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Adam WeinsteinFebruary 8, 2015

We were jetting around Iraq in our Blackhawk, looking for the yellowcake uranium that Saddam Hussein had definitely bought from Africa. It was early in the war, but we were on our guard, because Saddam was the guy who had done 9/11, and he had weapons of mass destruction all over the place. Even reconstituted […]

Daniel TilsonFebruary 8, 2015

There goes President Barack Obama again, being all intelligent, nuanced, thought-provoking and downright provocative. Don’t you love it, or at least respect and admire it? I do. I’m imagining a lot of heads nodding. Am also imagining a lot of heads shaking back and forth. Maybe some gnashing teeth and foaming at the corners of […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 8, 2015

Since its inception in 2009, Joey Redner’s Cigar City Brewing has enjoyed tremendous growth and critical acclaim, winning international awards for its high quality craft beers. Among those admiring from afar apparently is the apotheosis of “Big Beer,” Anheuser Busch InBev, the world’s largest beer company in the world. According to a story in Sunday’s […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 8, 2015

Since its inception in 2009, Joey Redner’s Cigar City Brewing has enjoyed tremendous growth and critical acclaim, winning international awards for its high quality craft beers. Among those admiring from afar apparently is the apotheosis of “Big Beer,” Anheuser Busch InBev, the world’s largest beer company in the world. According to a story in Sunday’s […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 8, 2015

It’s severely early to be handicapping the 2016 GOP presidential contest, but if pollsters are going to spend money surveying voters about who they like in the scrambled field, well, it’s going to be news. A survey published Sunday morning from New Hampshire shows Jeb Bush taking a slight lead over other potential GOP candidates in […]

Bruce RitchieFebruary 8, 2015

Some legislators again are taking aim at water bottling operations in Florida. This week, members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture said they’re concerned about shipping water out of Florida and the effects of pumping during drought and in areas with water shortages. “Obviously there is money being made on use of a public resource […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 8, 2015

U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) is quitting the Congressional House leadership, POLITICO reports. The Ponte Vedra Beach Republican’s exit comes as Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), the No. 3 GOP House member, warned that anyone on the whip team who voted against procedural motions would be cut off. Scalise’s hardball strategy was to solidify control of the Republican caucus. Before […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 8, 2015

Mitt Romney opposed the government’s rescue of U.S. automakers. So did Jeb Bush. Both worked in finance and backed the Wall Street bailout. Both are advocates of tax cuts that Democrats contend only benefit the wealthy and big business. While the first actual votes of the next presidential campaign may be a year away, Democrats […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 8, 2015

Despite his impending book tour with its planned trips to Iowa and Nevada, an increasing number of signs point to U.S. Senator Marco Rubio forgoing a full-scale presidential run, seeking re-election in 2016 and running for Florida governor in 2018. In early January, devout Rubio-watcher Marc Caputo of Politico wrote that there is “increasing political chatter that Rubio is well-positioned to run […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 8, 2015

Despite his impending book tour with its planned trips to Iowa and Nevada, an increasing number of signs point to U.S. Senator Marco Rubio forgoing a full-scale presidential run, seeking re-election in 2016 and running for Florida governor in 2018. In early January, devout Rubio-watcher Marc Caputo of Politico wrote that there is “increasing political chatter that Rubio is well-positioned to run […]

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