TALLLAHASSEE — Gov. Charlie Crist just emphatically said he believes the Republican Party of Florida should release American Express credit card records for party leaders who held them.
“I thtink it’s a good idea. Transparency is always good,” Crist told reporters Tuesday. “I didn’t have one of those credit cards, by [...]
According to a story at NPR, this is an actual billboard in Wyoming...ProPublica set out to see which members of Congress were capitalizing on the Super Bowl to generate money for their campaigns behind closed doors. Here's what happened when ProPublica partner ABC News showed up at U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek's Senate fundraiser on Saturday fundraiser at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral [...]
With the Republican Party of Florida buffeted by another wave of revelations of spending shenanigans, Gov. Charlie Crist stated the obvious Tuesday: "It doesn't look good."
In retrospect, Crist was asked, why was Jim Greer, his handpicked choice for party chairman, the right man for the job? "Well, you know, I think originally he [...]
From a story about former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin in The Hill:
Whether Palin goes beyond her current schedule of campaign events remains to be seen. What is for certain is that Perry, McCain and Bachmann aren't the only Republicans willing to have Palin by their side in a' [...]
Another possible 20 on top of this....Note: As always, some of these links will magically make noises come out of your speakers – prepare accordingly.
Four new songs enter the music parade at Music Tampa Bay this week, beginning with a 2nd selection from a group that technically does not qualify as local.
Coming down I-75 from [...]
Downtown Orlando’s about to get all Shakespeared up.
This Friday, the Orlando Shakespeare Theater is presenting a four-hour reading of all 154 of William Shakespeare’s sonnets. I will be joining a slew of local notables — from Orange County Mayor Rich Crotty and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson [...]
I shamelessly pinched this from aproustian at Shakesville:If you could live the life of a fictional character, which would it be?I think my life already is the life of a fictional character; why else would I be a playwright? [...] 
Oliver Willis replies to some right-wingers who are putting up a billboard with a picture of George W. Bush that says "Miss Me Yet?". [...] 
Did January's combination of deep cold and subsequent tropical warming fool the cypress?
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As Valentine’s Day approaches, we find ourselves charmed by this picture, posted by the West Wing Report, of a chance meeting of former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell.
[...]State Sen. Paul Dockery said she doesn't "want people to think that rail is the only issue that I have." But she also admitted to a Pinellas County Republican Party crowd of 200 on Monday night that she needs to introduce herself to voters who don't know her.
The county GOP's [...]
Concerned about spending at the Republican Party of Florida, incoming House Speaker Dean Cannon transferred $665,000 from the party's coffers into a separate political committee called the Florida Liberty Fund.
The web site for the Florida Liberty Fund shows a transfer of $555,000 from the RPOF [...]
Concerned about spending at the Republican Party of Florida, incoming House Speaker Dean Cannon transferred $665,000 from the party's coffers into a separate political committee called the Florida Liberty Fund.
The web site for the Florida Liberty Fund shows a transfer of $555,000 from the RPOF into the committee on [...]
TALLAHASSEE – As Republican Party of Florida chairman Jim Greer announced last month he would resign amid criticism for his profligate spending, House Speaker-designate Dean Cannon was clearing out $655,000 from the party’s bank account.
Public records show the money was transferred into a separate political committee called Florida Liberty Fund [...]
Rep. Dave Murzin, while talking up the need to make Florida more business-friendly, just took a whack at Sen. Don Gaetz’s jobs stimulus bill-in-progress for costing too much.
Murzin, who chairs the Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council comittee, offered this assessment of the Senate bill during this… [...]
In a letter to Florida Power & Light employees today, FPL Group chairman Lew Hay told employees that it has conducted an internal investigation and "identified no evidence supporting any of the generalized claims made'' in the first anonymous letter from employees. After the second letter, which offered more details, [...]
In a letter to Florida Power & Light employees today, FPL Group chairman Lew Hay told employees that it has conducted an internal investigation and "identified no evidence supporting any of the generalized claims made'' in the first anonymous letter from employees. After the second letter, which offered more details, [...]
TALLAHASSEE — Uber-trial lawyer John Morgan held a fundraiser for uber-conservative Rep. Dean Cannon at his home last week, and says he helped the future Republican House speaker score close to $200,000 for his re-elect.
