Mike “No Doors” Haridopolos Unhinged: Be Careful What You Wish For

    Well, he DID say “these doors are open.” Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos, the self-proclaimed “open door policy” man and champion of tightening everyone’s belt but his own, has a brand new website! (And no, I don’t mean the new Mike Haridopolos Fan Site Florida Senate website.) It’s quite fitting for the guy who [...]

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“Oh No, He Di-n’t?”

Allen West (Run-For-Your-Life-FL) actually said these things (From The Sun Sentinel): On Immigration Reform: West, unlike most South Florida members of both parties, opposes any path to legal status for those who reside here illegally, including those brought as children. “You’ve got a war going on south of our border. Beheadings. Mass killings. Mexico is starting [...]

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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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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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“Let’s Get To Work….” On That Gift Card Scandal?

Governor elect Rick Scott hasn’t been sworn in yet but he already has a scandal on his hands (Well, another one if you don’t count the ones he had before the election). It seems that when he said “Let’s get to work” to his campaign workers they somehow were under the impression that he would [...]

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Ban? What Ban? Meet Haridopolos’ Newly Hired Six-Figure “Double Dippers”

In spite of the state ban on “double dipping” where state employees collect a paycheck while also collecting a state pension, incoming Republican Senate President Mike Haridopolos (R-Drill-Baby) has announced that he has hired three veteran staffers to come on up to Tallahassee and double-dip anyway! High unemployment rates? Who cares! He’s the Senate President [...]

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Where Meghan McCain Meets The Elephant In The Room

Meghan McCain appeared this morning on ABC’s “This Week” with Christiane Amanpour. I’m not a fan of Ms. McCain’s and my first instinct when I see her on television is to turn it off. However, something she said actually made sense and I was surprised to find myself in agreement with her. McCain was criticizing the [...]

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Activist Blasts Rick Scott Over “Profiting From Porn Industry”

A Florida based conservative group is blasting Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott, calling him a “faux conservative.” In an e-mail to supporters, David Caton, the executive director of the Florida Family Association raises his objections to Scott’s investment in Quepasa Corp. which owns Quepasa.com, because it holds contests for Playboy and participates in gay “relationship [...]

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