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 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 …Mitt Romney’s decisive victory in Florida by 14 percentage points (46%-32%) over Newt Gingrich is not only a huge momentum booster for his campaign, it also reestablishes the “inevitability” narrative that Mitt had lost coming out of his South Carolina defeat. After looking at the exit polling data, it’s pretty clear that the issue of [...]
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See, we told you so. Former Republican Governor Charlie Crist went on “The Daily Rundown” this morning and was asked by Chuck Todd if he would consider voting for President Obama in November- “Consider? Sure, I would consider that. I really think he’s sincere and genuine. I think we have a lot time, a lot of [...]
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 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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By Javier Manjarres Former Republican Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann made her very first televised appearance since exiting from the Republican Presidential primary race after the Iowa Caucuses. Bachmann appeared on ‘Face the Nation’ and was part of a congressional panel that was made up of fellow Republican Congressmen Allen West, and Mario Diaz-Balart. After doing [...]
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