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Mitch PerryMay 21, 2015

Donald Trump has flirted with running a serious presidential campaign four times in the past 18 years -in 1988, when he was arguably at the zenith of his popularity as his Art of the Deal memoir topped the New York Times best-seller list, as well as 2000, 2004 and four years ago. So even though he says […]

Mitch PerryMay 20, 2015

It’s not often Marco Rubio gets chastised by Barbara Boxer about being anti-business, but when it comes to the volatile issue of Cuba, traditional ideologies seem to collapse. The exchange between the Florida Republican and California Democrat took place Wednesday morning during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Cuba, where U.S. diplomats are to […]

Mitch PerryApril 18, 2015

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Donald Trump never runs for president, but always pretends so every four years. With the Republican Party of New Hampshire holding a major conference of possible and actual presidential candidates for 2016, Trump spent time pretending once again on Saturday. After a speech and fielding questions, Trump answered questions from the media who surrounded him […]

Mitch PerryMarch 27, 2015

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Bob Inglis believes that climate change is man-made and very real, and he’s trying to persuade his fellow conservatives to believe that as well. Cynics might say he’s fighting a losing cause, but the former U.S. Representative from South Carolina thinks there are free enterprise solutions to climate change, and is convinced it’s the elixir […]

Mitch PerryMarch 27, 2015

Bob Inglis believes that climate change is man-made and very real, and he’s trying to persuade his fellow conservatives to believe that as well. Cynics might say he’s fighting a losing cause, but the former U.S. Representative from South Carolina thinks there are free enterprise solutions to climate change, and is convinced it’s the elixir […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 3, 2015

Although nobody has been more critical about the recent diplomatic breakthrough between the White House and Cuba than Marco Rubio, the Florida Senator admitted at the end of today’s 3 1/2 hour hearing on Cuban- American policy that the new changes do have a silver lining – for now, he says, when there are human rights […]

Guest AuthorNovember 4, 2014

In 2013 Congress appointed a bipartisan Over-Criminalization Task Force to scrutinize the 4,500 felonies criminalized by federal law. This group, reappointed in February to continue its work in 2014, is seeking to reform criminal justice policies that make the United States the runaway incarceration leader in the world. Think about that: America imprisons its citizens […]

Guest AuthorJuly 25, 2014

Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced he is placing a contingent of the Texas National Guard along his state’s border with Mexico, due to the inability of the federal government to respond adequately to the border crisis. I am not really sure what these troops plan on doing, but it is good to see at least […]

Guest AuthorMay 28, 2014

A great thing about my job is I spend time working with Florida’s higher education institutions. Our colleges and universities create graduates and spur economic vitality. Florida has an excellent balance of both private and public institutions working in service for the people of Florida. Higher education is the springboard for many Floridians to success. […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 18, 2014

In politics, once you take a stand on an issue, you better have a good reason to change your mind. Take the Cuban embargo, which was implemented during the early 1960s during the Cold War, which the West won by the end of the 1980s. Florida politicians, both Democrats and Republicans, for years have supported […]

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In Sarasota, Donald Trump says the world is abusing the United States

Barbara Boxer takes Marco Rubio to task about where Americans stay in Cuba

Donald Trump questions Carly Fiorina’s qualifications to run for president

Former GOP Rep. Bob Inglis advises “breathing room” for conservatives to accept climate change

Former GOP Rep. Bob Inglis advises "breathing room" for conservatives to accept climate change

Senate subcommittee chaired by Marco Rubio discusses Cuba-U.S. policy for 3.5 hours

Dan McCarthy: We can save lots of money by reducing the prison population

Ed Moore: Compassion and security are not exclusive

Ed Moore: Young workers, entrepreneurs need pro-growth reform

Steve Kurlander: Crist was right to “flip-flop” on Cuban embargo