Former U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson just will not go quietly into that good night.
The bilious Grayson, apparently not chastened by his double-digit smackdown at the hands of Daniel Webster in the 2010 election, nor ashamed of tagging his opponent "Taliban Dan" in an egregiously unfair attack ad during the campaign, announced Monday that he is running for Congress again.
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The White House confirmed Tuesday morning that President Barack Obama will officially nominate former U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek to serve as one of three representatives to the United Nations General Assembly, which convenes its next session Sept. 13.
"We can confirm that the former congressman from Florida is one of the president's nominees," White House communications aide Inez Labella told Sunshine State News.
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Col. Mike McCalister is facing Senate President Mike Haridopolos, former state Rep. Adam Hasner and former Gov. Charlie Crist chief of staff George LeMieux in the Republican primary race for the U.S. Senate, a group he refers to as the "Tallahassee triplets."
On Tuesday he was joined by Craig Miller, a fellow political outsider and former CEO of Ruth's Chris. McCalister seemed to welcome him with open arms, releasing the following statement:
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Republican incumbents David Simmons and Lizbeth Benacquisto outpaced other Senate candidates in raising campaign cash during the second quarter of 2011, new reports show.
Simmons, R-Maitland, raised $91,640 between April 1 and June 30, while Benacquisto, R-Wellington, pulled in $62,165. Candidates faced a Monday deadline for filing campaign-finance reports, though not all had been posted on the Division of Elections' website as of 7 p.m.
"The Disappearing Black Middle Class" ran the headline over the Chicago Sun-Times story. And the statistics from the Economic Policy Institute were indeed sobering.
Radio talker Laura Ingraham is talking smack about Jeb Bush.
Tweaking the former governor for appearing with Barack Obama during one of the president's recent visits to Florida, she vented to New York Post columnist Kyle Smith:
"Obama has absolutely blockaded opportunity scholarships for kids in Washington, D.C. How do you appear onstage with him, welcoming him and giving him the imprimatur of legitimacy on education without becoming Charlie Crist?"
Ingraham apparently believes the answer is an obvious "You can't."
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Teachers seeking information from the Florida Bureau of Educator Certification are in for a long, frustrating wait.
On Monday morning, no humans were available at the toll-free line (800-445-6739) and there is no voice-mail option.
Callers are instructed to direct their requests to the DOE's website, which generates this automated reply:
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George LeMieux said he will report raising more than $950,000 in the second quarter, topping fellow Republicans vying for the right to take on U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson.
LeMieux, a Fort Lauderdale attorney, touted the haul after Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos led the field with $2.6 million in collections during the first quarter.
Adam Hasner, a third candidate in the GOP primary, attempted to blunt LeMieux's news by sending out a press release last week stating:
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