May 15, 2011 - 6:00pm
Dogged by rising negative poll numbers and a mocking press, real-estate mogul Donald Trump announced Monday that he would not be a candidate for president in 2012.
Marco Rubio Marks America Reaching Debt Limit as 'Sad Day for Our Nation'
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 16, 2011 - 2:41pm
On Monday, Florida Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio offered his take on the federal government reaching the debt ceiling.
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Newt Gingrich Gets Mixed Marks from Club for Growth
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 16, 2011 - 2:21pm
The conservative Club for Growth organization released the first of its white papers on the candidates who are running for the Republican presidential nomination and looked at former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia.
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Donald Trump: I Can Win But I Won't Run for President
Submitted by Anonymous on May 16, 2011 - 1:12pm
Maintaining that he could win if he ran, real-estate mogul Donald Trump announced Monday that he would not pursue the GOP presidential nomination.
In a statement, Trump said:
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Florida's Rejected High-Speed Rail Money Bails Out Amtrak
May 15, 2011 - 6:00pm
Florida's $2.4 billion of rejected high-speed rail money won't move America closer to a national, or even regional, HSR network. Instead, critics say it amounts to little more than a bailout Band-Aid to money-losing Amtrak.
By distributing $2 billion of Florida's earmarked funds to 22 other jurisdictions, the Obama administration has spread money so thin that negligible results are almost guaranteed.
While Big-Name GOPers Head to the Sidelines, 2012 is Not a Lock for Obama
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 16, 2011 - 12:01pm
Republicans almost never nominate dark horses for the presidency. While it happened with some regularity in the Gilded Age with the rises of Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield and Benjamin Harrison, the GOP usually relied on front-runners and familiar faces during the 20th century to carry their standard, with a few exceptions (Warren G. Harding and Wendell Willkie come to mind).
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Political Bits and Pieces
May 15, 2011 - 6:00pm
While many pundits believe that U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan has no interest in jumping into the Republican primary field to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012, the congressman has left the door open -- and has taken to the airwaves to opine on the leading issues of the day.
After Shuttle Launch, Gov. Scott Touts Ability of Space Coast to Rebound
Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 16, 2011 - 10:31am
Shortly after the space shuttle Endeavor launched into orbit from Cape Canaveral on its final flight, Gov. Rick Scott took to the airwaves to give the Space Coast a boost.
The Atlantis shuttle is tapped to be the last space shuttle flight later this summer, and the end of the shuttle program also signals the end of thousands of jobs directly and indirectly linked to the shuttle missions.
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Space Shuttle Endeavor Lifts Off Flawlessly on Final Voyage
Submitted by Anonymous on May 16, 2011 - 9:04am
Space shuttle Endeavor blasted off on schedule Monday morning, making its final voyage.
The launch from Kennedy Space Center was flawless, as the orbiter rocketed into the clear blue Florida sky.
The final voyage of Endeavor, which replaced the ill-fated Challenger in 1992, is the penultimate shuttle mission. Atlantis is scheduled to close out the 30-year shuttle program with a final flight sometime this summer.
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Tea Party Hands Herman Cain Another Presidential Straw Poll Victory
Submitted by Anonymous on May 16, 2011 - 8:03am
A straw poll by Tea Party Fort Lauderdale affirms that the Republican Party's presidential candidates aren't bowling over the voters.
Notching another straw vote victory, Godfather's Pizza exec Herman Cain topped a disparate field, receiving 18.5 percent of the first-place votes and 16 percent of the second-place ballots cast.
Mitt Romney finished second with 13.5 percent of the first-place votes, followed by Ron Paul with 12 percent.
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