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Adam WeinsteinNovember 6, 2014

In 1994, at the height of the nationwide electoral wave against Bill Clinton — a force so great and enduring it would be remembered as “the Republican revolution” — there was one bright spot for Democrats: They held on to the Florida Governor’s Mansion. Lawton Chiles, a self-described cracker and populist, fought off a challenge […]

Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2014

Those living on Diet Coke, Red Bull, stale pizza, and the ebb and flow of Florida’s gubernatorial race are being subjected to more twists and turns and ups and downs than a rider on Busch Gardens’ newest roller coaster. Within the last three days, there has been panic for both sides. On Friday, Florida Republicans not […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 15, 2014

A recent “fluff” piece by political writer Anthony Man in the Sun Sentinel reported that Florida Congressman Ted Deutch has become a vegan. He says he’s lost “25 pounds” and that his “health has definitely improved as a result.” Citing his long day where he finds himself not eating many homemade meals and faced with […]

Guest AuthorAugust 6, 2014

No one yelled “go back where you came from.” No one made political speeches. There were no hateful protests in the hot sun. No one even grumbled. Instead, we slipped aside to make room for them for the three-hour trip back to Key West from the Dry Tortugas. Clean clothes, food, water, a promise of […]

Bob SparksJuly 7, 2014

One week has now passed since the United States Supreme Court decided the case officially known as Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. (Hobby Lobby). A long explanation is unnecessary because if any reader is unfamiliar with this case, that reader will look no further anyway. The court created quite a dust-up. Most of the […]

Bob SparksJune 24, 2014

When times are bad, the United States has a proud history of coming together to confront enemies both foreign and domestic. The word preceding “States” in our country’s name is significant. The first half of the 20th century brought us two World Wars and a depression and we responded in unison like no other country […]

Guest AuthorMarch 26, 2014

Last weekend, I was invited to attend a reunion celebration of the 20th anniversary of Joe Scarborough’s first campaign for Congress. Scarborough and his team did something that we rarely see in our lifetimes. They changed the course of politics not only in Northwest Florida, but the entire state. In 1994, Bill Clinton was president, […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 28, 2014

What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the name Monica Lewinsky? A big fat Cigar? Or maybe that stained dress that Linda Tripp exposed and the FBI tested? That’s the one that concluded that President Bill Clinton was the source of the semen on the garment “to a reasonable degree of scientific […]

Darryl PaulsonNovember 21, 2013

Last of a four-part series on political humor In the first article in this series, I mentioned that most political humor focuses on a dominant trait of a candidate. Dan Qualye and George W. Bush were accused of not being the sharpest knives in the drawer; Clinton jokes focused on womanizing; McCain jokes were about […]

Daniel TilsonNovember 18, 2013

It’s time for the outcry about the rocky rollout of the Affordable Care Act to get less frantic and more targeted. Despite corporate-conservative media personification of the law as “Obamacare,” we everyday folks need to disregard political spin and get savvy about what’s really going on. The long-term health of our families and national economy […]

Tag: Bill Clinton

Adam Weinstein: The three big reasons Florida Democrats still can’t elect a governor

Peter Schorsch: Both GOP and Dems have reasons to panic in gubernatorial race

Steve Kurlander: Legislators should bring good nutrition, not pork, back to their districts

Linda Cunningham: The United States should put children before politics

Bob Sparks: Rhetoric aside, Hobby Lobby workers still get contraception coverage

Bob Sparks: U.S. World Cup team brings our fractured nation together

Rick Outzen: Scarborough’s 94 campaign began GOP revolution

Steve Kurlander: Bill Clinton’s sexual past wrong issue for GOP in 2016

Darryl Paulson: Presidential humor

Daniel Tilson: Redirecting all that Obamacare anger