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 Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign is planning to contest Governor Mitt Romney’s Florida’s ’winner take all’ primary. Back on September 29, 2011, at the Republican Party of Florida’s Presidency 5 festivities in Orlando, Florida, the Party’s executive committee unanimously adopted Rule 10, and the rule was approved by the Republican National Committee (RNC), which [...]
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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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The FL Senate Race and The Lesser of Two Moderates
February 2, 2012 18 CommentsBy Javier Manjarres With the recent news that Adam Hasner has dropped out of the Republican U.S. Senate primary race in Florida, the field of candidates narrows, leaving two men standing. The focus will be primarily on Congressman Connie Mack as the frontrunner and presumptive nominee. Former Senator George LeMieux has been running a distant [...]
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