August 14, 2014 - 6:00pm
Opposing Amendment 2, Jeb Bush Can Play a Major Role in Defeating It
August 13, 2014 - 6:00pm
Jeb Bush is hoping his stature with Florida Republicans can move the needle on Amendment 2 and help defeat that medical marijuana initiative.
Even with conservative distaste over Bushs support of Common Core and immigration reform, including going out of his way to trash Arizonas immigration law, the former governor remains pretty popular with Florida Republicans. Polls show Bush coming closer against Hillary Clinton in Florida than any other potential Republican presidential candidate.
John Bolton Gets Busy in Florida as 2016 Beckons
August 13, 2014 - 6:00pm
Jeb Bush, Big Guns Oppose Medical Marijuana Proposal
Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 14, 2014 - 10:21am
Former Gov. Jeb Bush, the Florida Chamber of Commerce, the Associated Builders and Contractors of Florida and the Florida Trucking Association announced on Thursday they opposed Amendment 2, a proposed state Constitution amendment expanding medical marijuana in the Sunshine State.
Bush said on Thursday Amendment 2 would hurt efforts to lure tourists to Florida.
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Rick Scott Backs $806 Million for Improving Highways
Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 14, 2014 - 10:12am
Gov. Rick Scott said on Thursday he was backing sending more than $806 million to six projects to improve transportation across Florida.
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John Bolton Backs Four Florida Republicans Running for Congress
Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 14, 2014 - 10:03am
Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, a potential Republican presidential hopeful in 2016, waded into Florida politics on Thursday, announcing that he was backing three incumbent Republicans currently serving in Congress -- U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart and U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen -- and throwing his support to Miami-Dade School Board member Carlos Curbelo who is running against U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla.
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Marco Rubio Calls Out Turkish Leader Comparing Israel to Nazis
Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 14, 2014 - 9:37am
On Wednesday, from his perch on the U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., called on Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to cool down the rhetoric against Israel. Last month, Erdogan said Israel has "surpassed Hitler in barbarism" with its actions in Gaza.
"(Israelis) have no conscience, no honour, no pride, Erdogan said. Those who condemn Hitler day and night have surpassed Hitler in barbarism.
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Into a New Void?
August 13, 2014 - 6:00pm
WASHINGTON -- This far into the human story, only the historically uninstructed are startled by what they think are new permutations of evil. So, when Russia sliced Crimea off Ukraine, Secretary of State John Kerry was nonplussed: "You just don't in the 21st century behave in 19th-century fashion by invading another country on completely trumped up pretext." If, however, Vladimir Putin is out of step with the march of progress, where exactly on history's inevitably ascending path (as progressives like Kerry evidently think) does Kerry, our innocent abroad, locate the Islamic State?
Stuart Newspaper's LaLaLand Sarah Heard Endorsement
August 13, 2014 - 6:00pm
It gives me no joy to contradict or criticize The Stuart News, to which I happily gave 28 years of my life. But the newspaper's Sunday endorsement of Martin County Commission Chairwoman Sarah Heard begsa few choice words of dissent.
Charlie Crist Looks Past Nan Rich in Democratic Primary
August 12, 2014 - 6:00pm
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