August 2013 - Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

Guest AuthorAugust 30, 2013

When visiting your campaign website, it didn’t take long for me to discover your campaign for the upcoming 2014 gubernatorial election. It’s a slogan that implies that Florida’s economy has turned a corner and that your policies have set us on a path to economic stability and sustainable growth. It’s a slogan that implies a […]

Guest AuthorAugust 30, 2013

The Cato Institute published a study in August of this year that further illustrates how the United States is sliding ever closer towards becoming an entitlement nation. According to the Work vs. Welfare Trade-off: 2013, in 35 states across America the US welfare system pays recipients more than they would otherwise earn from having a […]

Guest AuthorAugust 30, 2013

Not too long ago, being Hispanic in the United States was…no bueno. To many observers before the 1990s, the perception was that Hispanics were recent arrivals in comparison to immigrants from other parts of the world, oftentimes misunderstood and ignored, relegated to less-than-desirable jobs, and treated as second-class citizens in this first-class country. But please, […]

Guest AuthorAugust 30, 2013

Howard Beale had it right in the movie “Network”: “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore.” You could look it up. Having been close to education for the past 14 years, I’ve become more and more disillusioned as time goes by. From the view out my window, where I […]

Guest AuthorAugust 30, 2013

My 13-year-old son is a Boy Scout. He is supposed to frequently send and read email messages to arrange scoutmaster conferences and patrol activities. He has two different email accounts that I set up for him. He never looks at either one. He’s not alone. According to various studies, today’s millennials consider email the way […]

Guest AuthorAugust 29, 2013

Fidel Castro was a robust and menacing 33 when he and a band of revolutionaries toppled Cuba’s dictator of the moment, Fulgencio Batista. For a short time the U.S. foreign policy establishment had high hopes this would be a regime change worth embracing. It was not to be. Castro, it became clear, was a Communist, […]

Guest AuthorAugust 29, 2013

The vacancy in Florida’s office of lieutenant governor has caused some to question why we have a lieutenant governor. The answer can be found by looking back at history. Following the Civil War, Florida adopted what is known as the “Reconstruction” or “Carpetbag” Constitution in 1868. Seventeen years later, the voters called for a Constitutional […]

Guest AuthorAugust 29, 2013

It may have escaped your attention since there are attempts to amend the Florida Constitution about every other day, it seems, but a new initiative aims to enshrine the Bible and the Christian faith as the foundation of government. Earlier this month, the secretary of state notified the state’s supervisors of elections that a petition […]

Guest AuthorAugust 29, 2013

As a concept, Americans aren’t wholly displeased with the goals or intent of Obamacare. But it seems that the more you know about the law, the less pleased you are. This relationship between familiarity with the Affordable Care Act and approval of the law was published last week following a late-August Gallup poll, and the […]

Guest AuthorAugust 29, 2013

Nothing is more heart-wrenching than an uninsured child who can’t get the same necessary medical care as a child who has insurance coverage. Nothing is more unfair than a child who can’t receive medical treatment because the parents mistakenly believe the family can’t afford health insurance. And nothing is more important to the health and […]

Month: August 2013
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Justin Snyder: No, Governor, it’s not working

Todd Josko: Economic opportunity for all, even Walmart

Maritza Martinez: Public becoming obsessed with all things Hispanic.

Rich Sloane: Howard Beale had it right…

Tom Cavanagh: Email is for old people – LOL!

Doug Clifton: It’s time to admit our Cuban policy is absurd

Jeff Kottkamp: Having a lieutenant governor makes good sense

Cary McMullen: Christian group’s amendment effort an empty gesture

Karen Cyphers: Will young people embrace Obamacare?

Rich Robleto: Find priceless peace of mind in your child’s low-cost health insurance