Emails & Opinions

Mitch PerryJuly 5, 2016

The Democratic Party platform’s most recent draft was published Friday, and is ready for your reading enjoyment, before it’s reviewed and ultimately approved this coming weekend in Orlando. With Bernie Sanders‘ only leverage these days to exert as much of his influence as possible on this hallowed document, it is instructive to learn the Bernster […]

Peter SchorschJuly 4, 2016

Every party has a pooper, that’s why some people go to Fourth of July parties armed with trivia that casts doubt on conventional wisdom — especially in American history. When partygoers are lighting fireworks, exclaiming “Isn’t America beautiful?” these historical fact checkers rain the truth on their parade. Huffington Post offers 10 “truth firecrackers” to liven […]

Peter SchorschJuly 4, 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. AS YOU CELEBRATE JULY 4TH, KEEP IN MIND, IT WAS JULY 2 WHICH GOT THE SHAFT On July 2nd, 1776, the Second Continental Congress of the 13 American colonies voted to formally […]

Scott PowersJuly 4, 2016

Hugs may be attempting a comeback in politics. For several years now, they seemed to be dangerous. Just ask Charlie Crist. Just ask Chris Christie. Just ask Carlos Beruff, who seems to think they still are dangerous. He sent out a news release slamming his U.S. Senate Republican primary opponent, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, and […]

Diane RobertsJuly 3, 2016

Michael Gove, the turtle-featured candidate for Tory Party leader — and thus Prime Minister of Great Britain — declared just before the Brexit vote that the British people are “tired of experts.” The so-called “professionals,” economists, MBAs, bankers, lawyers, and suchlike riffraff, who claimed that if the Leave campaign won, the pound would decline in […]

AARPJuly 2, 2016

It’s a promise that’s been kept for generations. You pay into Social Security, you get the benefits you earned. But to keep that promise for future generations, Social Security needs to be updated for the 21st century. If our leaders don’t act, future retirees could lose up to $10,000 a year. In late 2015, AARP […]

Peter SchorschJuly 2, 2016

It’s almost Independence Day, which in Florida means: Time to scare some birds. Although you can buy fireworks in the state, they’re not actually legal here. Indeed, The Tampa Tribune in 2014 called fireworks sales in Florida an “institutionalized charade,” leading one lawmaker to call for “more freedom (and) less fraud.” Retail sales are allowed only […]

Peter SchorschJuly 1, 2016

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When it comes to the Patrick Murphy “OMG-he-exaggerated-his-resume” storyline, I am reminded of the story of the congressional aide who came storming into his boss’s office, “Mr. Chairman! Mr. Chairman! They’re lyin’ about your record!” “Calm down son. As long as they ain’t truthin’ about us.” When it comes to “truthin’” about Patrick Murphy, it […]

Jac VerSteegJuly 1, 2016

My eyeballs are still scorched from reading Tom Jackson’s column “No moving on from Benghazi horror.” I’m on the left and he’s on the right, but I love an opinion piece that pulls no punches. Jackson’s premise in the piece, which appeared in FloridaPolitics.com, is that, “The Obama administration failed at every step of the […]

Peter SchorschJuly 1, 2016

Let’s step back for a moment. A few weeks ago — yes, I know it seems like an eternity — Dwight Bullard was busy gathering fines, audit letters and FEC orders. If things stayed the same, Senate District 40, a legitimate swing and possibly even a “lean Democrat” seat was slipping out of reach. The Democrats needed […]

Emails & Opinions
Anna Maria Island home after Hurricane Milton.

Mitch Perry Report for 7.5.16 — Bernie Sanders says the DNC’s platform still needs work

10 pieces of U.S. historical trivia to rain on any July 4 party

Sunburn for July 4th, 2016 – Happy Independence Day!

Give a politician a hug

Diane Roberts: Brexit — where belief trumps facts, reality

AARP ‘Take a Stand’ campaign hits the ground in Florida

Takeaways from Tallahassee for 07.02.16 – Of algae blooms and firework booms

Patrick Murphy exaggeration storyline has been greatly exaggerated

Jac VerSteeg: Boots on the ground lead to bodies on the ground

Ana Rivas Logan underwhelms in first report for state Senate campaign