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Ryan RayJuly 20, 2015

Set against a wall-sized backdrop reading “Reform D.C.,” Jeb Bush continued his push for the GOP’s presidential nomination in the state capital Monday morning at Florida State University’s Turnbull Conference Center. Bush, who lived in Tallahassee from 1999 until 2007 when he was governor, took on what he called the excesses of “Mount Washington,” by using the […]

Mitch PerryJune 26, 2015

While we eagerly await the Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage later this morning, reverberations from the court’s decision upholding the Affordable Care Act continue. The court ruled that Congress’ intention was to provide subsidies to those on the plan, regardless of where they lived. Supporters of the law insisted the case never should have […]

Mitch PerryApril 19, 2015

Ted Cruz headlined the daytime portion of the Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua, N.H., Saturday, where 20 presidential candidates or those seriously thinking about it came to speak. “What a testament to the desire for Americans: We want something new , we want new leadership to change the page, and to turnaround,” the 44-year-old U.S. […]

Associated PressFebruary 15, 2015

Millions of immigrants benefiting from President Barack Obama’s executive actions could get a windfall from the IRS, a reversal of fortune after years of paying taxes to help fund government programs they were banned from receiving. Armed with new Social Security numbers, many of these immigrants who were living in the U.S. illegally will now […]

Associated PressFebruary 15, 2015

Millions of immigrants benefiting from President Barack Obama’s executive actions could get a windfall from the IRS, a reversal of fortune after years of paying taxes to help fund government programs they were banned from receiving. Armed with new Social Security numbers, many of these immigrants who were living in the U.S. illegally will now […]

Guest AuthorAugust 27, 2014

Much is made of the rise of the Tea Party and its continued hold on Republican politics nationwide, particularly after former GOP House leader Eric Cantor of Virginia was defeated. But just as much as the success of the Tea Party in converting the disgust of conservative voters with American politics into wins in primary […]

Bob SparksJune 16, 2014

For those of you who, like me, do not know Josh Earnest, send a kind thought his way today and in the coming days. Earnest is the new White House spokesman, taking over for Jay Carney. Carney got out just in time because the IRS scandal is about to detonate. Expect to hear “operative statement” […]

Guest AuthorDecember 23, 2013

Here’s my take on the Duck Dynasty controversy. I just do not care. We used to have the right as Americans to say and think as we please, and live with the repercussions of those statements. However, here’s the difference that often gets lost in the yelling over the First Amendment. It protects us from […]

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Jeb Bush strikes at “Mount Washington” from his old Tallahassee perch

Mitch Perry Report for 6.26.15 — SCOTUS rule on ACA works out for Florida GOP

Ted Cruz brings the energy in New Hampshire

Republicans say Obama giving immigrants ‘amnesty bonuses’

Republicans say Obama giving immigrants 'amnesty bonuses'

Steve Kurlander: Socialist Sanders can defeat Hillary for 2016 Democratic nomination

Bob Sparks: ‘Operative statement’ on IRS scandal about to change

Henry Kelley: I just don’t care about the Duck Dynasty controversy