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Adam WeinsteinJanuary 29, 2015

The insane fantasy draft league that is the Republicans’ 2016 presidential field may be just a little less insane this election cycle. As a political observer who leans left, I may not have a high opinion of the politics and personalities of Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Chris Christie, and Mitt Romney, but they’re not nuts, […]

Bob SparksSeptember 22, 2014

The latest blowup between Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and the Democratic “establishment” poses the greatest danger yet to the Broward County congresswoman’s continued employment at the DNC. This hit is nothing less than a political Seal Team mission. It was a stealth operation conducted by well-placed, unnamed sources designed to inflict maximum […]

Guest AuthorJuly 27, 2014

There are three types of politicians: The first works mostly on behalf of the people they serve, by far the rarest of the lot; the second works chiefly on behalf of their own interests, by far the vast majority. The third tries to impose an ideology on others, an aggressive minority. Florida Attorney General Pam […]

Daniel TilsonMarch 10, 2014

There were some fascinating takeaways from the just-completed 2014 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Rand Paul won the presidential straw poll for the second year in a row, up six points from last year to win going away with 31 percent. His win is no surprise, since the CPAC crowd is thick with younger libertarian-leaning […]

Bob SparksFebruary 25, 2014

Next week the conservative movement receives its annual check-up in National Harbor, Md. The three-day exam known as the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) will feature speeches and panels starring the Who’s Who of political conservatism. If one is considering a run for the White House in 2016, more than likely that potential candidate will […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 12, 2014

So there stands the big guy. Smartly tailored suit, hair with just the right errant wisps. Emotive facial twitches and a stand-up guy winsomeness. Could easily have been the former Illinois governor, Rod Blagojevich — now serving time for corruption — a couple years ago as he pleaded his case on the national stage. Surely […]

Guest AuthorNovember 12, 2013

Leave it to “Mama Grizzly Bear” Sarah Palin, not only the outspoken former governor of Alaska and VP candidate, but a multi-millionaire too from exploiting right-wing sensibilities. Now on a national tour touting her new Christmas book “Good Tidings and Great Joy,” she took an opportunity last week to decry the destructive effects of our […]

Guest AuthorOctober 16, 2013

On behalf of rational thinking people everywhere, I would like to call for a formal and official end to the news media and societal malpractice of false equivalence. The government shutdown was never about two equally aggrieved sides trying to find common ground. Certainly this is evident as the bipartisan Senate accord to reopen the […]

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Adam Weinstein: Finally, the GOP breaks out of its Sarah Palin love-spell

Bob Sparks: Debbie Wasserman Schultz administration winding down

Stephen Goldstein: Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is out for herself

Daniel Tilson: Takeaways from CPAC 2014

Bob Sparks: CPAC hopes to lead GOP toward tidal wave election

Linda Cunningham: It helps to be a psychopath to succeed in politics

Steve Kurlander: Personal debt is the real danger for Americans

Ben Kirby: The shutdown debate that wasn’t: This was not about two sides