We asked Morgan if that included bigger checks to Cannon’s political committee, but he said “I think [...]
Two letters from a group of anonymous high-level employees at Florida Power & Light, alleging they were forced to provide inaccurate and misleading information to regulators and shareholders by certain executives, have been filed and posted at the Public Service Commission. PSC Chairman Nancy Argenziano said the PSC "will not ignore them. We will look [...]
State Sen. Charlie Justice, D-St. Petersburg, has some harsh, not-so-unexpected words for the man he wants to unseat in the 2010 election, U.S. Rep. C.W. Bill Young, R-Indian Shores. It spins off the Times report on a lobbyist's lucrative ties to his old boss, Young. From the Justice news release:
“With our economy [...]
Rep. Dave Murzin, while talking up the need to make Florida more business-friendly, just took a whack at Sen. Don Gaetz’s jobs stimulus bill-in-progress for costing too much.
Murzin, who chairs the Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council comittee, offered a tough assessment of the Senate bill during… [...]
Hours after Republican Bruce O’Donoghue rolled out his campaign Monday to topple U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Orlando, national Democrats attacked his record on workplace protections.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released a copy of two Occupational Health and Safety Administration violations issued to his company, and compiled O’Donoghue quotes where he [...]
Two letters from a group of anonymous high-level employees at Florida Power & Light, alleging they were forced to provide inaccurate and misleading information to regulators and shareholders by certain executives, has been filed and posted at the Public Service Commission. PSC Chairman Nancy Argenziano said the PSC "will not ignore them. We will look" [...]
ABC news was in Miami to investigate political fundraisers built around the Super Bowl. Here is part of the report:
Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Fla., did show up at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables for his fundraiser on Saturday afternoon. ABC News, which partnered with ProPublica [...]
The Marco Rubio campaign for U.S. Senate says it’s raised about $411,000 in the week since it announced a fund-raising effort to mark the first anniversary of what it calls the “Crist-Obama stimulus rally.”
The campaign has set a goal of $787,000 by February 10, to remind voters of the $787 [...]
Lakeland cartoonist Ric Leonard sends along this toon in response to Friday's story about pancake e-mails at the Department of Transportation.
Lakeland cartoonist Ric Leonard sends along this 'toon in response to Friday's story about pancake e-mails at the Department of Transportation.
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[...]Marco Rubio says his Stimulus Fundraising Bomb (www.StimulusBomb.com) has raised $411,000, just one week after launching with the goal of raising $787,000 by Feb. 10.
“There is no better symbol of Washington’s broken politics and policies than the failed stimulus,” said Rubio campaign spokesman Alex Burgos. “Through StimulusBomb.com, we’re offering [...]
Here's another nice departing gift to former Florida GOP executive director Delmar Johnson: As of last fall, he had earned more than 1 million American Express Reward Points from his state party credit card. Think of the fun one can have redeeming those points.
UPDATE: Jim Greer said those points [...]
You can't have this kind of fun in Florida.
David Peluso, spokesman for U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Palm Harbor, got some sledding in over the weekend, making the best of the blizzard. His girlfriend snapped this photo of him Saturday.
The storm still has Washington in its [...]
George LeMieux is calling for a Senate hearing into the Toyota recall. (House hearings are scheduled to begin this week)
"The American public needs to know the level of risk associated with operating affected vehicles, and Congress needs to know whether federal regulators have fulfilled their proper roles," LeMieux said. "This is a matter" [...]
State Rep. Kurt Kelly, R-Ocala, nabbed a handful of the endorsements left behind by the departure of Armando Gutierrez from the GOP chase to unseat U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Orlando.
Gutierrez, a 28-year-old South Florida transplant, left the race to work on bringing a pro baseball team to Orlando, freeing [...]
Guest today: Karen Sindel, candidate for Escambia County Commission, District 2; Ashton Hayward
Show airs live 3-4 p.m. on Blab. You can view online. The show will re-broadcast tomorrow 7-8 a.m.
Other booked guests for the week:
Tuesday: Crystal Spencer, Mike Wiggins
Wednesday: Sam Hall (tentative), [...]
When we first announced the Florida State Fair gimmick, I asked you what you wanted to see & know. Several of you got in touch, and asked a lot of questions about the stuff at the fair.
Sticks reader Michael G. seems skeptical of any local economic impact from [...]
