Joe HendersonJuly 26, 2020
13min685
It was a good week for the people of Duval County. But, what was Ted Yoho thinking?
Tag: U.S. Rep. Ted YohoMike Johnson. Image via AP.
Joe HendersonJuly 26, 2020
Peter SchorschSeptember 6, 2017
2min334
Republican Sen. Keith Perry picked up a second challenger in his re-election campaign for Gainesville-based Senate District 8. Kayser Enneking filed for the seat on Friday and is the second Democrat in the race after Olysha Magruder, who filed for the seat back in June. Enneking is an anesthesiologist and is currently working as the […]
Julie DelegalJuly 14, 201510min229
In light of the recent Florida Supreme Court decision on gerrymandering, and given the rationale that justified the illegal redistricting lines in the first place, the words of playwright Tennessee Williams have never been more on point. “There ain’t nothin’ more powerful than the odor of mendacity. You can smell it,” Williams wrote. “It smells […]
Guest AuthorJanuary 7, 20158min194
With convening of the 114th Congress and the swearing in this week of new governors and state representatives, the GOP on paper is sitting very pretty in the Capitol and the nation’s statehouses. Republicans now hold majorities in both the U.S. House and the Senate. They also hold 32 governorships (that included winning 4 new […]
Guest AuthorOctober 15, 2013
6min177
As a dog owner I was alarmed to discover that first-term Republican Congressman Ted Yoho, who hails from Gainesville, is a veterinarian. I had always assumed that veterinarians, with all those years of schooling, were pretty sharp folks. Yoho, though, was just honored by the Business Insider for uttering “The #1 Stupidest Comment on the […]