July 28, 2011 - 6:00pm
Thanks to Tea Party fanatics, we are told, America just lost a historic opportunity to deal with her national debt.
Unemployment Comp Changes Coming Monday
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 29, 2011 - 10:21am
Several of the provisions of Florida's new law designed to shore up the state's unemployment compensation fund take effect Monday, including the mandatory Internet filing of claims, instead of in-person or over the phone.
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Sen. Jim DeMint Says This Term Will be His Last; Still Coy on Florida
Submitted by Anonymous on July 29, 2011 - 8:45am
The Republican senator widely credited with stirring up the tea party movement says he won't run for re-election.
Elected to a second term last year, Jim DeMint of South Carolina told the National Journal this week:
"It was not a campaign promise; but that is my plan, that the election last year was my last one. It has always been my plan not to serve more than two terms."
His departure, along with U.S. Rep. Ron Paul's decision not to run for re-election next year, means Congress will lose two of its most staunchly conservative voices.
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Gay Leader Called 'Childish' for Threatened Boycott Over Allen West's Visit to Wilton Manors
Submitted by Anonymous on July 28, 2011 - 7:26pm
Wilton Manors Mayor Gary Resnick called out homosexual activists for their threatened boycott over U.S. Rep. Allen West's scheduled appearance at a local business association Monday.
"Calling for an economic boycott of our business community because you do not happen to agree with [the Wilton Manors Business Association president's] invitation to Congressman West is?not only counterproductive, but is irresponsible," Resnick said.
Resnick, who is a member of a local gay caucus, said he was "taken aback that such an action would even be suggested.
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Facebook Page Offers Presidency 5 Sweepstakes
Submitted by Anonymous on July 28, 2011 - 6:13pm
The Republican Party of Floridas Presidency 5 Facebook fan page has reached more than 30,000 fans. Now comes the P5 sweepstakes.
The RPOF is staging an online contest where winning participants will receive two tickets to the Fox News presidential debate, a two-night hotel stay and two delegate passes to the P5 straw poll. The events are scheduled for Sept. 22-24 in Orlando.
For instructions, click here.
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Joyner to Scott: Reject 'Good Old Boy List' for Vets Hall
July 28, 2011 - 6:00pm
The state veterans agency on Thursday said it is open to changes in a list of veterans proposed as inductees for a new state Hall of Fame after an African-American state senator complained it was overly white and called on Gov. Rick Scott to reject it.
The list, which is made up only of former governors, includes six who served in the Confederate military and one convicted of and jailed for "intimidating Negroes." It was created by the state Department of Veterans Affairs, which quickly moved to assure the public that it is not a final list.
Jeff Stahler Cartoon
July 28, 2011 - 6:00pm
Ohio Congressman Bucking Boehner Has District Threatened
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 28, 2011 - 4:26pm
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who is leading the tea party revolt against House Speaker John Boehner's debt-ceiling plan, is having his district threatened for going against the party leader, according to the Columbus Dispatch.
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Adam Hasner Fundraiser Pitches Tax Increases in D.C.
July 27, 2011 - 6:00pm
A heavy-hitting fundraiser for GOP Senate candidate Adam Hasner wants Republicans to "embrace the principle of compromise" and back a tax increase to break the debt-deficit deadlock in Washington, D.C.
Al Hoffman Jr., a high-profile and longtime party fundraiser, urged in a New York Times op-ed:
"Rather than go to their martyrdom as ideological purists, [Republicans] should open the door to tax increases -- but only if every $1 in new taxes is applied to deficit reduction and is matched by at least $4 in real spending cuts, including entitlement reform."
Soaring Claims Drive Florida Insurance Rates Higher
July 27, 2011 - 6:00pm
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