Pam Bondi “Proves” She Misunderstands Health Care Ruling

In the wake of the ruling yesterday by Florida Judge Roger Vinson against the Affordable Care Act as “unconstitutional,” the Republican Party is absolutely beside itself with joy and cheering that the health care law is now all but defeated. Nothing to see here, move along. But as they happily bow at the feet of [...]

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“Fairies, Leprechauns, And Republicans, Oh My!”

Well, here’s something you don’t see every day, an “honest” Republican. So honest in fact that he’s leaving the Party, but not before he states his reasons in a column published in the Tallahassee Democrat. He’s former Florida Rep. Randy Ball of Miami, and former criminal justice adviser for former Gov. Charlie Crist who left [...]

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West And Rivera Make The GOP’s “Most Vulnerable” Seats List

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has launched it’s “Drive To 25″ advertising campaign “to hold 19 vulnerable House Republicans accountable for choosing a partisan plan that will cost jobs and make America less competitive over the President’s common sense solutions to create jobs and get the economy moving again.” During the campaign the DCCC will [...]

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Rep. Gus Bilirakis: Hypocrisy Much?

Yesterday the U.S. House voted to abolish public financing for presidential campaigns. Democrat Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) proposed an amendment to the bill saying “it would have safeguarded our security funds for local law enforcement.” She was referring to the security budget for the upcoming 2012 Republican convention in her city, Tampa, Florida. She went on [...]

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Mr. Rubio And Mr. Rivera Go To Washington

Marco Rubio and David Rivera are making their respective debuts as two of the newest members in the House and Senate in Washington. How are they doing? What have they done for you lately? Well, today I thought we should play a little catch up, so here we go. Tea Party? What Tea Party? Starting [...]

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Officials Joining Health Care Lawsuit Got $5 Million From The Industry

While we listen in on the second day of the Republicans in the House making their arguments in the charade of “repealing” the health care reform law passed last year, it’s important to point out one more development in the lawsuit filed originally by former Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum. The lawsuit argues that the [...]

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Marco Rubio Bailing On The Tea Party?

(UPDATED BELOW) Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) the “Darling Of The Tea Party?” Maybe not so much. Rubio rose in the Republican Party and on to the U.S. Senate largely by appealing to the Tea Party, with his fiscally conservative mantras (never mind those pesky investigations!) that gained him popularity from Tea Bagger types. Now that [...]

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They Aren’t Congressmen, They Just Play Them On TV. No, Seriously.

Constitution? What Constitution? If you needed any more proof that the GOP reading the Constitution aloud in Congress is merely political theater, well, here you go: Two House Republicans have cast votes as members of the 112th Congress, but were not sworn in on Wednesday, a violation of the Constitution on the same day that [...]

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