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Associated PressFebruary 13, 2016

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia kept your attention, whether you liked him or not. He was a big personality who rather enjoyed the spotlight, and he did not often shy from controversy. Scalia deeply influenced a generation of conservative legal thinkers and was a lightning rod for criticism from the left almost from the moment […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 11, 2016

Madeline Albright and Gloria Steinem need to stop obsessing about young women who won’t vote for Hillary Clinton. There’s a better use for their time and energy if they want her to be elected president. That’s to take Clinton by the shoulders, shake her until her teeth rattle, and scream into her ear, “Who do […]

Martin DyckmanFebruary 10, 2016

Madeline Albright and Gloria Steinem need to stop obsessing about young women who won’t vote for Hillary Clinton. There’s a better use for their time and energy if they want her to be elected president. That’s to take Clinton by the shoulders, shake her until her teeth rattle, and scream into her ear, “Who do […]

Brendan FarringtonNovember 13, 2015

Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Thursday that he believes Hillary Rodham Clinton set up a private email server when she was secretary of state to avoid having her messages sent to the National Archives. Cheney was asked about Clinton’s emails during a Republican Party of Florida fundraising dinner. “I think she’s in big trouble,” […]

Jim RosicaNovember 12, 2015

7:05 p.m.: Minutes before former Vice President Dick Cheney was set to give the keynote remarks at the Florida GOP Statesman’s Dinner, a precursor to this weekend’s Sunshine Summit, the Democratic National Committee launched a pre-emptive strike. The DNC posted a highlight reel of sorts on YouTube, highlighting Cheney’s comments leading up to the Iraq War. “In […]

Mitch PerryNovember 5, 2015

I received a text message Wednesday night saying that the Tampa Bay Sierra Club had embraced Hillsborough County Commission Chairwoman Sandy Murman‘s late-hour plan to fund transportation projects, which sounds like a larger-size version of what the club sought this past summer. You remember, it asked the county to began raising mobility fees and the […]

Melissa RossOctober 30, 2015

The Florida GOP says its RPOF Statesman Dinner, with keynote by former Vice President Dick Cheney, is now sold out. The November 12th event is at capacity with more than 950 tickets sold. The dinner takes place the night before the Sunshine Summit in Orlando, billed as a two-day event bringing together presidential candidates along with Florida’s state […]

Mitch PerryOctober 22, 2015

Donald Trump, the solid front-runner in Florida and nationally in the GOP presidential race, will be the sixth and final candidate to speak at the Republican Party of Florida’s Sunshine Summit taking place Nov. 13-14 at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando. Twelve candidates in all will participate in the event, a fundraiser for the RPOF and one that looked […]

Mitch PerryOctober 8, 2015

While Washington D.C. reels in the aftermath of House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy‘s announcement that he is dropping out of the race to replace John Boehner as Speaker of the House, Democrats are sitting on the sidelines, enjoying the show. “Republican dysfunction in the House of Representatives is preventing Congress from taking action to help middle […]

Mitch PerryOctober 6, 2015

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For those who were hoping that the Republican Party of Florida’s Sunshine Summit next month might be a flop, time to move along now. The RPOF on Tuesday announced that Ohio Gov. John Kasich and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum are the latest GOP candidates who will participate in the party’s Sunshine Summit, to be […]

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Justice Antonin Scalia kept your attention, whether you liked him or not

Martin Dyckman: Hillary Clinton should acknowledge that her speaking fees are offensive

Martin Dyckman: Hillary Clinton should acknowledge that her speaking fees are offensive

Headlining Florida GOP dinner, Dick Cheney says Hillary Clinton’s in “big trouble”

The ticktock on the Florida GOP Statesman’s Dinner

Mitch Perry Report for 11.5.15 – A Hillsborough transportation plan without a sales tax?

RPOF annual dinner with Dick Cheney speech now sold-out

Donald Trump to close out first full day of RPOF Sunshine Summit

Democrats relishing GOP House dysfunction

John Kasich, Rick Santorum latest candidates coming to RPOF’s Sunshine Summit