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Guest AuthorNovember 21, 2013

As everyone now knows, former Gov. Charlie Crist wants to be Governor, again. As I have reported before, there are many Democratic officials who fear a Crist nomination because of all of the baggage that comes with him. Charlie, as I’ve said before and will again, is one of the nicest people you will ever […]

Guest AuthorNovember 20, 2013

Obamacare is an unmitigated disaster. It has been from the beginning. Any time that Congress passes something along strictly partisan lines, it probably is not a good thing. To rush the vote so that a then-newly minted GOP senator, Scott Brown, couldn’t vote was just the last straw in the first act of this dark […]

Guest AuthorOctober 22, 2013

Florida Democrats have not had a winning gubernatorial candidate since the late Lawton Chiles won a second term in 1994. Whether the outcome will be different next year is debatable because it appears the party will choose a candidate who is not a true Democrat but a former Republican-turned- Independent-turned-Democrat. Suffice it to say that […]

Guest AuthorOctober 14, 2013

Sometimes when Florida scores a high ranking, it’s not really good news. Such is the case with Florida’s current No. 3 national ranking in human sex trafficking. Recently the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice hosted a one-day Summit on Human Sex Trafficking to highlight a growing problem. The public needs to become vigilant. Pimps are […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 25, 2013

The growing conventional wisdom is that former Gov. Charlie Crist is a shoo-in to become Florida’s next governor. Conventional wisdom is wrong. The mainstream media in Florida is going to endorse Charlie. They love him because he loves the press and knows how to whip up a crowd with his rhetorical talents. There certainly is […]

Guest AuthorAugust 27, 2013

Unfortunately it’s become popular of late to attack U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio for his efforts on immigration reform, and the far-right has been particularly vitriolic. Yet, if we consider that any piece of legislation is going to be complex and altered through the political process, then instead of criticizing our junior senator we should be […]

Peter SchorschJuly 11, 2013

A great risk in setting public policy is the tendency to overreact to an instance of bad luck or poor judgment that results in a media onslaught. Too often, poor policy is forced on the entire public as a result. Right now Florida’s criminal justice policymakers must take care to avoid such a mistake, one […]

Tag: Barney Bishop

Barney Bishop: Charlie Crist is nice guy, but can you believe him?

Barney Bishop: ‘Nanny Government’ knows what’s best for you

Barney Bishop: Democrats finally have a stronger backbench

Barney Bishop: Florida’s high rank in sex trafficking needs a vigilant public

Barney Bishop: Scott has delivered on promise to create jobs

Barney Bishop: Rubio deserves credit, not criticism, for tackling immigration

Barney Bishop: Work Release Remains Valuable Tool for Public Safety, Tax Savings