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Mark FerruloOctober 29, 2013

In an inexplicable act of flip-flopping, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has decided to block President Barack Obama’s nomination of Miami-Dade County Circuit Court Judge William Thomas to a seat on the federal bench for the Southern District of Florida. Political obstructionism in Washington is hardly newsworthy, but this is an extraordinary case. You see, Rubio […]

Darryl PaulsonOctober 27, 2013

First of two parts. During the first year of President Obama’s first term, the American economy was in shambles and the public demanded that government focus on the economy and job creation. In response, the administration passed a stimulus plan that Republicans thought was too large and Democrats thought was too small. The economy continued […]

Guest AuthorOctober 23, 2013

When a man in Revolutionary War garb shows up at your public hearing, you can pretty much count on a downhill slide in the quality of debate. That was surely the case in Davie, Florida the other night when the aforementioned costumed man was abetted by shouts of “Marxism” and “communism” from the audience. Said […]

Guest AuthorOctober 21, 2013

You certainly don’t need me to tell you how much damage the right-wing zealots in Washington who call themselves legislators have done to our country. This nation elected a president who, in his first term, signed into law a sweeping health-care plan that, among other things, provides medical insurance for millions of people who previously […]

Daniel TilsonOctober 13, 2013

Given how the Tea Party’s long-planned sabotage of the U.S. government has gone here in 2013, the time is ripe for the remains of what was once a proud and patriotic Republican Party to disown its bastard child once and for all. Doomed never to be fully grown or sentient, this has always been more […]

Guest AuthorOctober 7, 2013

Being a white guy of a certain age, I guess I’m supposed to be angry. The media are full of white grandpas who seem constantly angry about something or other. Somehow, I don’t feel the rage. Maybe I’m out of step with my peers, but I’m happy. Maybe it’s because I am a grandpa. There’s […]

Bob SparksOctober 6, 2013

A Boca Raton orthodontist is asking a court to clarify whether the president can decide to enforce part of Obamacare but not other provisions of it. Dr. Larry Kawa is seeking an injunction in federal court against Obamacare on the grounds the Obama administration exceeded its constitutional authority with the law’s implementation. Specifically, Kawa contends […]

Darryl PaulsonSeptember 30, 2013

Second of two parts. Republicans won control of the Florida Senate in 1994, the House in 1996 and the governor’s office in 1998, making Florida the first southern state to have complete Republican control over the legislative and executive branch. Republicans have maintained their control for two decades even though Democrats have an advantage in […]

Darryl PaulsonSeptember 30, 2013

First of two parts. Florida is the home of razor-thin election victories. From George W. Bush’s controversial 537-vote victory over Al Gore to Barack Obama’s .9 percent margin over Mitt Romney, the whole nation watches Florida. Florida’s close elections are an artifact of its partisan coalitions. These coalitions are undergoing some profound changes that will […]

Darryl PaulsonSeptember 22, 2013

Sixth in a series. The 2000 presidential election in Florida exposed numerous problems with the election process, and many of those problems were disproportionately likely to affect black voters. As the nation waited for the Florida election results to see who would be the next president of the United States, complaints emerged about antiquated voting […]

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Mark Ferrulo: Why is Rubio blocking vote on judge he nominated?

Darryl Paulson: The problem with Obamacare: the process

Doug Clifton: Some Common Core opponents are proof the standards are needed

Steve Robinson: We are in a dangerous new era of Know-Nothings

Daniel Tilson: GOP’s bastard child needs a new party to crash

Mark O’Brien: This old white guy is happy

Bob Sparks: Boca doctor wants court to define president’s power

Darryl Paulson: The Changing Partisan Coalition in Florida: The Republicans

Darryl Paulson: Florida’s Changing Partisan Coalitions: The Democrats

Darryl Paulson: Voter Discrimination from the 2000 presidential election to the present