Category: State & National News
Not the best defense for Herman Cain (video)
“For every woman who says I harassed them, “thousands” say I didn’t.” -Herman Cain
Rick Perry has brain fart in debate
Texas Governor Rick Perry has a major brain fart at Wednesday night’s CNBC debate: “I will tell you, it is three agencies of government when…
Uh… is this mic on? Take 2
Obama Taxes Christmas. And everyone in Whoville is really upset. How come his people didn’t see that one coming? Read more.
Proposed bill would restrict local goverments’ ability to charge impact fees or collect for new schools, roads
HB 603 by Rep. Michael Weinstein, R-Orange Park, would prohibit cities and counties from applying impact fees until July 1, 2015 unless approved by a…
Privatizing prison health care hits snags
From St. Pete Times: As Florida faces legal obstacles in its plan to turn dozens of state prisons over to a private firm, a second…
Voters spoke out yesterday
Ohio’s anti-union law was repealed yesterday. And Mississippi’s weird personhood constitutional amendment failed. Money & Fox News doesn’t always win. The voters are still in…
Notes on Cain campaign
Does looking outside of politics for candidates ever work? Why do Americans want to turn to businessmen to fix political messes? The Economist’s blog detailed…
Painting stolen by Nazis seized in Tallahassee
Press Release: A masterpiece work of art – “Christ Carrying the Cross” – stolen as part of the widespread Nazi plunder of World War II,…
75 percent of Americans approve Iraq withdrawal
The GOP may want to reconsider its attacks on President Obama over his withdrawal of troops from Iraq. The attacks might win a Republican primary…
Cain’s presidential bubble has burst
Herman Cain’s sexual-harassment scandal has begun to hurt his poll numbers. A new Reuters/Ipsos poll found that the number of Republicans who view Cain favorably…
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…
