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Peter SchorschFebruary 12, 2015

I admit it, I fell for it hook, line and sinker. But so, too, did Marc Caputo of Politico and Adam Smith of the Tampa Bay Times. The con? That U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has developed an elaborate fall-back plan to run for Florida governor in 2018 if he a) runs for president and does not win or b) chooses […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 16, 2014

I’m going to be upfront with you. In case you have not been religiously reading my columns for the last few years, I’m a stout, fair, common-sense political man. I’m a fiscal conservative, moderate on family values and immigration, and liberal (that dirty word) on some social issues like women’s rights, GLBT equality, etc. So […]

Martin DyckmanJanuary 9, 2014

Does this plot line sound familiar? A powerful politician assured of a big victory wants even more: a landslide. He is accused of a dirty trick. He denies it dismissively, laughing it off, but then the evidence trail leads straight to his office. He blames it on a staff member who he says betrayed his […]

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