Demise of tanker deal
The Northrup Grumman air tanker deal is dead. Air Force notified the company last week that it will terminate the 179-plane deal. Two problems –…
Palin rewards and punishes
The NY Times has spent time in Wasilla and Alaska investigating Sarah Palin. It’s a good article – Once Elected, Palin Hired Friends and Lashed…
Good work by PNJ
The daily newspaper did a good job of researching the Florida Sunshine Law and found three court cases on public input at meetings. As part…
Palin elected by least votes of any Gov.
I can’t find a governor elected with fewer votes that Sarah Palin (114,697). Here is the list of 2006 Governor elections by state – listing…
Council oversteps
The Pensacola City Council overstepped its authority by requiring the CMPA Board to have public input at all its meetings. The Community Maritime Park Associates…
IN Your Head Radio Backtracks
What is a Community Organizer? David Chavis, president of the Association for the Study and Development of Communities 9/11 LISTEN Â Larry Harris of Mason-Dixon Polling…
McCain leads in Florida
Yesterday, the latest poll by Quinnipiac University was released. It shows John McCain with 50 percent of the Florida vote. Democrat Obama has 43 percent….
Earmark facts
Palin and McCain supporters have made claims that Barrack Obama requested earmarks from the federal government. McCain himself said that Obama earmarked $1 billion in…
Obama under attack
John McCain is hitting Barack Obama hard in three new ads: * A television advertisement saying Obama favored “comprehensive sex education” for kindergartners, * An…
Mississippi ballot tricks
When Trent Lott resigned his US Senate post for the state of Mississippi, Gov. Haley Barbour appointed Roger Wicker to serve out his term until…
Sex, drugs and oil
The NY Times reports on another scandal inside the Bush Administration. This time it involves the Interior Department and the Minerals Management Service, which collects…
Political Addictionary
Our friends at Comedy Central have been trying to come with words to describe: A last minute VP choice that brings a modicum of energy…
Lipstick and Pigs
Putting lipstick on a pig is very familiar statement for McCain and Obama. According to St. Pete Times (more) On Feb. 1, 2007, McCain blasted…
Boeing “politically terrorized the Air Force”
Mobile County Commission President Steve Nodine didn’t mince any words in his criticism of the DOD decision to delay the air tanker decision. Nodine told…
9/11 Anniversary
Hard to believe it was seven years ago that terrorists forced three airplanes to crash into the World Trade Center in New York City and…
Pro-Palin email
Here is another email on Palin that is also circulating – I’ve gotten three copies – one on Monday and two today. It hasn’t got…
DOD calls off tanker competition
The Department of Defense is calling off the competition to replace its aging fleet of aerial-refueling tankers. Apparently, they don’t think they can pick a winner…
Judge approves park bonds
Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Jeri Beth Cohen ruled yesterday that a new ballpark funded primarily through tax dollars serves the public good. The county and…
Pensacola teen calls in Ohio bomb threats
This is crazy. A Pensacola 16-year-old admits calling in bomb threats at five Muskingum County (Ohio) schools today after the calls were traced by the…
Pensacola loses another leader
Nelson Bradshaw is the new city president for Compass Bank in Jacksonville. Read more. Congratulations to Nelson.
