Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschJune 15, 2016

That Republican Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera has agreed to withdraw from the race for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat if Marco Rubio decides to run for re-election to it is as surprising to see as it was to watch Al Cowlings chauffeur O.J. Simpson in a white Bronco. Some men are just born to be second banana. […]

Guest AuthorJune 15, 2016

“When I was a boy, and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.'” — Mister Rogers Dear Daughter, This week your mama’s birthplace, and where you took YOUR first breath, suffered an attack I am selfishly grateful I […]

Guest AuthorJune 15, 2016

Seeing the coverage on TV versus being on the ground in Orlando is candidly a surreal experience. I still remain somewhat shocked when I see images from across the globe showing support for Orlando — the vigils, the monuments lit in rainbow colors, or when I read condolences or tweets from celebrities, prominent figures, citizens, […]

Jac VerSteegJune 15, 2016

I have a blended family. A blended gun family. Some of us own guns — lots of guns. Some of us don’t own any. There are shotguns, hunting rifles, revolvers and semi-automatic pistols among the weapons we own. Nobody in my blended family owns an “assault weapon,” as far as I know. Here’s another thing about […]

Peter SchorschJune 15, 2016

Editor’s note: Extensive Enterprises Media reporter Jim Rosica made the following inquiry Wednesday of Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office. The question itself is noteworthy. An answer from Bondi’s office would be more so. In an interview with CNN Tuesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi told Anderson Cooper she “was sworn to uphold the constitution of the state […]

Peter SchorschJune 15, 2016

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray and Jim Rosica. THIS IS MY ORLANDO via Kelly Cohen, managing partner of the Orlando office of Southern Strategy Group Seeing the coverage on TV versus being on the ground in Orlando is candidly a […]

Mitch PerryJune 15, 2016

Is Marco Rubio ready to do the (almost) unthinkable, and announce he will be running again for the U.S. Senate seat he renounced a year ago? We’ll find out soon enough — the deadline to make such a decision is just nine days away. The man who runs this website, Peter Schorsch, wrote last night a deal is […]

Peter SchorschJune 14, 2016

It’s the seemingly intractable problem of Florida politics these days, one that has eluded even the most savvy operators. If Marco Rubio does jump back into the race for his U.S. Senate seat, how do you rearrange the chess pieces — at least the ones that matter — so everyone comes out a winner? After weeks […]

Peter SchorschJune 14, 2016

Scoring political points in the immediate aftermath of tragedy is nothing new. The response to the Orlando shooting will surely provide numerous examples in the days ahead, but thanks to Sen. Darren Soto, we already have one of our most egregious examples. Soto, who is currently running for Congress, announced he will hold a press […]

Peter SchorschJune 14, 2016

As Northeast Florida politicians went to sleep Saturday night, none were aware of what was transpiring just a two-hour drive to the south. By the time they woke Sunday morning, the landscape of national discussion was transformed. And soon enough, they were aware of the atrocity that took place at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, […]

Emails & Opinions
Image via Kaley Mantz.

Carlos Lopez-Cantera’s atrociously timed conversation with Marco Rubio

Leandra Preston-Sidler: Dear daughter, in face of tragedy, try to keep spirit intact

Kelly Cohen: This is my Orlando

Jac VerSteeg: Lessons from a blended gun family

After Anderson Cooper interview debacle, a pointed question for Pam Bondi

Sunburn for 6.15.16 — ‘This is my Orlando’

Mitch Perry Report for 6.15.16 — What will Marco do?

CLC to CFO? Ron DeSantis to A.G.? It’s all in play if Marco Rubio runs for re-election

Darren Soto stands with the NRA

Jacksonville Bold for 06.14.16 — Atrocity exhibition