One of the interesting things about recent elections is that Republicans have tended to do better the farther you go down the ballot.
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WASHINGTON -- RINO-hunting, the long-popular political sport that morphed in 2008 into a sort of hysteria-driven obsession, lately has become a suicide mission.
"It is our generation's task, then, to reignite the true engine of America's economic growth -- a rising, thriving middle class."
One thing conservatives and liberals agree on is that crony capitalism is bad.
But, it is a matter of definition.
A nation's choice between spending on military defense and spending on civilian goods has often been posed as "guns versus butter." But understanding the choices of many nations' political leaders might be helped by examining the contrast between their runaway spending on pensions while skimping on military defense.
WASHINGTON -- In the 12 months we have to steel ourselves for the next State of the Union spectacle, let us count the ways that this spawn of democratic Caesarism -- presidency-worship -- has become grotesque.
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By Kevin Derby
Florida Sen. Dorothy Hukills, R-Port Orange, proposal cutting the state communication services tax (CST) by 2 percent flew through the Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Committee on Tuesday, passing with unanimous support. Hukill insists her proposal will save Florida taxpayers more than $240 million in cable, satellite TV, fax and cellphone charges.
This will be a statewide savings of $242 million per year, said Hukill on Tuesday. It is my hope that this will bring monthly relief for Floridas families.
By Kevin Derby
Former Gov. Jeb Bush is appearing in a new TVad from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce praising David Jolly, the Republican candidate in a special congressional election in Pinellas County. Jolly takes on Democratic candidate former state CFO Alex Sink and Libertarian Lucas Overby in the March 11 special election.
By Kevin Derby
Conservative group American Action Network (AAN) is hitting the Pinellas County airwaves -- and hitting former state CFO Alex Sink, the Democrat running in a special congressional election. Sink takes on Republican David Jolly and Libertarian Lucas Overby in the March 11 special election.
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Former Gov. Charlie Crist kicked off a national tour to promote his new book "The Party's Over," in which he attempts to explain what led him to change from a longtime Republican to an independent and then a Democrat.
While Crist will discuss his book, the tour is another opportunity for the former governor to get back into the spotlight and familiarize himself with Florida voters.
By Kevin Derby
With former Gov. Charlie Crists memoir released on Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scotts campaign team is trying to condense it down for readers. Crists book deals with why he left the GOP to run for the U.S. Senate with no party affiliation in 2010 before joining the Democrats in 2012.
By Kevin Derby
Lenny Curry, the chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, had kind words for newly inaugurated Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera on Monday.
By Kevin Derby
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce backed David Jolly, the Republican running in a special congressional election, on Monday. Jolly takes on former state CFO Alex Sink, the Democrat in the race, and Libertarian Lucas Overby in the special election on March 11.
By Kevin Derby
Former Gov. Charlie Crist drew the fire of Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) Chairman Lenny Curry on Monday. Despite spending most of his political career as a Republican, Crist is the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott in November.
Curry sent out a memo on Monday bashing Crist, whose memoir comes out on Tuesday. Curry wrote:
By Nancy Smith
David Beckham's moon is still over Miami. The international soccer star will face the cameras Wednesday in a news conference to discuss his progress in trying to bring a Major League Soccer expansion team to Miami.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., urged President Barack Obama to back the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Buchanan pointed to a State Department study which found it would not lead to an explosion in greenhouses gasses and would create 42,000 jobs.
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