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The Eclectic Chapbook: Mez: Her Mom's Grief (2#) -

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:06:00 -0500

Meredith Kercher Murder Case -

Arline Kercher tells the British Press about the nightmare she and the Kercher Family have been struggling through for the past two years. It's a life sentence they will have to bear for the rest of their lives.

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Central Florida Political Pulse: Galvano: Gambling compact can wait until next spring

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:57:53 -0500

By Josh Hafenbrack, Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE -- House gambing guru Rep. Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, ended any talk about a gambling special session Monday, saying the House would put together a reworked, broad gambling package for consideration in the regular session...

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The Buzz: Ex-Sen. John Grant digs Marco Rubio

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:57:01 -0500

Introducing Marco Rubio to the North Tampa Rotary club a few minutues ago former state Sen. John Grant, R-Tampa, stressed that Rotary is a non-partisan organizations so he would be making no endorsement. Then he explained why he hopes Rubio is Florida's next U.S. Senator, how he has a check for [...]

EYE ON MIAMI: To Get County Housing Bucks You Need to live in Opa Locka. By Youbetcha'

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:36:00 -0500

1.2 million dollars available for rehabbing houses...it must be an election year. They are offering up to 30k a household. How great is that? My house certainly could stand to have its leaky roof fixed, the cracked, falling off stucco put back on its exterior, not to mention, a fresh [...]

The Buzz: Bill McCollum defection to Paula Dockery camp

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:33:06 -0500

Jamie Miller, who consulted for Bill McCollum's successful 2006 race for attorney general, is now the campaign manager for McCollum's Republican opponent for governor, Paula Dockery.

But Miller probably isn't the biggest boost to Dockery's campaign. That distinction belongs to Senate President Jeff Atwater who called a special session on SunRail [...]

Naked Politics: Bill McCollum defection to Paula Dockery camp

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:31:02 -0500

Jamie Miller, who consulted for Bill McCollum's successful 2006 race for attorney general, is now the campaign manager for McCollum's Republican opponent for governor, Paula Dockery.

But Miller probably isn't the biggest boost to Dockery's campaign. That distinction belongs to Senate President Jeff Atwater who called a special session on SunRail' [...]

FLA Politics: She is Not the First...

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:19:19 -0500

Senator Paula Dockery (R., Lakeland) is wowing the legislature with her knowledge of the "high speed" rail issue, and her political acumen in outmanuvering Senate President Jeff Atwater (R. North Palm Beach). In an earlier diary, I predicted something very similar to happen in her upcoming race against Attorney General Bill McCullom [...]

Discourse.net: Karma

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:08:00 -0500

Karma indeed: Geist: Record industry faces liability over `infringement'.

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Naked Politics: Senate Leader Lawson pondering CFO run in 2010

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:54:21 -0500

Add a new element to the political intrigue in the Senate over rail.

Senate Democratic Leader Al Lawson, D-Tallahassee, confirms he's being pressured to drop his longshot Congressional bid and instead run for chief financial officer -- the only statewide race in which Democrats have thus far failed to field a candidate.

The [...]

Florida Progressive Coalition: Blast Off! Radio today at 4:00 pm EST: It’s not dead yet!

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:49:36 -0500

I know it’s been a while since Blast Off! Radio graced the airwaves — hardly a fitting status for the winner of the 2009 Florida Netroots Award for Best Online Radio Show. But sometimes life gets in the way, and November included a household move, [...]

Blast Off!: Blast Off! Radio today at 4:00 pm EST: It's not dead yet!

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:49:00 -0500

I know it's been a while since Blast Off! Radio graced the airwaves -- hardly a fitting status for the winner of the 2009 Florida Netroots Award for Best Online Radio Show. But sometimes life gets in the way, and November included a household move, [...]

The Buzz: Sen. Al Lawson pondering run for CFO in 2010

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:48:50 -0500

Add a new element to the political intrigue in the Senate over rail.

The [...]

South Florida Daily Blog: The NYT Spends 36 Hours On South Beach...Sorta

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:30:00 -0500

In an article published yesterday, the New York Times spends "36 Hours in South Beach, Florida" and manages to somehow do nothing very interesting. Typical tourist haunts are mentioned although they do throw in the Deuce and South Pointe Park.

Just one other [...]

Taking Names: A contest - Can you top topless Buddy & Charlie?

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:24:58 -0500

I was scanning the papers and my email for something profound to post when someone sent me a link to the following video that was so disturbing and unsettling that I decided I'd share it with some of the most...

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Naked Politics: Bennett: 'We can't embarrass Senate President'

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:05:43 -0500

Sen. Mike Bennett, an opponent of SunRail the past two years, is poised to vote for the latest commuter rail being considered this week in special session. Why? In part because he says the deal is better than previous proposals. But also because he's a policy committee chair and doesn't want to "embarrass" Senate' [...]

The Buzz: Bennett says he'll vote yes, avoiding Atwater embarassment

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:03:22 -0500

March On Politics: Dissention in the labor ranks: carpenters’ union endorses bill

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:59:00 -0500

This just in from the Florida Carpenters Regional Council:

Breaking ranks with other organized labor groups in Florida, the Florida Carpenters Regional Council (FLCRC) today announced its endorsement of the bipartisan Florida Commuter Rail Legislation, also known as House Bill 1B.

“Given all that is at stake, this is… [...]

