September 27, 2010 - 6:00pm
About 40 Floridians rallied at the old Capitol Tuesday to demand that Gov. Charlie Crist expand the states unemployment compensation program by executive order.
Karen Harrington Goes After Wasserman Schultz on Bush Tax Cuts
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 28, 2010 - 2:42pm
Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is flying high these days. The vice-chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, Wasserman Schultz has received plenty of national media attention the past few weeks, especially her defense of the existing travel ban of Cuba.
Karen Harrington, the Republican candidate challenging Wasserman Schultz, has her work cut out for her to beat the incumbent but she is showing plenty of pluck -- and an instinct for the attack.
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Chuck and Huck Part Two Continues: Mike Huckabee Praises Chuck Norris
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 28, 2010 - 1:36pm
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who moved to Florida earlier this year and ran for the Republican presidential nomination back in 2008, weighed in on the support that he received last week from a longtime supporter -- action movie legend Chuck Norris.
Ive known Chuck for years and appreciate greatly his ongoing support of my efforts and his work on behalf of conservative candidates and conservative causes, wrote Huckabee to supporters on Tuesday.
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Obama, Biden: 'Buck Up' and 'Stop Whining' Dems
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 28, 2010 - 12:47pm
President Barack Obama, in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, says Democrats need to "buck up."
Separately on Monday, Vice President Joe Biden told Democrats at a fund-raising event in New Hampshire to "stop whining," according to MSNBC.
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If John Thune Runs for President in 2012, Iowa is Key
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 28, 2010 - 12:25pm
In 2004, John Thune pulled off a major upset -- knocking off U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle to represent South Dakota in Washington. Now Thune appears increasingly likely to attempt another upset by winning the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.
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Jeff Stahler Cartoon
September 28, 2010 - 6:00pm
Poll: Obama, Dems Poised to Lose Grayson House Seat
September 27, 2010 - 6:00pm
In one of the most closely watched U.S. House races in the nation, Republican Daniel Webster now holds a 7-point lead over Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson in Central Florida's 8th Congressional District, according to a new Sunshine State News Poll.
The Politics of Resentment
September 28, 2010 - 6:00pm
Few things have captured in microcosm what has gone so painfully wrong where racial issues are concerned, like the recent election for mayor of Washington, D.C.
Rick Scott Weighs in on Education
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 28, 2010 - 11:32am
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott unveiled his education plan at a campaign stop in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday.
It is time we make a firm commitment to the positive educational outcome Floridians deserve and have a right to expect. It is time we recognize changes in society and technology are driving a need for change in our public education system, and our students need to take center stage, said Scott. And it is time that the money follows the student and not the system.
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Rebutting Grayson's Attack Ad, Webster Releases 'Submit to Me' Video
Submitted by Anonymous on September 28, 2010 - 9:27am
Now for the rest of the story.
Countering Rep. Alan Grayson's incendiary "Taliban Dan" ad, Republican congressional challenger Dan Webster released a video putting his biblical comments in context.
The "submit to me" mantra eerily aired in Grayson's attack ad takes on a wholly different, far more benign meaning in Webster's video (see above).
Meantime, Webster takes on Grayson in a new ad linking the Orlando Democrat to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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