Allen West Questions Florida Legislators’ Motives
By Javier Manjarres Unfortunately, some of my friends have jumped the shark in their efforts to protect Representative Will Weatherford, who is also the Redistricting Chairman in the Florida Legislature, and happens to have been singled out as the sole villain regarding the ‘Screw Allen West’ campaign. Fellow Florida blogger Sarah Rumpf unfortunately jumped blindly [...]
By Javier Manjarres The so-called “Most Conservative Legislature” in Florida’s history is having a bit of an identity crisis of late as Republican legislators are somewhat split on whether to back SB 2038, a bill that privatizes the 28 correction facilities in South Florida. Senator President Mike Haridopolos recently stripped State Senator Mike Fasano of [...]
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By Javier Manjarres It seems as if the Republican Presidential primary has narrowed down to two candidates- Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney. Rick Santorum, arguably the most conservative candidate in race, doesn’t seem to be able to poll higher than the mid-teens. Ron Paul is lagging in the low double-digits according to the latest Real [...]
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By Javier Manjarres As some of you may recall, Senator Marco Rubio’s SW Florida Director Mike Brennan was arrested for assault at his home about two weeks ago in Lee County, Florida. According to Police, Brennan’s wife Kelly accused him of throwing her to the ground, wrapping her up in a rug and then kicking [...]
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By Javier Manjarres ***Update- Adam Hasner has just formally announced that he will run for Congress. Former Florida House Majority Leader and now former Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Adam Hasner will announce that he is running for Congress in Florida’s 22nd Congressional District, currently held by Congressman Allen West, who just announced yesterday that [...]
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By Javier Manjarres An impressive who’s of Florida Republicans were in attendance at last night’s Romney victory event in Tampa, FL. Those in attendance included Congressman Connie Mack, AG Pam Bondi, CFO Jeff Atwater, AG Commissioner Adam Putnam, Rep. Will Weatherford, and Senators Anitere Flores and John Thrasher. Also attending the event was the inner [...]
Continue reading …South Florida Congressional Delegation Calls Attention to Cuba’s Offshore Drilling
January 31, 2012 13 Comments
By Javier Manjarres South Florida’s Congressional delegation-minus Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Ted Deutch- attended a congressional sub-committee hearing that addressed the oil drilling that is about to commence off of Florida’s coast with the approval of the Cuban government. The Spanish Oil exploration company Respol, using a Chinese oil drilling platform has been tapped by [...]
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By Javier Manjarres The Miami Herald’s ‘wiley’ political reporter extraordinaire Marc Caputo was recently on ‘Face the Nation’ to discuss Florida’s GOP primary. The real news story here is not that Marc appeared on national television but rather that he actually showed up for the appearance looking like a Sharp Dressed Man. It’s a rare [...]
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By Javier Manjarres The firestorm that has erupted over our article on Florida redistricting (Will Weatherford Confirms Redistricting Will Leave Allen West’ Congressional Seat Vulnerable) has generated more than a little misguided speculation by significant number of our friends in the conservative blogosphere, including ‘El Rushbo’ himself, Rush Limbaugh. Aside from the fact that we [...]
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By Javier Manjarres Florida’s uber-popular Attorney General Pam Bondi, introduced Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney at his Pompano Beach rally on Sunday. Bondi believes that Romney’s executive and business experience will lead the country out of the economic crisis that it currently finds itself in, and she gushed over the prospect of a potential Romney/Rubio [...]
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