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 pork. Palin positions herself as the reformer,…
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 Internet ad charging that the Democrat had…
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 the special election this Nov. Mississippi law…
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 about $10 billion in oil and gas…
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 to an otherwise dull campaign Here are…
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 a Senate resolution that would have criticized…
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 the Mobile Press Register that Boeing “politically…
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 the Pentagon in Washington. A four plane…
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 nearly the attention as the other one…
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 before the next presidential administration as planned….
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 Marlins will now move ahead with construction…
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 Zanesville Police Department. Read more
Pensacola loses another leader
Nelson Bradshaw is the new city president for Compass Bank in Jacksonville. Read more. Congratulations to Nelson.
Letter from reader confirms survey
The results of the Quality of Life study are real. Here is a letter I got after I spoke on to local professional group yesterday. Good morning! I was at the AFP…
IN report on Council meeting
City acknowledges economic problem, divisive on attack by Sean Boone What could be worse than hearing your elected city officials (up for reelection I might add) tell you they haven’t done a…
New blog keeps eye on Miller
Congressman Jeff Miller is being watched on a new blog – The Jeff Miller Chronicle. Today’s post – Miller Broke?
Officials in denial
Elected officials still seem to be in denial over the Quality of Life survey. Big mistake. If they would spend any time listening to people other than their buddies, they wouldn’t be…
Wasilla resident gives view on Palin
This email has been circulating on the internet. It has been verified by the St. Pete Times as being from an actual resident of Palin’s hometown, Anne Kilkenny. You can read an…
Panama City has gangs…so do we
News Herald has a jailhouse interview with “Worm”, a member of the Crazy White Boys gang, in its story Alleged gang members speak out. According to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, two…
PNJ wakes up, sees under 40s may be leaving
The daily newspaper is slowly picking up on the idea that under 40 year olds aren’t all happy here. We’ve been writing about it for over two years. We helped start the…
