Rick Scott: The Ego That Ate Florida

In keeping with his habit of governing in the dark, Rick Scott topped off the unveiling of his proposed budget privately with yet another private dinner at the Governor’s mansion last night for select state legislators. At the dinner were Sens. J.D. Alexander, R-Lake Wales, Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, and Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, and they were invited there to “discuss” [...]

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Facts The Media Omits About The Health Care Reform Law

Here are just a couple of things you’ll see and hear very little about in the mainstream media about President Obama’s health care reform law: On the ruling yesterday that PART of the health care reform bill is unconstitutional: Henry E. Hudson, the federal judge in Virginia who just ruled health care reform unconstitutional, owns between $15,000 [...]

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Republicans, LeMieux Block Health Aid For 9-11 Workers

Yesterday was a banner day for Republicans in Congress. It was also a defining moment for the Party as a whole. After eight years of marching in lockstep with the Bush-Cheney Administration on everything from tax cuts for the rich, right on down to lying us into wars and giving the nod to torture, just [...]

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The Mis-Informant

Where all that corporate misinformation on health care comes from?  

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Meek Ad Features President Obama

President Obama has recorded a new radio ad this week for Kendrick Meek’s Senate campaign. The text of the ad: President Obama: This is Barack Obama and I want you to know why I strongly support Kendrick Meek for U.S. Senate. Kendrick’s been a powerful voice for Floridians: standing up to special interests, to hold [...]

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Nurses Endorse Gelber, Plaintiff Endorses Bondi

Two more endorsements came out today for Florida Attorney General. GOP-Tea Party candidate Pam Bondi got her anti-health care lawsuit endorsement from National Federation of Independent Business, a plaintiff in that lawsuit. Democrat Dan Gelber, on the other hand, got an endorsement from the Florida Nurses Association. From The Tampa Tribune: The candidates for Attorney [...]

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Surprise! Rick Scott Wants To Limit Lawsuits Against Doctors

Wow, here’s a real “shocker.” Rick Scott unveiled his “tax and insurance” plan yesterday, where he proposes restrictions on lawsuits. The plan is centered around property insurance. If you read closer though, he proposes some “restrictions” on other types of lawsuits. Not surprisingly, involving doctors. Scott’s proposal also calls for several new restrictions on lawsuits, [...]

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Charlie Crist Makes First Flip-Flop….Since Tuesday

Now that the general election is off and running, Charlie Crist has made it official with his first flip-flop since the primary! From the Tampa Tribune: In an Orlando television interview, Gov. Charlie Crist told an interviewer he would have voted for the health care reform plan proposed by the Obama administration—a dizzying reversal of [...]

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