Category: State & National News
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…
Lawmakers get 100 different district plans
State Senator Don Gaetz announced yesterday that the Florida Legislature has received its 100thcitizen-generated redistricting plan. According to Gaetz, Florida isn’t relying on maps created…
UWF salaries online
Gov. Rick Scott has published on his floridahasarighttoknow.com the salaries of all the staff at the state’s public universities. The info is in a huge…
Florida schools could be hit $1.2 billion shortfall in 2012-13 budget
The buzz is public education funding could have a $1.2 billion shortfall if Florida lawmakers keep the same funding level for the 2012-2013 fiscal year….
State budget projected to have $1.5 billion shortfall
The Republicans will have to find ways to further cut the Florida state budget is the latest revenue projections by state economists hold true. Gov….
FCAT scoring could get tougher
Just as Escambia County public schools had climbed back up to an overall B average, the state is considering toughening the scoring system for the…
Welfare drug testing a money loser
In today’s New York Times, A. G. Sulzberger reported only 32 temporary assistance applicants in Florida failed their required drug tests while 7,030 passed. That’s…
Trade agreements could be boon for Florida
Congress is voting this Wednesday on trade agreements for Columbia, Panama and South Korea. The agreements would phase out duties on products the three countries…
Celente Picks 2012 Presidential Winner
Press Release: And the next President of the United States will be: teleprompter populist extraordinaire, Barack Obama. Should the Republicans nominate one of the three…
Obama, Palin when comic straw poll
BOOM! announces the results of DECISION 2012, the comic book industry’s first straw poll: Barak Obama has won, with the top Republican candidacy going to…
Wall Street Protest grows
I’ve written about this protest that has garnered little attention from the mainstream media. Occupy Wall Street is an ongoing demonstration that has maintained sustained…
