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Peter SchorschOctober 3, 2013

Imagine you are an NFL player whose team has made it deep into the playoffs. You have one game left — the conference championship — standing between you and playing in the Super Bowl. Now imagine that your opponent in that conference championship match-up just decided it won’t be playing that game, meaning you’re on […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 19, 2013

The governor of Florida is making it abundantly clear he will stop at nothing to sabotage the new federal health care law. And in so doing, he’s putting at risk some of the very residents he was elected to serve. Earlier this year, the governor decided to sign legislation that eliminated the Florida insurance commissioner’s […]

Peter SchorschMay 30, 2013

Once again, extremists in the Florida Legislature quietly are trying to sabotage the new federal health care law. Sadly, moves like this are becoming the norm in our state’s Capitol. Manipulating laws and rejecting much-needed federal funding is becoming the name of the game in Tallahassee. Most recently, the Legislature passed Senate Bill 1842, which is […]

Peter SchorschApril 17, 2013

“… but what if Charlie Crist doesn’t want to be governor?” That’s the question I ask every other member of the Society of the Tarpon Belt — the loose confederation of former Crist staffers and supporters serving as an unofficial government-in-waiting. What if Crist doesn’t want to be governor of Florida for four (or eight) […]

Tag: Bill Nelson

Peter Schorsch: Winners, losers emerging from Alex Sink’s decision not to run for governor

Sen. Bill Nelson: Gov. Scott trying to disrupt new health care law

Bill Nelson: Sabotage Afoot In Capitol

Peter Schorsch: The Crist-Nelson Political Conspiracy Theory