Archive for January, 2010

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Kottkamp and Crist : Oceans Apart

January 31, 2010

With all of the attention focused on the Congressional, State and the Senate race(s) here in Florida, there hasn’t been much talk about who will replace Attorney General Bill McCollum in November.  Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp has decided to finish out his term as the Lt. Governor and run for the Attorney General, a state … Read more

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Tea Party Debate Brews Up

January 28, 2010

The public’s growing dissent with both the Democratic and Republican parties has revived the call for a third political party to break the present two-party monopoly in American politics.  In Florida, the “Tea Party” has officially formed and registered a political party that in our opinion will only bleed votes from the Republican Party and … Read more

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Senator Carey Baker-Candidate for Agriculture Commissioner

January 28, 2010

Florida Senator Carey Baker is a candidate for the Commissioner of Agriculture, a state cabinet-level office that will become vacant later this year.  On a recent trip to Orlando, I sat down with Senator Baker to ask him about his campaign for the office, and what the transition would entail from his present position as … Read more

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Rubio Climbs as Crist Continues to Fall

January 26, 2010

No surprise here that US Senatorial candidate Marco Rubio has surpassed Governor Charlie Crist in today’s Quinnipiac poll(47-44). What is surprising to me is, that in such a short period of time,Rubio has done what many thought to be the unthinkable-sprint past Crist! Check out the Quinnipiac Poll results here. To add a little salt to … Read more

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Rubio’s Journey from 4 to 43%

January 22, 2010

The city of Miami boasts of having beautiful beaches, year-round sunshine and a bustling nightlife. The city is heavily influenced by Cuban exiles that fled the Castro Regime in Cuba after his seizure of power in 1959.  Indelibly scarred by the loss of their country and their culture, the Cuban-American community has come to play … Read more

Principles over Politics?

January 22, 2010

Up until now, I have not put in my two cents worth in the Special Election congressional race in Florida’s CD 19. District 19 is Robert Wexler’s old seat- you know, the ex-Congressman from Maryland.  So far, I’ve had the opportunity to watch a few debates where the three Republican primary challengers seemed less than … Read more

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Top Gun Fighter Pilot Takes Aim in Florida’s Congressional District 24

January 20, 2010

This past weekend, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) held its quarterly meeting up in Orlando.   While there, I was able to meet up with Tom Garcia,  a candidate for Congress in Florida’s 24th Congressional District.  Garcia faces a primary battle with two other establishment-type politicos, and should he win, he will face Democrat incumbent … Read more

Illegal Immigration’s Growing Crime Wave

January 6, 2010

One of direct consequences of our nation’s open borders policy are the high rates of crime committed by and the incarceration of illegal immigrants who have taken advantage of our lax border security and the willfully negligent non-enforcement of our immigration law. Apologists for illegal immigration remind us ad nauseum that vast majorities of illegal immigrants … Read more