Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschJuly 30, 2016

As the year of the outsider — think Donald Trump — political partisanship could very well be a casualty of the 2016 election cycle. Take Congressman David Jolly, for example. On Tuesday, the Pinellas County Republican is listed as the special guest for a “friend-raising” luncheon event for Justin Grabelle, who faces longtime U.S. Rep. Dan Webster […]

Peter SchorschJuly 30, 2016

When a community’s largest “safety net” hospital receives terrible quality scores from federal reviewers, you’d expect the local paper to take the gloves off with this news. You know, to ensure residents can make informed choices and avoid unnecessary harm. Not so the Miami Herald, which released Thursday what better resembles a long list of […]

Guest AuthorJuly 29, 2016

Imagine that, for the next 30 years, you had to forfeit a quarter of every post-tax dollar you earn. And imagine you get nothing in return; rather, all those quarters just corrode at the bottom of a wishing well. Doesn’t sound appealing, does it? That’s basically what we’re doing as a city. Nearly 25 percent […]

Peter SchorschJuly 29, 2016

An old proverb goes: “You are the company you keep.” Another saying, not quite as old, is “stop saying dumb things on social media.” That last one is a bit of wisdom Marco Rubio might have imparted on Republican activist Sam Rashid during Thursday’s $500-a-plate “Day One Marco” fundraiser in Tampa. Florida’s junior senator has […]

Phil AmmannJuly 29, 2016

Not without problems, Jacksonville has the challenges found in any mid-sized or large southern city. Race relations, gaps in equity of outcomes, infrastructural issues … Jacksonville has them all. However, the center-right consensus that animates conservatives of the Jax Chamber – and the politicians who push their agenda – is one of a “rising tide […]

Joe HendersonJuly 29, 2016

A convention two weeks that marked plagiarism from Donald Trump’s wife and a small-but-noisy insurrection by Bernie Sanders’ supporters has concluded with … what? Good question. It appears the American public is flummoxed over the choice of an obnoxious and potentially dangerous billionaire against a scandal-coated representative from the nation’s ruling class. Or, maybe it’s […]

guestJuly 29, 2016

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. FIVE YEARS AGO, BLOGGER PROPOSED TO GIRLFRIEND — YOU’LL NEVER BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED NEXT from Sabrina Rocco’s original story, “Power brokers witness the proposal” via the Tampa Bay Times One night (in July of 2011), […]

Mitch PerryJuly 29, 2016

Good morning, Well, I’m glad it just started raining in Philadelphia, because I didn’t set an alarm, and a plane awaits to go to whisk me to Tampa in a few hours, so not much time for any insights from this week. Let’s just say this: When Khizr Khan, the father of a Muslim-American soldier slain in […]

Associated PressJuly 28, 2016

The Latest on the Democratic National Convention and 2016 presidential campaign. (all times EDT): 8:50 p.m. Doug Elmets is a Republican who Democrats can cheer for. Elmets – who worked in the Reagan White House – earned a roar from the crowd at the Democratic convention Thursday night when he took the stage and said […]

Peter SchorschJuly 28, 2016

What a difference four years can make. Especially in the world of politics. Elected officials change their positions. Sometimes it can happen when new facts emerge, or because of a desire to follow the will of the people who elected them to serve. And then there are the other scenarios. Take my friend Pasco County […]

Emails & Opinions
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Hmmm … David Jolly raising money for challenger to incumbent Republican Dan Webster

Miami Herald shamefully defends Jackson Memorial on terrible quality ratings

Matt Brockelman: Why we must vote yes on Lenny Curry’s Jax pension tax referendum

The company you keep: Sam Rashid turns up at Marco Rubio Tampa fundraiser

Jacksonville Bold for 7.29.16 — The business of Jacksonville is business

Joe Henderson: Convention wrap up — is it November yet?

Sunburn for 7.29.16 – Hillary Clinton’s big moment

Mitch Perry Report for 7.29.16 — Goodbye from Philadelphia

Democrats find a Republican they can cheer for

Mike Fasano, it’s none of your business who requests public records