Incoming U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio weighed in on Tuesday night after his first meeting of theRepublican Senate Conference. He was pleased with the meeting -- and the cost-saving ideas that came out of it.
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Newly elected House Speaker Dean Cannon blasted the Florida Supreme Court in formal remarks before the House Tuesday accusing the court of overstepping its constitutional duty as an impartial arbiter of the law.
Hours after taking the reins, House Speaker Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, and Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, led the Legislature during an abbreviated special session Tuesday in passing eight bills vetoed earlier in the year by outgoing Gov. Charlie Crist.
While Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said on Tuesday that he had no intention of running for the Republican presidential nomination, Tom Beaumont of the Des Moines Register reported that there appears to be a near-certain candidate -- former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Beaumont notes that Gingrich is making financial arrangements to runfor the presidency and could make an announcement as early as February.
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Overriding a veto issued by Gov. Charlie Crist, abill by Rep. Denise Grimsley, R-LaBelle, on clarifying the sale of agricultural land passed the House unanimously on Tuesday afternoon. The measure also went through the Senate -- leading incoming Agricultural and Consumer Services Commissioner Adam Putnam to cheer the news.
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Can you imagine the Republican Party of Florida repudiating a leading presidential candidate like former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts or the Florida Democrats condemning President Barack Obama?
Me neither.
But the Libertarian Party of Florida took aim earlier this week at Wayne Allyn Root, who was former U.S. Rep. Bob Barrs running mate back in 2008 and is widely expected to seek the partys presidential nomination in 2012. Root has had a colorful career as a sports handicapper, hosting the Winning Edge television show.
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The so-called Bush tax cuts aren't just for the "wealthy," as President Barack Obama calls them.
An analysis by Deloitte Tax LLC finds that an individual with an income of $50,000 would see a tax increase of $1,100 if the tax cuts are not extended by Congress this year. A $50,000 family of four would see its taxes rise $2,900.
The numbers steadily climb for each income bracket, not just for households earning $250,000 -- the level alternately described as "upper income" and "wealthy" by Obama.
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While it increasingly appears that U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who ran as a write-in candidate after losing the Republican primary to Joe Miller, has a solid lead, there are some Republicans who are insisting that Miller has a chance to win -- including former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.
Much media attention has been paid to the lame-duck session and the incoming freshman class of elected officials, insisted Huckabee on Tuesday. While political pundits express uncertainty over the future of our nation -- in Alaska, Joe Miller's future is also uncertain.
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Other than being the highest-profile Republican victims of Tea Party candidates, what do Lisa Murkowski, Mike Castle, Charlie Crist and Arlen Specter have in common?
