance attorney, conduct demographic marketing research, or seek declaratory rulings before discussing the most salient political issues of our day." -- U.S. Supreme Court, Citizens United (2010)
WASHINGTON -- It isn't over yet, but a bookie today would predict a Terry McAuliffe victory in the Virginia governor's election next week.
Washington Post polling shows the Democratic businessman and fundraiser with a double-digit lead (51 percent to 39 percent) over Republican Ken Cuccinelli following a campaign ad blitz that shredded the sitting attorney general over his conservative views. It's not that voters love McAuliffe. They just don't like Cuccinelli -- and they really don't like the Republican Party.
In an attempt to divert attention from the mounting failures of his signature piece of legislation, President Obama is now back to beating the broken drum on amnesty.
If you are in your 60s or older, you came of age during the government boom at the federal level. You witnessed the birth of the Great Society, Americas massive engagement destined to eliminate poverty and open the American dream to all willing to pursue a better life and better education.
The spectacularly dreadful debut of Obamacare represents the greatest political opportunity for conservatism and the Republican Party in two generations.
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Florida legislators duked out a bill to raise speed limits in Florida on Tuesday, and a new report released by the Scripps Florida Investigative Team found several lawmakers have a heavier foot than others.
The team pulled legislators' driving records and found several have racked up more than just a few driving violations over the years -- some have even racked up over 40 while driving around in the Sunshine State.
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A bill to regulate craft beer breweries passed through the Florida Senate on Thursday, approved by legislators by a 30-10 vote.
SB 1714, sponsored by Sen. Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, would restrict the amount of packaged beer breweries can sell to customers.
By Kevin Derby
Broward College on Wednesday, Oct. 15: On Tuesday, Leadership Florida and the Florida Press Association announced they would be holding the Florida gubernatorial debate on that date with television coverage across the state.
By Kevin Derby
Sen. Dwight Bullard, D-Cutler Bay, will be the next chairman of the Florida Legislative Black Caucus, starting on Thursday with his term ending at the end of next years session. He replaces Rep. Alan Williams, D-Tallahassee.
Im thrilled to have the opportunity to serve as the Legislative Black Caucus chair, Bullard said on Tuesday. We have made incredible strides thus far and I look forward to continuing to elevate the dialogue and needs of our diverse caucus.
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Over half of voters continue to oppose federal regulation of the Internet and also feel Internet users are best protected by the free market, not the government, according to a new Rasmussen Reports poll.
The telephone survey found 18 percent of likely U.S. voters believe the Federal Communications Commission should regulate the Internet like it does radio and television.
By Kevin Derby
One of the top Republican targets in the nation, U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla., got some help on from a fellow Florida Democrat who is a much larger figure on the national stage: U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla.
Joe Garcia is in the race of his life, Wasserman Schultz insisted on Monday. We know that the GOP has put the 26th District at the top of their target list.
By Kevin Derby
Former state Rep. Carl Domino, now running for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., in November, fired a shot across the bow of All Aboard Florida (AAF) as it continues to try to bring high-speed rail to the Sunshine State. Domino also turned his fire to Murphy on the issue.
By Kevin Derby
A new poll finds U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, who has been at the center of some of the greatest controversies regarding the Obama administration including Fast and Furious and seizing journalists records, is very unpopular.
By Kevin Derby
On May 6, former President Bill Clinton will be attending a fundraiser in Miami Beach for the Democratic Governors Association (DGA). The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) is using the opportunity to hit former Gov. Charlie Crist, the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott in November despite spending most of his political life as a Republican, for his call for Clinton to resign in 1998 as the Monica Lewinsky scandal dominated national news and politics.
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A bill to direct the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to conduct a study and submit a report on expanding the use of reclaimed water in Florida passed through the Florida Legislature Monday.
SB 536, sponsored by Sen. Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, would permit the two agencies to study and submit a report on broadening the use of reclaimed water in Florida, including storm-water and excess surface water.
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