Former president George W. Bush had heart surgery Tuesday tohave a stent inserted after a blockage was discovered in an artery, his spokesman said.
According to a press release, the blockage was discovered during his annual physical exam at the Cooper Clinic in Dallas.
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Richard DeNapoli, who announced on Monday his intention to run for the House District 74 seat, has received endorsements from two GOP state representatives. Rep. Ray Pilon, R-Sarasota, and Rep. George Moraitis, R-Fort Lauderdale, both tipped their hats and are showing their support for DeNapoli.
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News broke on Tuesday that Rep. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, who served almost two decades in both chambers of the Florida Legislature, will be appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to fill the vacant office of Pasco County tax collector. The post has been vacant since the death of Mike Olson.
While Fasano often broke with the Republican leadership in Tallahassee, the GOP is praising him as he plans to leave the House.
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When he tours the Alzheimer/Parkinson Association of Indian River County facilities on Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla., will be updated on research and the groups programs -- but he also has seen firsthand what those diseases can do to a family.
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clintons status as the overwhelming favorite for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 was confirmed in a poll released on Tuesday.
Clinton topped a national Rasmussen Reports poll with 63 percent. Vice President Joe Biden placed a distant second with 12 percent. Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York took third with 5 percent. Former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles took 3 percent while Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who announced at the end of last month he would not run, and Maryland Gov. Martin OMalley garnered 1 percent each.
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Americans for Prosperity (AFP) will be holding the Defending the American Dream Summit in Orlando at the end of the month. This week, AFP tuned to conservative pundit Michelle Malkin to promote the event.
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Last August, conservative leader Kim Kendall came up short in her attempt to defeat Rep. Doc Renuart, R-Ponte Vedra Beach, in the Republican primary for a Florida House seat representing parts of the First Coast. Kendall will resurface this week with Making the Grade," a radio show focusing on education issues.
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Nothing is free in politics, but there is some question when you pay the price. That's been a saying of mine for many years, though I may have unconsciously plagiarized it from someone else. I think it applies to Obamacare.
