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Phil AmmannMay 5, 2016

People remember President George W. Bush for his often-fractured way with words. Wordsmiths immortalized the presidential malapropism machine with his own category of flubs — “Bushisms.” True, his tongue often may have been in overdrive as his brain shifted gears. On one occasion, however, Bush nailed it: “America is the land of the second chance […]

Julie DelegalNovember 8, 2015

Kevin Gay is president and founder of a groundbreaking organization that puts nonviolent ex-offenders back into the workforce. His nonprofit mission, Operation New Hope, started with a question: “When are guys like you going to get it?” The question came from his Episcopal priest, Davette Turk, who wanted him to see that serving others didn’t […]

Martin DyckmanSeptember 21, 2015

The Republican debates say a lot about who shouldn’t be president but almost nothing about which of the 16 might deserve to be. For all but a few moments, the tedious brawl last week was to good government as a demolition derby is to auto safety. It’s hard to disagree with Marco Rubio’s take on […]

Bob SparksOctober 29, 2014

Charlie Crist first ran for Governor in 2006. His victory marked the first time a Republican succeeded another Republican as Florida’s chief executive. It is helpful to remember the circumstances at the time. Many of those same circumstances are present today. Heading into the 2006 election, President George W. Bush had approval ratings hovering near […]

Julie DelegalJuly 31, 2014

Two weeks ago Context Florida asked why former Gov. Jeb Bush remained silent while more than 50,000 unaccompanied child-refugees crossed into the United States. The children fled violence in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. In those countries, drug cartels battle for power and kill people — children, included — who don’t fall in line with […]

Bob SparksJuly 14, 2014

An international scandal is playing out before us on our televisions, radios and newspapers. Not Benghazi, the IRS or Fast and Furious. This one involves children. Each day the media report on the tens of thousands of undocumented Central American children pouring across our border with Mexico. To be certain, thousands of adults are crossing […]

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” […]

Tag: President George W. Bush

Darryl E. Owens: Second chances start with taking a second look past prison stripes

Julie Delegal: One man’s mission demonstrates the power of a job

Martin Dyckman: Debate reveals Jeb Bush’s deficit of reality

Bob Sparks: Don’t underestimate Crist’s ability to connect with people

Julie Delegal: Jeb Bush tacks right on child-refugee crisis

Bob Sparks: Most Floridians support the right immigration reforms

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