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Daniel TilsonOctober 20, 2013

Although Florida’s Republican U.S. House contingent voted 10-6 against ending the shutdown and raising the debt ceiling, a cooler overall collection of bipartisan heads prevailed last week in averting national default and reopening the American government. The full House vote was 285 in favor of raising the debt ceiling and ending the shutdown, and 144 […]

Daniel TilsonOctober 13, 2013

Given how the Tea Party’s long-planned sabotage of the U.S. government has gone here in 2013, the time is ripe for the remains of what was once a proud and patriotic Republican Party to disown its bastard child once and for all. Doomed never to be fully grown or sentient, this has always been more […]

Daniel TilsonOctober 10, 2013

Now that President Obama has rightfully rejected the “deal” offered by House Tea Partiers — a six-week debt ceiling extension in exchange for presidential “negotiation” (give-ins) to get them to reopen the government — the two-ton elephant in the national living room remains their unwillingness to admit the shutdown hand they’ve played has failed, and […]

Daniel TilsonOctober 9, 2013

With Secretary of State Ken Detzner wrapping up a five-city tour selling a new and improved version of voter purging, it’s worth noting that some citizens still don’t know or believe that the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) engaged in a voter suppression conspiracy leading up to the debacle that was the 2012 election. That’s not suspicion or rumor. […]

Daniel TilsonSeptember 30, 2013

GOP government shutdown shenanigans aside, the launch of Affordable Care Act health insurance exchanges this week shows that Florida is lurching along on the rocky road to health-care reform. It’s high time Floridians understood that the congressional melodrama in DC has little to do with actually blocking health reform and everything to do with conservative […]

Daniel TilsonSeptember 17, 2013

In a move some will see as vain, in vain, or both, Gov. Rick Scott Monday sent a letter to U.S. congressional leaders sounding the identity-theft alarm that only opponents of Obamacare seem to find in any way alarming. The letter addressed to Republican House Speaker John Boehner and Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid […]

Daniel TilsonSeptember 15, 2013

Like the insanely indefatigable Black Knight of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” fame who battles on claiming “Tis but a flesh wound!” even after his arms and legs are cut off in combat, Gov. Rick Scott is continuing his fight against Obamacare as it enters a critical new phase of implementation. The latest chapter […]

Daniel TilsonSeptember 10, 2013

I woke up to the distant sound of television last Thursday morning, the first day of Rosh Hashanah, and headed to the family room to join my wife and daughter, figuring I’d find a Disney Channel show in progress. Instead, I was momentarily flummoxed to find them raptly wrapped up in the first 15 minutes […]

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Daniel Tilson: Holding Florida congressional shutdown supporters accountable

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Daniel Tilson: Coming soon: “Deliberative & transparent” 2014 Florida voter purge

Daniel Tilson: New ‘public option’ at heart of health reform: Pressure

Daniel Tilson: Scott ups anti-Obamacare ante with letter to Congress

Daniel Tilson: Navigating Rick Scott’s latest Obamacare subterfuge

Daniel Tilson: Reflections on the Jewish holidays and the Yellow Brick Road