Conservative columnist George Will-- and, like your humble blogger, a proud product of Trinity College --offered an interesting take on outgoing U.S Sen. George LeMieux in Newsweek.
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The Washinton Post came up with four 2012 dark horse candidates for president in its Sunday edition and right there among the four was a name a little more familiar than the others.
Marco Rubio.
In the story, reporter Chris Cillizza has this to say about the charismatic new senator from Florida:
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With Republicans routing Democrats across the country on Election Day, speculation has been building throughout November that President Barack Obama will face a challenge for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2012.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton insisted on an appearance on Fox News Sunday that she was not planning to challenge President Barack Obama in 2012 and that she was done with seeking electoral office.
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Is Sarah Palin vulnerable to an attack from the right?
Former Ambassador Alan Keyes, best known for his attempts at the Republican nomination and his bid for the U.S. Senate seat in Illinois in 2004 against a then relatively unknown Barack Obama, went after the former Alaska governor in a column that was published late last week after Salon reported that a Palin aide was being paid by George Soros:
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Outgoing U.S. Sen. George LeMieux will be the keynote speaker at the Christian Family Coalition's "2010 Victory Gala" in Miami on Dec. 3.
LeMieux, whose interim term expires in January, is believed to be an early contender for Sen. Bill Nelson's seat in 2012. LeMieux is a Fort Lauderdale attorney and former chief of staff for Gov. Charlie Crist.
The CFC event, which will also feature a performance by gospel artist Abigail McDonald, will honor legislative candidates with the group's "2010 Friend of the Family Awards" for their pro-life voting records.
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Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota used the opportunity of the Republican Governors Association meeting in San Diego last week to publish an essay in the San Diego Union-Tribune calling for the repeal of new federal health-care laws backed by President Barack Obama -- and to call attention to his own possible bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.
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Quinnipiac University released a poll on Monday that stated that more Americans do not think President Barack Obama deserves a second term than those who back his bid for re-election--but also found voters remain wary on potential Republican candidates. The poll found 49 percent of Americans wanting Obama out of the White House after 2012 while 43 percent want to give him a second term.
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Feeling heat from voters and even fellow judges, 1st District Court of Appeal Judge Paul Hawkes has stepped down as chief of the court.
His move comes amid continuing controversy over the new $48 million "Taj Mahal" courthouse in Tallahassee.
Hawkes did not resign from the court and wouldn't discuss his reason for stepping down as chief judge, but his resignation offered at an emergency conference Friday was clearly a defensive move.
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Along with the Sunshine State News story about Florida's high-school graduation rates, state Sen. Mike Haridopolos is looking for improvements.
Education officials hailed the 79 percent grad rate, a 2.5 percent increase over last year and the fifth straight annual gain. But Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, noted that more could and should be done. He welcomes your suggestions at Haridopolos.mike.web@flsenate.gov
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