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Guest AuthorAugust 11, 2015

What is technical disruption? Simply described I think of it as new innovations that constantly drive our society and economy in new and different directions; allowing us or in some instances forcing us to do things in a new way. In the early 1900s my family’s business was rocked by the invention of the tractor. […]

Darryl PaulsonAugust 11, 2015

Here are two critical points concerning Donald Trump. First, he is barely a Republican. Second, he is certainly not a conservative. It is obvious that Trump is leading the field of 17 Republican candidates. His support in four recent polls all had Trump in first place, ranging from a low of 21 percent in the […]

Mitch PerryAugust 11, 2015

First of all, let me give a public welcome to the newest addition to the Florida Politics/SaintPetersBlog family, James Rosica, late of The Tampa Tribune. I looking forward to reading his reports. The advent of the super PACS, we’ve been told, is that it will keep presidential candidates around a lot longer than before, since […]

Bill PrescottAugust 10, 2015

From the people determined to bring you Unplanned Parenthood, another fiesta of misogyny. On July 29, Rick Scott loudly announced investigations of Florida clinics that perform cancer screenings, HIV services, Pap tests, contraceptive care, stop-smoking programs, STD treatment, gynecological exams, and yes, abortions. The state Agency for Healthcare Administration cited four clinics: one for improper […]

Jac VerSteegAugust 10, 2015

The outrage is not that Donald Trump raised his hand. The outrage is that none of the other Republican candidates for president raised his hand. Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio and the others should have lifted their hands high Thursday night when the questioner asked them whether they would not pledge to support the eventual GOP […]

Guest AuthorAugust 10, 2015

Donald Trump wants it both ways: He wants to be brash and quotable and then when he’s asked about it, he wants to complain about the question and the questioner. Let me be honest: I’m not a Trump fan. I think he’s a single-issue candidate – immigration – that has gotten far because America is […]

Guest AuthorAugust 10, 2015

Welcome back to another Special Session! It’s been fun blaming the Florida Legislature for gerrymandering and all that, but GOP state Rep. Mike Hill from Pensacola wrote penned an interesting letter to House Speaker Steve Crisafulli. In part, he wrote: “Under the guise of interpreting Sections 20 and 21 of Article III of the Florida […]

Mitch PerryAugust 10, 2015

Happy Monday, y’all. While the entertainment show that is the 2016 GOP presidential campaign continued to make the headlines over the weekend, I was at the movies, checking out the newest Woody Allen film and the surprise Hollywood picture of the summer. First the Woodman: Let’s face it, Woody Allen films rarely are a completely satisfying experience […]

Phil AmmannAugust 10, 2015

With barefaced demagoguery, Rick Scott once again shows his inner Pinocchio. The latest from Bill Day highlights the Florida governor — here called “Scottocchio” — and his changing rules on abortions, part of the shameless effort to demonize Planned Parenthood. Last week, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration ordered three of the state’s Planned […]

Guest AuthorAugust 9, 2015

Presidential campaigns are always won with big-picture ideas articulated with simple, memorable and disciplined messaging. Even in a primary, voters respond more favorably to a candidate with a grand vision of what our country should be than to policy wonks. Just ask President Gingrich. Although I resigned from his campaign effort last week I remain […]

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