It's unusual when a reporter sympathetic to a politician writes a story that makes his subject look bad. But Ryan Lizza of The New Yorker has now done this twice.
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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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LOS ANGELES -- The worst day of Sugar Bear's 55 years was one of the days -- there have been many of them -- when he got out of prison.
As a longtime fan and admirer of Rush Limbaugh, I was disappointed to hear his comments regarding the work of the Congressional Redistricting Subcommittee on which I am honored to serve.
After his fourth-place showing in Florida, Ron Paul, by then in Nevada, told supporters he had been advised by friends that he would do better if only he dumped his foreign policy views, which have been derided as isolationism.
Mitt Romney's impressive victory Tuesday makes it very likely that we will look back on the Florida primary as the contest that determined the 2012 Republican nomination.
The "Massachusetts moderate" won big. Let the Florida tea party recriminations begin.
WASHINGTON -- When a friend was writing a novel, he was concerned that his protagonist was too perfect.
California has a huge state debt and Washington has a huge national debt. But that does not discourage either Gov. Jerry Brown or President Barack Obama from wanting to launch a very costly high-speed rail system.
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It was only three years ago that the Florida Legislature voted to allow red-light cameras throughout the Sunshine State, but it's possible that the cameras may end up getting banned altogether.
By Kevin Derby
Sunshine State News is hitting the radio airwaves on Monday from 3:20-4 p.m. Your humble blogger will be on the Ed Dean radio show, which is hosted by one of the most feisty, informative and entertaining conservatives in Florida. It can be heard onlinehereand on two stations in Central Florida -- 89.3 on the west coast and 90.3 on the Atlantic coast.
By Kevin Derby
With the federal government facing a shutdown later on Monday, former U.S. Rep. Allen West had a simple message for Congress: Do your job.
Shutting down the government is the most unpatriotic thing Congress could do, West wrote supporters on Monday. We elected the 535 men and women who serve in the House and Senate to do a job and that job does not include such extreme partisan bickering that they become incapable of rectifying their differences to keep the government running.
By Kevin Derby
With a federal government shutdown looming at the end of Monday, a new poll from Rasmussen Reports finds Americans are growing less comfortable with the idea.
By Kevin Derby
Former Gov. Luis Fortu of Puerto Rico announced on Monday he was supporting Bob Cortes for the Republican nomination to challenge Rep. Karen Castor Dentel, D-Maitland.
All of Central Florida, and especially the Puerto Rican community, will benefit from the leadership of Bob Cortes, said Fortu. We can count on Bob to work for more jobs and better schools, but more importantly, we can count on him to be a leader who tells the truth and puts people first.
By Kevin Derby
The war over Tim Tebow continues on the First Coast.
Despite the returns of Blaine Gabbert as QB and Marcades Lewis at tight end from injuries (though Lewis was reinjured) on Sunday, the Jacksonville Jaguars continue to struggle. The Jaguars, clearly the worst team in the National Football League (NFL), were blown out at home by the Indianapolis Colts, losing 37-3 on Sunday.
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Jeb Bush showed his support on Monday for pastor Bill Gunter in the race for House District 36, adding yet another layer of publicity to an already highly-publicized campaign.
Bush had kind words about Gunter and his commitment to education, an issue very important to Bush.
By Kevin Derby
Jacksonvilles congresswoman and congressman -- Democrat Corrine Brown and Republican Ander Crenshaw -- split on party lines over continuing resolutions to fund the government and efforts to delay President Barack Obamas health care law by a year. Unless the Democratic Senate and the Republican House reach an agreement by the end of Monday, the federal government will be experiencing a shutdown.
By Kevin Derby
Former U.S. Rep. Allen West was in Louisiana over the weekend for a fundraiser for Louisiana state Sen. Elbert Guillory who recently jumped over to the GOP after first being elected as a Democrat. West took to Facebook on Monday to offer his thoughts on the looming federal shutdown and he pointed to a sermon he heard on Sunday covering the Acts of the Apostles which Washington could draw inspiration from.
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Americans are still not on board with the individual health care mandate, according to a new poll released Monday by Rasmussen Reports.
Americans are paying attention to news stories about the implementation of Obamacare -- the poll found 85 percent of likely U.S. voters said they were following news stories either somewhat closely or very closely, with 44 percent saying they were following news stories "very closely." Only 14 percent said they were not following news stories about the new health care law closely or at all.
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