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Joe HendersonJuly 19, 2016

If Democrats could have scripted the first day of the Republican National Convention, it would have looked a lot like the show on display Monday in Cleveland. Start with the downbeat tone that basically told America their world is approaching the last exit on the highway to hell. Or, put another way, WE ARE ALL […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 15, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott brushed off questions about whether Donald Trump would be able to secure the nomination next week, saying the New York Republican is the clear winner. “He clearly won the delegates,” said Scott during a stop in Naples Friday. “My goal is that we have a great convention, and we highlight where we’re […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 10, 2016

The 2016 GOP presidential candidates likely will be courting Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry soon enough. But they’ll have to get in line behind a former candidate for America’s highest office: “America’s Mayor” himself, Rudy Giuliani, who has an amazing offer for Curry in a letter sent on handsome and credible Giuliani Partners letterhead to the […]

Jim RosicaNovember 25, 2015

Former New York City Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday said he thinks the U.S. has “no strategy” in the fight against the Islamic State jihadist group. “We have no strategy and that’s exactly what we need,” he said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program. President Barack Obama “appeared with (French President François) Hollande who took quick decisive action, […]

Mitch PerryNovember 24, 2015

If you’re a reporter, you didn’t have to be in Jacksonville Monday to learn the details of Gov. Rick Scott‘s $79 billion budget. That’s because the governor’s press office helpfully sent out email after email to highlight aspects of the vast budget throughout the day, where the highlights include $1 billion in tax cuts and cutting […]

Mitch PerryNovember 13, 2015

In discussing immigration at the Republican Party of Florida’s Sunshine Summit on Friday afternoon in Orlando, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee took a shot at the nearby Disney organization for their involvement in an embarrassing situation regarding foreign workers. “Let’s not have an immigration policy that displaces Americans,” Huckabee said during the middle of his […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 18, 2015

Marc Kadushin was working near the Brooklyn Bridge in Lower Manhattan for the New York City Department of Transportation when the two airplanes hijacked by Al Qaeda terrorists crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2011. He immediately went to work in assisting with traffic conditions and aiding uniformed rescue crews help get […]

Guest AuthorAugust 31, 2015

That Donald Trump leads national polls in the Republican race for president is interesting – but hardly a predictor of the outcome of the election. In fact, based on the recent history of presidential elections it’s not likely that Trump will be the Republican nominee. In the last presidential election without an incumbent, front-runners in […]

Mitch PerryApril 20, 2015

Happy 420 Day. There have been some interesting stories being produced by our friends over at the Tampa Bay Times over the past week. The paper returned to their coverage of Doug Hughes yesterday. Hughes is the Ruskin postal worker who hoped to raise awareness about the influence of big money in politics by violating […]

Ryan RayFebruary 26, 2015

Amid the spectacle of 2016 GOP presidential candidates Twitter trolling and stumbling over one another to out-firebrand the field, Florida’s Jeb Bush is attempting to stand out among the crowd by playing the part of the adult in the room. What’s more, according to Joe Klein in Time — it’s working: In a week during which Rudolph Giuliani went crusader-ballistic […]

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Joe Henderson: After RNC Day 1 — just not feeling it

Rick Scott gearing up for GOP convention speech

“America’s Mayor” hustles Lenny Curry

Rudy Giuliani says U.S. has “no strategy” against Islamic State

Mitch Perry Report for 11.24.15 — Did Rick Scott release something Monday?

In Orlando, Mike Huckabee takes a shot at Disney regarding H-1B visa situation

David Jolly supports reauthorizing funding for 9/11 first responders

Jeff Kottkamp: History says Donald Trump unlikely to win nomination

Mitch Perry Report for 4.20.15 – Tampa’s Bicycle Blitzkrieg

Catcher in the Right: Jeb Bush’s grown-up campaign