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Phil AmmannJanuary 2, 2015

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, one of few bright spots for Democrats in 2014, could be the key to shoring up a dwindling cluster of Democratic lawmakers in Washington D.C. After Murphy’s easy win in November, the nonpartisan Cook Political Report on Friday moved Florida’s 18th Congressional District – which covers much of the Treasure Coast […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 2, 2015

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, one of few bright spots for Democrats in 2014, could be the key to shoring up a dwindling cluster of Democratic lawmakers in Washington D.C. After Murphy’s easy win in November, the nonpartisan Cook Political Report on Friday moved Florida’s 18th Congressional District – which covers much of the Treasure Coast […]

Guest AuthorDecember 22, 2014

Senator Ron Wyden has a petition up at MoveOn.org that reads, “Right now, torture is banned because of President Obama’s executive order. It’s time for Congress to pass a law banning torture, by all agencies, so that a future president can never revoke the ban.” It goes on to explain: “We live in a dangerous […]

Jac VerSteegDecember 21, 2014

The headline in the South Florida Sun Sentinel was, “Putin: ‘External factors’ led to economic woes” and continued, “Russian President…blasts West’s moves.” The Miami Herald’s Web site headlined the story, “Putin: West wants to defang, declaw Russian bear.” In the Tampa Bay Times, it was: “Putin blames West for Russia’s economic woes.” They – and […]

Guest AuthorDecember 1, 2014

I see these groups everywhere I go in Florida. They take over tables in restaurants for breakfast or lunch, muttering here, laughing there, flirting with waitresses a third their age. I’m talking about those gangs known as ROMEOs — Retired Old Men Eating Out. Their membership varies widely — ex-business tycoons sit with former ditch-diggers, […]

Guest AuthorNovember 11, 2014

Almost everyone was waiting for their discredited heads to roll. And yet, the three most politically vulnerable governors in the United States were re-elected. For most of four years, Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s policies hurt teachers and public schools, the poor, the disabled, the undocumented — just about every group except business interests. His approval […]

Guest AuthorJune 10, 2014

The jury is still out on the Bowe Bergdahl case but the verdict is in. Bergdahl is a traitor. The five Talibani prisoners we swapped for him are the most dangerous people on the planet and we’ll pay the price on the battle field. The Obama administration pulled a fast one by keeping Congress in […]

Guest AuthorJune 9, 2014

Frustrated parents often ask their misbehaving children this question, “When are you going to learn your lesson?” It’s the lesson that philosopher George Santayana phrased so eloquently, “People who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Let’s start with General Motors, where apparently no one ever learned the lessons of Watergate, which include […]

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Cook Political Report moves Patrick Murphy CD 18 to “likely Democratic”

Cook Political Report moves Patrick Murphy CD 18 to "likely Democratic"

David Swanson: The case against re-banning torture yet again

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: Castros ‘re-gift’ blame-America excuse to Putin

Mark O’Brien: O ROMEO, ROMEO, quit whining

Stephen Goldstein: The Koch brothers are laughing at Americans

Doug Clifton: Bergdahl case: Another GOP-inflated controversy to discredit Obama

Mark O’Brien: GM, Obama, Blue Angels should heed standard parental warnings