Derek Newton

2010 Preview: U.S. Senate

Now that Governor Charlie Crist has entered the race it is, essentially, over.The race will have its dramatic moments but Governor Crist will be taking a new oath of office in January, 2011 – continuing the trend of having...

Republican Senator Mel Martinez Among Least Popular

Recent polling by Public Policy Polling shows Florida’s junior Senator – Republican Mel Martinez – is one of the least popular Senators in the country.According to the poll and ranking of 23 Senators, Martinez finishes next to...

Rubio is in but why does he hate America?

Former Republican Speaker of the Florida House Marco Rubio, announced today that he is running for Florida’s open U.S. Senate seat. Given his record and rhetoric, it’s obvious he’s running as the &lsquo...

Five reasons the National Council for a New America won't work

Apparently, the Republican Party “brand” is so dead that a few of their national leaders announced today they’re launching a “National Council for a New America.” It’s doomed to fail. Here are...

Republican mismanagement costs us $250,000

Legislators in Florida have only one job a year. And they can’t do it.They are constitutionally required to pass a budget. They must decide how and how much money the state will collect and how much and...

Republicans forcing 'armageddon' of cuts, lay-offs at Florida universities

Republicans in the Florida House of Representatives are so determined to gut Florida’s universities that they’re on the brink of blocking passage of the entire state budget if the Senate (also controlled by Republicans) doesn&rsquo...

2010 Preview: Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services

The first in a series of early looks at 2010 state-wide elections in Florida.The race will be in open in 2010 because the incumbent, Republican Charles Bronson, is term limited and it’s unlikely that Governor Charlie...

Senate Republican says House Republican plans are "destructive"

Republican Senate President Jeff Atwater is right. What his Republican colleagues in the House are doing to Florida is (in his words) “destructive.”Today, Atwater told the St. Petersburg Times, that he has real concerns about the House...

Celebrate Earth Day the Florida way: drill for oil

Get your oil exploration hats on, everybody. It’s Earth Day.You must know by now, we do things a little differently in Florida. Only here could our Republican drafted budget seek to cut funding for state hospitals and...

Why not Ander Crenshaw in 2010?

If Republican Governor Charlie Crist runs for an open U.S. Senate seat instead of re-election, the result could be unprecedented: five state-wide elected offices without an incumbent.That many open seats could make the 2010 elections...

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