So Who Built That Forum?

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Tuesday August 28, 2012 · 7:50 PM PDT

2012/08/28 · 19:50

As thousands of Republicans chant "We Built It" in the middle of a taxpayer-subsidized arena, I just can't help but laugh.

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Monday July 16, 2012 · 9:38 AM PDT

2012/07/16 · 09:38

Watching Mitt Romney argue with himself about whether he headed Bain Capital, effectively or officially, in that period between 1999 and 2002 has been entertaining, but if you ask me, the real outrage is that he is still earns more each year from Bain Capital than I will likely earn in my lifetime.

If you don't already know, Romney pulls in millions upon millions each year from Bain, even though he does absolutely nothing.

Southernlib

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Friday October 28, 2011 · 5:39 AM PDT

2011/10/28 · 05:39

My own Congressman has entered the US Senate race, the one he said he wouldn't enter a few months ago during a clearly botched unroll on the same courthouse steps where his father announced a successful campaign.

Connie Mack may now be the frontrunner in the race to lose to Bill Nelson next year, but I am sure the piranhas already in the tank will take every piece of him they can. Does a known adulterer have much to fear when the ops teams go nuclear? I think we all know that. Expect a stream of news about bar fights, nepotism and bizarre votes on issues sure to offend the right, the left and everyone in between. That's what you get for having a legislative record and the maturity of a 12-year-old boy.

Southernlib

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Sunday October 09, 2011 · 6:27 AM PDT

2011/10/09 · 06:27

See what I did there? That headline makes it sound like Rick Scott has told 700,000 lies since taking office. He has probably told far fewer, at least consequential ones, but it sound like a really big deal when I put it that way.

But really, this post is about one lie, that Rick Scott was going to create 700,000 in 7 years through, well, some other third 7 thing as part of his "7-7-7 Plan." (I bet the rest of the country thought Herman Cain was so creative)

Southernlib

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Sunday October 09, 2011 · 6:24 AM PDT

2011/10/09 · 06:24

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Friday July 29, 2011 · 7:05 AM PDT

2011/07/29 · 07:05

John Boehner has failed as a leader of the Speaker of the House. He has done so on a more critical issue than Nancy Pelosi or Dennis Hassert ever did.

The failure to vote on a plan last night, days before the deadline for default, shows that the Speaker has been gambling without even checking what cards were in his hand. He went all in and he failed. And when you do that, there should be a consequence.

I do not think Boehner has committed a malfeasance that would make him ineligible for office. But in the first true test of his leadership, his leadership fell short. For the man leading the so-called party of personal responsibility, there is only one realistic option.

Southernlib

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Friday June 10, 2011 · 1:50 PM PDT

2011/06/10 · 13:50

Nobody in American politics is willing to admit defeat, especially in the war of ideas, but we do have a long tradition of resorting a certain alternative: personal attacks. Read just such a tactic in Politico regarding Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz.

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Wednesday April 06, 2011 · 9:58 AM PDT

2011/04/06 · 09:58

Any doubts about Florida's importance in 2012 just got erased. Debbie Wasserman Schultz just got tapped to head to Democratic National Committee.

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Monday April 04, 2011 · 8:43 AM PDT

2011/04/04 · 08:43

I'm having trouble swallowing the notion that violence has been introduced to Afghanistan thanks to the actions of Florida Pastor Terry Jones. Never mind the fact warlords have been clashing in the country for generations and the United States has been engaged in a major war there for the past decade.

But I digress. Headlines around the world proclaim that Jones is, indeed, responsible for riots and deaths, so it must be so. The Senate may hold hearings on the matter. Hamid Karzai is now demanding the U.S. take action. Quite a stir for a looney-toon minister with a handlebar mustache to cause all by himself.

So with 20 people dead, apparently as a direct result of this stunt in Gainesville, do I still feel it was vital for Jones to go forward with this vile and hateful act?

In a word: Yes!

Southernlib

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Friday March 25, 2011 · 8:22 PM PDT

2011/03/25 · 20:22

The first serious challenger to Bill Nelson has chickened out.

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“The time is not right for me,” (Connie) Mack said. “You have to put family and friends above political ambitions, and that is what I have done.”
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“There were days when I woke up and said ‘Let’s do it.’ Then there were other days I thought about all the time I would be away from my wife and young children. In the end, this was just not the right time.”
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Why? Probably some serious crap none of us knows about. When you check out that link to the News-Press, check the early coverage where the paper practically predicts he will open a Senate office in his dad's old digs. Having worked at that paper and knowing the professionals well, I can only guess they had sources saying the Senate race was a go. I wonder what happened.

Maybe someone told him he was a cheater who was sleeping with Sonny Bono's wife in Washington while his wife was busy raising kids in Florida. But then we all knew that.

Maybe we'll learn more. Maybe we won't. This is my home district, so believe me, I will listen around. Would be great if this House seat ends up in play while Nelson gets a pass.

Either way, it was nice of Connie to fly in to his district before returning home to Palm Springs.

FL-25: GOP Finding Ways to Oust Rivera. We Should Too!

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Wednesday March 16, 2011 · 9:10 AM PDT

2011/03/16 · 09:10

Truly, without doubt, the most shameful election result to come out of the Sunshine State last year was the election of Rep. David Rivera, R-Underworld. But don't take my word on it. Read Politico.

From the piece:

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Republicans are already privately floating the names of potential primary challengers to Rivera, and on Capitol Hill he’s found himself increasingly isolated as leaders try to distance themselves from his troubles back home.

Top House Republicans organized a mid-February breakfast for freshmen who had participated in Young Guns, a fundraising and infrastructure support program for top recruits of the 2010 cycle. Rivera, who was a Young Gun, was left off the invitation list, a GOP source said.

Two weeks later, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) traveled to Miami for a fundraiser and didn’t even meet with Rivera. Cantor later told reporters he was “very concerned” about allegations regarding a misuse of campaign money before Rivera came to Congress. Cantor was in Miami once again last weekend and did not have an event with Rivera, a source said.
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Sunday March 13, 2011 · 8:25 AM PDT

2011/03/13 · 08:25

Being from Lake County, I was extremely disappointed, but sadly unsurprised, that a couple representatives for the area are the designated hate-mongers pushing a bill through the Legislature which would ban the use of Shariah Law by the courts. This bill is insane, first and foremost because no court in the U.S. has ever tried to do such a thing. But is also striking the only political movement which has come close to trying to enforce Shariah Law in Florida has actually been from conservatives.

Obviously, no one wants Islamic fundamentalism beliefs imposed on America. Why, that would be pro-terrorist or something.The irony, though, is that the backwoods, 19th Century approach to justice espoused by the far right, and too often specifically by lawmakers from my home county, lines up with Shariah Law more often than the liberal approach to enforcement of the law.

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