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GOP on Senate Dems' Budget Blockade: Bill Nelson is No Joe Manchin

Submitted by Anonymous on December 14, 2011 - 7:16am

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., broke ranks with fellow Democrats this week by deriding his party for failing to pass a budget in nearly 1,000 days.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee praised the recently elected Manchin, and assailed his two-term Democratic colleague, Sen. Bill Nelson, who is up for election in Florida next year.

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Connecticut Mayor Proposes to Let Illegal Aliens Vote in City Elections

Submitted by Anonymous on December 14, 2011 - 6:52am

Tapping into a growing trend, the Democratic mayor of New Haven, Conn., wants to allow illegal aliens to vote in local elections.

John DeStefano said he will forward his proposal to the state Legislature for approval.

New Haven, the home of Yale University, has become a haven for illegal immigrants from Central America is recent years -- drawn in part by Connecticut's generous welfare benefits.

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Christine O’Donnell Backs Mitt Romney in Presidential Race

Submitted by Kevin Derby on December 14, 2011 - 6:07am

Tea party favorite Christine ODonnell, who ran for the U.S. Senate in Delaware, announced that she is backing former Gov. Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination.

Christine has been a leader in the conservative movement for many years, said Romney in a statement. Christine recognizes that excessive government threatens us now and threatens future generations, and I am pleased to have her on my team.

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Adam Hasner Wins Pasco County Straw Poll

Submitted by Kevin Derby on December 14, 2011 - 6:00am

Former state House Majority Leader Adam Hasner took 51 percent in the Republican Party of Pasco Countys straw poll Tuesday of candidates looking to challenge Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012. U.S. Rep. Connie Mack placed a distant second with 25 percent.

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Governor's Office Reviewing a Trio of Crist Appointments

Submitted by Anonymous on December 13, 2011 - 8:59pm

Appointments by former Gov. Charlie Crist to the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission are being investigated for violating appointment guidelines, the Sarasota Herald Tribune reported.

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Private Health Data Network Introduced in Florida

Submitted by Anonymous on December 13, 2011 - 6:12pm

A new Florida company, HIE Networks, joined with the Florida Hospital Association and the Florida Medical Association to announce a new network designed to make patient medical records more easily accessible to doctors and health care providers.

The Florida Health Data Network, which is offering competition to the state-run Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, is to be operated by the Tallahassee-based HIE Networks LLC, a private, physician-owned company.

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Appeals Court Declines to Stop Barrel Racing in Gretna

Michael Peltier News Service of Florida

December 12, 2011 - 6:00pm

Barrel racing and card playing will continue in Gretna while opponents try to shut the track down in court, an appeals court ruled Tuesday, rejecting a request to close the doors immediately while the underlying challenge moves forward.

A day after hearing arguments, a three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal denied a request by a group led by the Florida Quarter Horse Racing Association and the American Quarter Horse Association to shut down the newly opened track that has been offering pari-mutuel wagering and card games since Dec 1.

As Voters See Threat of Big Government, Ron Paul Rides Wave in Iowa

Kenric Ward

December 12, 2011 - 6:00pm

Tax Credit for Health Coverage Awaits Obamacare's Demise, Heritage Proposes

Kenric Ward

December 12, 2011 - 6:00pm

If the U.S. Supreme Court pulls the plug on Obamacare, a conservative think tank has a replacement standing by for families.

A fixed $2,000-per-person federal tax credit would enable households to purchase health coverage through the workplace or on the open market.

Providing additional subsidies to households with incomes of less than $44,700, the Heritage Foundation proposal limits costs by phasing out credits for upper-income earners.

Romney's Wager

Kathleen Parker

December 13, 2011 - 6:00pm

WASHINGTON -- Oh, quelle gaffe.

Rarely has such a small, innocuous, truth-based remark garnered so much attention from the chattering classes as Mitt Romney's proposed $10,000 bet with Rick Perry during this past weekend's Republican primary debate.

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