June 23, 2010 - 6:00pm
We're entering the summer vacation season, and conservatives continue feeling confident that an electoral wave is going to wash over the opposition come November.
Everett Wilkinson: 'I am Chairman of the Florida Tea Party'
Submitted by Anonymous on June 24, 2010 - 7:12am
The battle over the "Florida Tea Party" -- or Florida TEA Party, if you prefer -- is escalating by the day.
Following Wednesday's proceedings in federal district court in West Palm Beach, where tea groups sparred over who has the rights to the name, Everett Wilkinson declared to Sunshine State News:
"I am the chairman of the Florida Tea Party."
Wilkinson also identified himself that way when he accompanied Bill McCollum in Tallahassee on Friday, when the attorney general filed papers to seek the Republican gubernatorial nomination.
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All of a Sudden We're Reminded How Much We Miss Jeb Bush
Submitted by Nancy Smith on June 24, 2010 - 1:55am
Trust Jeb Bush to put our pouting president in perspective.
More than a year and a half after his election, President Barack Obama is still blaming his predecessor for his ills -- for "the battered economy, budget deficits and even the lax oversight of oil wells."
Obama's predecessor happens to be Jeb's brother, George W. Bush, and Jeb isn't about to let Obama continue bashing his big bro without, well, a poke. Here's what Jeb told Matt Bai, as reported in the New York Times:
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Jeff Stahler Cartoon
June 23, 2010 - 6:00pm
Big Businesses Suffer, Look for Improved BP Claims Process
June 22, 2010 - 6:00pm
Darryl Willis, vice president of resources for BP, sought to assure Gov. Charlie Crist's Gulf Oil Spill Economic Recovery Task Force on Wednesday that his company is committed to improving its claims process.
Veteran Congressman Bill Young Faces Rare and Tough Challenge From Charlie Justice
June 22, 2010 - 6:00pm
The congressional race in Floridas 10th District is heating up as the longest-serving Republican in the U.S. House, U.S. Rep. Bill Young, is facing his most serious Democratic challenger in years: Sen. Charlie Justice, D-St. Petersburg.
Another 527 Poised to Help McCollum
June 23, 2010 - 6:00pm
Senate President-designate Mike Haridopolos is looking like the latest top Florida lawmaker putting his money behind fellow Republican Bill McCollum in his primary fight with multimillionaire Rick Scott.
Haridopolos Freedom First Committee recently took in $500,000 from three Broward County companies, but quickly transfered most of the cash to another political committee whose leaders are supporting McCollum in the Republican primary for governor.
Prayer Day on Oil Spill Coming Sunday
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 23, 2010 - 4:44pm
The Florida Family Policy Council sent out an e-mail naming this Sunday as a day of prayer on the oil spill in the Gulf. The release in full reads:
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Tea vs. TEA: Parties Battle in Court
June 22, 2010 - 6:00pm
Battling over names and rights, "tea party" groups sparred Wednesday in federal court in West Palm Beach.
"The defendant has overstepped his attempt at monopoly," attorney Frank Herrera told U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra, contending that Frederic O'Neal had no exclusive right to the Florida Tea Party name.
NY Times Profile on Jeb Bush Sets Off Media Buzz on Where He Goes From Here
Submitted by Kevin Derby on June 23, 2010 - 4:22pm
The profile in the New York Times on former Gov. Jeb Bush seems to have taken on a life of its own -- generating almost 400 stories in the past 24 hours, according to Google News -- not to mention a topic of panel discussion on Hannitys show on Fox News.
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