Category: State & National News
Is Rick Perry’s bizarre speech his “Dean Scream?” (video)
Rick Perry campaign supporter Ken Blackwell, former Bachmann campaign manager Ed Rollins, former head of the Republican Party Ed Gillespie, strategist Liz Cheney, and analyst…
Florida TaxWatch finds millions in healthcare savings
Press Release: Florida has the potential to save millions in healthcare costs annually while maintaining high-quality healthcare delivery by removing administrative and legislative barriers for…
Personhood: Pandora’s Box
Mississippi’s Personhood Initiative is short: “Should the term ‘person’ be defined to include every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning, or the equivalent…
Occupy stories from around the country
We published our Occupy story today. What are other alt-weeklies reporting? Occupy Checkbook Why is the city of Sacramento spending hundreds of thousands of dollars…
Two different approaches to TV news
WEAR TV 3 and FOX 10 both covered Operation Anything for a Buck. Which segment tells you more about the operation that netted 75 indictments…
Which 2012 Republican Presidential Candidates Have the Largest Digital Footprints?
In an update of their ongoing survey of the full range of GOP presidential candidates – possible, presumed, withdrawn, speculated, and fully announced and running…
COLA for Veterans Sent to the President
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed by the 2012 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for veterans receiving compensation for service-connected disabilities. The COLA also…
Hilary has higher favorable rating than Rubio or Jeb
Hilary Clinton could be President Barrack Obama’s ticket to winning Florida in 2012. She has a higher favorable rating than U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R)…
Military think tank wants U.S. to cut foreign oil usage
Just as our lawmakers – State. Sen. Greg Evers and Rep. Matt Gaetz – want to return to the good old days of straight gasoline…
Afghanistan casualties: Military forces and civilians (Sept. 30)
The following tables present data on U.S. military casualties in Operation Enduring Freedom, deaths of coalition partners in Afghanistan, and Afghan casualties, respectively. Table 1….
Conservative group says Cain’s sex escapades no worse than Bill Clinton’s
Whenever in doubt, conservative think tanks reach back to bash Bill Clinton when one of their own is under fire. The logic is “yes, our…
Evers, Gaetz want to rid fuel of ethanol
Fuels with ethanol burn cleaner and help reduce dependency on fossil fuels by 10 percent. State Sen. Greg Evers and Rep. Matt Gaetz want to…
Florida presidential primary date and candidate list set
The 2012 presidential primary will be Jan. 31. The Florida GOP Party has submitted the names of nine candidates for the Jan. 31 ballot: Michele…
Panel picks 2012 presidential debate sites
The Commission on Presidential Debates has announced the schedule for 2012 presidential debates. Here’s the schedule: First presidential debate: Wednesday, Oct. 3 University of Denver,…
First Smoking and Now This
According to a report in the Politico Herman Cain has sexual harassment issues in his past. At least two female employees in the 90’s complained…
Gaetz serious about job creation
State Sen. Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) is serious about job creation and wants to hold accountable those corporations that got fat incentive checks for creating jobs….
Smoking man endorses Cain
The latest Herman Cain ad is getting a lot of attention. The former Godfather’s CEO has caught fire as the next possible GOP candidate to…
Oops, Rubio embellished Cuban exile history
The Washington Post has caught U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (Fl-Rep) embellishing his parents’ immigration from Cuba to Miami. To fire up his conservative base, Rubio…
Obama succeeds again
The image of a bloodied Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi offered further vindication of President Barack Obama’s War on Terrorism. While the GOP right wing wants to…
