America's recent lurch toward socialism, in which Florida participated, has produced something rare among liberals in the Sunshine State: optimism.

In keeping with the holiday season, I went looking for good news.

It's official. Rick Scott is the best governor in the nation.

It was not only liberals who were celebrating on Nov. 7. Many conservatives were elated as well not at the results, but at the fact that it was over.

We don't need to tax the rich, who already pay more than their share. We need to tax the poor.

"When you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing; when you see that money is flowing to those who deal not in goods, but in favors; when you see that men get rich more easily by graft than by work, and your laws no longer protect you against them, but protect them against you ... you may know that your society is doomed." Ayn Rand

More than 1 million Florida residents already have cast a vote in the presidential election, which will be decided in one week. Given recent news, at least a few of those who voted for the incumbent must be wishing they could retrieve their ballots.

Florida's left-wing community is up in arms, opposed to every amendment to the state Constitution that will be on the ballot in November.

I wish I understood the liberal fascination with skin pigmentation.

Those seeking to maintain the status quo in Florida's public schools seem to think they have come up with a winning argument against competition.