January 30, 2011 - 6:00pm
Thank God we found out Thursday night that the governor and his guests "dined on mesquite grilled swordfish, corn macque choux, and Florida strawberry shortcake."
House Launches Redistricting Website
Submitted by Kevin Derby on January 31, 2011 - 9:27am
Rep. Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, the incoming House speaker who is currently chairing the House Redistricting Committee, unveiled a new website designed to include the public in the cumbersome, chaotic and often confusing process of drawing up new seats at the legislative and congressional levels.
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Jon Huntsman's Reported Presidential Bid Stirs Secular-Religious Pot
Submitted by Anonymous on January 31, 2011 - 9:24am
MEMO TO: Mike Huckabee, et al.
SUBJECT: Mormons running for president
News that Jon Huntsman is planning toleave his post as U.S. ambassador to China to explore a bid for the White House sets up an intriguing prospect: Two Mormons battling for the Republican presidential nomination.
Huntsman, a wealthy industrialist and former Utah governor, and Mitt Romney, a former Massachusetts governor and head of the Salt Lake City Olympic Games, are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Foreign Affairs Chair Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Offers Thoughts on Egypt
Submitted by Kevin Derby on January 31, 2011 - 9:06am
Florida Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, offered her thoughts on the events in Egypt late last week.
"For far too long the democratic hopes of the Egyptian people have been suppressed. Their cries for freedom can no longer be silenced, she said. "I am deeply concerned about the Egyptian government's heavy-handed response seeking to silence the Egyptian people. It is imperative that all parties involved avoid violence.
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Author: Thank Illegal Aliens for Florida's New Congressional Seats
Submitted by Anonymous on January 31, 2011 - 7:14am
The author of a new book -- "Vote Thieves: Illegal Immigration, Redistricting, and Presidential Elections" -- suggests that Florida's two new congressional seats are due, at least in part, to illegal immigrants.
Wait. What?
"There is a paradox to redistricting that is not discussed," says Orlando Rodriguez. "Immigrant destination states, such as Florida, may gain additional congressional representation because of their population of undocumented residents."
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Washington Week
January 30, 2011 - 6:00pm
The House of Representatives is not in session this week, but many of the new chairmen of the major House committees are working on a plan that will quickly address the joblessness in America and the fact that Congresses of the past have spent this country into near-bankruptcy.
Rick Scott's Money Didn't Buy Him the Election, His Message Was 'Music to Voters' Ears'
Submitted by Nancy Smith on January 29, 2011 - 10:37pm
Across all 50 states the only self-financed politician to run for a major office and win is Rick Scott.
Scott nearly didn't. His victory in the Florida gubernatorial race cost him $75 million and still boiled down to only a 1 percent, down-to-the-wire squeaker.
But his accomplishment was some incredible feat considering other well-heeled candidates who paid their own way:
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Florida Anti-Tax Group Hails Gov. Scott's 'Hold' on SunRail Expenditures
Submitted by Anonymous on January 29, 2011 - 10:05am
Risking the umbrage of Central Florida lawmakers, Gov. Rick Scott froze four contracts worth $235 million for the proposed SunRail commuter train.
The line -- slated to link downtown Orlando with Seminole, Volusia and Osceola counties -- has drawn fire from local activists as a financial boondoggle. Scott has been similarly skeptical of rail ventures.
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Politics by the Numbers: Good Omens for the GOP in 2012
January 30, 2011 - 6:00pm
Numbers can tell a story. Looking back on Barack Obama's second State of the Union message, and looking forward to the congressional session and the 2012 elections, they tell a story that should leave Democrats uneasy.
Weekly Roundup: Guess Who's (Not) Coming to Dinner?
January 28, 2011 - 6:00pm
As the swordfish in the governor's kitchen broiled this week, the press corps stewed, and then was left out and got cold.
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