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Guest AuthorApril 1, 2015

The ideological fissure that cleaves the Republican Party nationwide will be on display in Tallahassee as the legislative leadership labors to bring the state budget in for a landing by May 1. The critical issue, which on its face is about as exciting as watching paint dry, is whether to accept federal money to indirectly […]

Peter SchorschMarch 26, 2015

While declaring himself a candidate for U.S. president at the self-proclaimed “largest Christian university in the world,” Ted Cruz said he would not just overturn Obamacare, but would repeal “every word” of it. Every. Last. Word. And then a few hours later – seriously, less than a day – we learned that U.S. Sen. Cruz […]

Mitch PerryMarch 25, 2015

According to Marco Rubio, some of President Barack Obama‘s top political operatives were sent to Israel leading up to last week’s elections in an attempt to defeat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “You know, he didn’t send anyone in any other country to try to influence the outcome of those elections,” the U.S. senator from […]

Phil AmmannMarch 24, 2015

At Virginia’s Liberty University, Ted Cruz made it official. The Texas senator declared his long awaited White House bid on Monday with a passionate 30-minute speech, calling to “reignite the promise of America.” Cruz, a tea party firebrand, became the first in a soon-to-be-very-crowded Republican field with an event at the bastion of Christian conservatism; […]

Phil AmmannMarch 24, 2015

At Virginia’s Liberty University, Ted Cruz made it official. The Texas senator declared his long awaited White House bid on Monday with a passionate 30-minute speech, calling to “reignite the promise of America.” Cruz, a tea party firebrand, became the first in a soon-to-be-very-crowded Republican field with an event at the bastion of Christian conservatism; […]

Mitch PerryMarch 23, 2015

South Florida Democratic Congressman Patrick Murphy has formally declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in Florida in 2016. “It just boils down to where I think being in the U.S. Senate, we can really have a great impact,” Murphy told Florida Politics late Sunday afternoon, giving his first interview since declaring he is a […]

Peter SchorschMarch 19, 2015

In what has to be one of the best opening sequences of any Star Trek episode or movie, James T. Kirk somehow manages to win the unwinnable test. For those of you who consider such sci-fi schlock beneath your station, the Kobayashi Maru is a no-win training exercise that tests the character of the new cadet, while being disguised as a mock battle […]

Mitch PerryMarch 17, 2015

Debbie Dooley, a founding member of the national tea party and a leader of the Atlanta Tea Party, says she always looked up to Ralph Reed as a national icon — until she volunteered on his 2006 campaign for lieutenant governor in Georgia. So she says she’s not surprised that the Florida offshoot of the group that […]

Mitch PerryMarch 17, 2015

Debbie Dooley, a founding member of the national tea party and a leader of the Atlanta Tea Party, says she always looked up to Ralph Reed as a national icon — until she volunteered on his 2006 campaign for lieutenant governor in Georgia. So she says she’s not surprised that the Florida offshoot of the group that […]

James CallMarch 6, 2015

This is funny. Chris Pack obviously doesn’t know me nor much about rookie Congresswoman Gwen Graham. Then again, I should have realized back when people threw beer cans at me during my stand-up comedy phase in college that I do humor like Andy Kaufman — a few get my jokes, but most are bewildered. So, […]

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