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Ryan RayMarch 13, 2015

Ah, brothers. Such an embarrassment sometimes. Jimmy Carter had Billy the beer-swilling redneck, Bill Clinton had Roger the cocaine distributor and Lyndon Johnson had Sam Houston, the other beer-swilling redneck. The conventional wisdom is that Jeb Bush will have something of an albatross around his neck owing to his brother’s relatively unpopular tenure in the White House — so then why […]

Mitch PerryMarch 13, 2015

Welcome to the hottest Friday the 13th in March in Tampa Bay history. If it’s Friday in Tallahassee, it’s vacation day. Although the regular session began just 10 days ago, lawmakers are apparently burned out, and require a three-day weekend. No hearings are scheduled today in the Capitol. Then again, the U.S. House of Representatives […]

Mitch PerryMarch 12, 2015

The two breakout stars in the early going GOP presidential sweepstakes — Jeb Bush and Scott Walker — go to New Hampshire this weekend, site of the nation’s first primary election about 10 months from now. For Bush, it will be his first political visit to the Granite State in 15 years. Walker is a […]

Associated PressMarch 9, 2015

Since announcing on Facebook his plan to explore running for president, Jeb Bush has courted high-dollar donors in private rooms and luxury resorts, and delivered weighty speeches in hotel ballrooms and city clubs. This past weekend, he was at a Pizza Ranch. The former Florida governor arrived in Cedar Rapids behind schedule, a sign as […]

Associated PressMarch 9, 2015

Since announcing on Facebook his plan to explore running for president, Jeb Bush has courted high-dollar donors in private rooms and luxury resorts, and delivered weighty speeches in hotel ballrooms and city clubs. This past weekend, he was at a Pizza Ranch. The former Florida governor arrived in Cedar Rapids behind schedule, a sign as […]

Phil AmmannMarch 6, 2015

Jeb Bush and his blockbuster GOP fundraising effort in the run-up to a likely presidential campaign has left fellow Floridian Marco Rubio wondering whether all the donors have been tapped out. Not quite, as billionaire Miami auto tycoon Norman Braman steps up to the plate, say Ed O’Keefe and Matea Gold in The Washington Post. Braman, […]

Mitch PerryMarch 5, 2015

A new Quinnipiac poll released Thursday shows that Scott Walker and Jeb Bush continue to stand above the rest in the early going of the 2016 GOP presidential field. Walker comes in at 18% and Bush follows with 16% in the national poll released Thursday morning. Then there’s a big drop, with New Jersey Gov. Chris […]

Peter SchorschMarch 5, 2015

The check is definitely not in the mail. That’s right, that check for $998,000 to Jeb Bush‘s Right to Rise political committee has been ripped up. The money is staying in my bank account. Is this because I was disappointed with Bush’s performance at CPAC? Nope. Do I think someone else, like say Scott Walker, is […]

Peter SchorschMarch 5, 2015

The check is definitely not in the mail. That’s right, that check for $998,000 to Jeb Bush‘s Right to Rise political committee has been ripped up. The money is staying in my bank account. Is this because I was disappointed with Bush’s performance at CPAC? Nope. Do I think someone else, like say Scott Walker, is […]

Ryan RayMarch 4, 2015

A new poll released Wednesday by the Florida Chamber of Commerce suggests that although voters are growing more confident of the direction the state is going, they still have deep reservations about the federal government’s stewardship. “Our results show Floridians are more confident in Florida’s economy,” said Marian Johnson, the Chamber’s senior vice president of political strategy. […]

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Fine, Jeb, I won’t donate that other $998,000

Fine, Jeb, I won't donate that other $998,000

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