October 9, 2011 - 6:00pm
On a hot day in mid-August, without so much as a press release to declare it, Gov. Rick Scott's office reached a considerable milestone.
Ron Paul Wins Straw Poll of Social Conservatives
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 9, 2011 - 8:43pm
U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas scored a boost of momentum in his quest for the Republican presidential nomination this weekend when he won the Values Voter Straw Poll today in impressive fashion, running away with the victory with 37 percent of the vote. Businessman Herman Cain placed second in the straw poll of conservative Christians with 23 percent, while former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania came in third with 16 percent.
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Washington Week
October 9, 2011 - 6:00pm
This week the Senate will finally conduct a test vote on President Barack Obama's stimulus/jobs bill.
NFL Favors GOP; Dolphins and Buccaneers Line Up Left
Submitted by Anonymous on October 9, 2011 - 12:01pm
NFL players, owners and executives, and spouses contributed at least $1.4 million to federal candidates and political committees since January 2009, according to a study by the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Responsive Politics.
About two-thirds of the money went to the GOP, according to the center, which is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research group that tracks money in politics.
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Posey, Paul Seek End to Congressional Death Benefits
Submitted by Anonymous on October 9, 2011 - 11:52am
U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, R-Rockledge, and six other House Republicans, including presidential candidate Ron Paul, R-Texas, and Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, say membersbenefits shouldnt carry on to their heirs if they die while in office.
Currently, the United States pays a full year's salary to the family of a representative who dies while in office.
The original intent was for the payment to serve as some form of life insurance. Posey, in a release, says members of Congress should pay for their own life insurance.
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RPOF and CNN Announce Jan. 26 as Date for Jacksonville Presidential Debate
Submitted by Nancy Smith on October 8, 2011 - 11:15pm
Jacksonville is set to be the next Florida battleground for presidential candidates, according to a press release issued Saturday by the Republican Party of Florida.
After consultation with campaigns and Republican officials, the RPOF and CNN have selected Jan. 26 in the northeastern Florida city as the date for the CNN/RPOF Republican Debate.
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Immigration Courts Allow Aliens to Run Free, Former Miami Judge Charges
Submitted by Anonymous on October 8, 2011 - 8:25am
A former judge has outed the U.S. immigration court system as a judicial sieve that allows illegal aliens to run free.
Mark H. Metcalf, in a 100-page study titled "Built to Fail: Deception and Disorder in America's Immigration Courts," reports that:
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Rick Scott Appoints Gualtieri as Interim Pinellas County Sheriff
Submitted by Anonymous on October 7, 2011 - 10:44pm
Robert A. Gualtieri has been named interim sheriff of Pinellas County by Gov. Rick Scott.
He will replace Sheriff Jim Coats whohad announced he will step down Nov. 8. Coats' wife is battling breast cancer.
Gualtieri, who is among seven campaigning for the office in 2012, has been the chief deputy for the Pinellas County sheriffs office since 2006.
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In-State Tuition for Illegals a Long Shot in Florida
October 6, 2011 - 6:00pm
When Texas Gov. Rick Perry defended his state's policy on offering in-state tuition to illegal immigrants at a debate in Orlando, it highlighted the stark differences between the immigration policies of Texas and Florida, where a similar proposal has failed year after year.
Rick Scott Deserves a Chance to Restart Everglades Restoration
October 7, 2011 - 6:00pm
Hasn't the Florida Everglades had about all it can stand of an egocentric governor looking to build a legacy on the back of the state's greatest natural treasure?
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