The Buzz: Scionti to leave House seat for defense job

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:55:43 -0500

[Michael Scionti photo]

State Rep. Michael Scionti, D-Tampa, has been appointed by President Barack Obama to a position in the Department of Defense and will be be resigning his post in the Florida House. His resignation will be effective Dec. 13. The Governor will have to schedule a [...]

Naked Politics: Rep. Scionti goes to D.C.

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:54:33 -0500

From a House Democrats' press release:

State Representative Michael Scionti will not seek reelection to a third term in the Florida House of Representatives for Legislative District 58 and announces that he has been appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intergovernmental Affairs and' [...]

Pensito Review: Maddow Deconstructs the Term ‘Teabagger’ and Asks Whether It’s an Appropriate Political Epithet

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:48:42 -0500

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March On Politics: House passes rail bill 84-25, while the Ax-The-Tax Man cometh

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:42:00 -0500

The House had reserved as much as four hours for debate over the special-session rail bill, but took only 1 hour to pass the bill 84-25. The bill heads now to the Senate, where a transportation panel will take it up at 2 p.m. today.

Prior to that meeting,… [...]

Central Florida Political Pulse: House passes SunRail bill, 84-25, but faces uncertain Senate future

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:39:12 -0500

TALLAHASSEE – The Florida House passed in rapid-fashion a rail package Monday that would launch the SunRail commuter train, divert more taxes to South Florida’s troubled train system, and set the stage to collect up to $2.6 billion for a...

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Naked Politics: Florida House approves rail bill, 84-25

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:36:38 -0500

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At the start of the second week of a two-week special session, the Florida House voted 84 to 25 Monday for sweeping rail legislation. The bill allows creation of the SunRail commuter line in central Florida, adds a new permanent money source for the debt-ridden Tri-Rail system in South Florida and accelerates construction of [...]

The Buzz: Florida House passes rail legislation, 84-25

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:33:36 -0500

Pensito Review: Glenn Beck Sweats, Lays Egg in ‘Christmas Sweater’

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:27:07 -0500

“The Christmas Story” trailer.

The reviews are in for the 400-theatre simulcast last week of Glenn Beck’s two-and-a-half-hour and $20-per-ticket one-man show, “The Christmas Sweater: A Return to Redemption,” and based on reactions from non-Beckerheads, Beck’s performance stank so egregiously that Beck’s fellow travelers in the right-wing pro-Christmas junta are probably [...]

Naked Politics: Dems and some R's still poised to kill rail deal

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:22:18 -0500

Republican Sen. Carey Baker said he remains in discussions with Senate President Jeff Atwater about the commuter rail proposal, but he still has enough concerns about the legislation that he remains in the "no" camp.

"If I had to vote today, I'd vote no," Baker said this morning, while couching' [...]

FLA Politics: Florida Political News: December 7, 2009

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:20:59 -0500

After reading the hard copy of your hometown newspaper, should start your web-day with the Florida Progressive Coalition.

Consider giving newspaper subscriptions as holiday gifts and/or buying one or more subscriptions for delivery to your workplace (here's how); whenever you visit a newspaper site online remember [...]

The Buzz: Sen. Baker still a 'no' on rail, plus Rich and maybe even Lawson

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:20:30 -0500

"If I had to vote today, I'd vote no," Baker said this morning, while couching [...]

pamibe: The party that cares

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:18:27 -0500

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Democrats vote to cut home health care Medicare benefits:

By a vote of 53 to 41, the Senate on Saturday rejected a Republican effort to block cutbacks in payments to home health agencies that provide nursing care and therapy to homebound Medicare beneficiaries.

Republicans voted against the cuts, saying they would [...]

March On Politics: Sen. Carey Baker still a “no” on rail bill

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:11:00 -0500

It’s Week 2 of the special legislative session on rail, and Day 4 (counting the weekend) since Sen. Carey Baker announced he could not support the rail bill moving from the House to the Senate today.

At least one report over the weekend suggested that Baker, R-Eustis, was moving… [...]

Pensito Review: Verbatim

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:04:15 -0500

Nothing inspired me more on the campaign trail than the metaphoric people who tended it — the mighty logger who cleared the brush, the farmer who planted rows of golden corn alongside it, the hunters in the misty distance who kept the wildlife at bay — all
hardworking, loyal Americans [...]

Central Florida Political Pulse: Carpenters union endorses rail package

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:03:25 -0500

TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Carpenters Regional Council is breaking with the ranks of other unions and giving its blessing to the rail package warping through a special lawmaking session this week. The carpenters' union made its announcement as the Florida...

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Naked Politics: Eggelletion to plead guilty

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:00:16 -0500

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Broward County Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion will plead guilty Thursday to one count of money laundering. Eggelletion and attorney Johnny McCray insisted two weeks ago that a plea deal was not in the works but court records indicated that he was only facing five years in prison and one count despite [...]

Blast Off!: Paula Hawkins (1927-2009)

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:53:00 -0500

It may seem odd to longtime readers of Blast Off! to see an obituary to a Republican here, let alone a fairly favorable one. But I have personal reminiscences of Paula Hawkins, who died on Friday at the age of 82, and while I no [...]

Central Florida Political Pulse: Florida GOP and the whole 'heart and soul' thing

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:43:57 -0500

By Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel Political Writer For Republicans, the picture is a political Rorschach test. The photo shows a cluster of Florida Democrats surrounding President Barack Obama this year at a Fort Myers town hall meeting to sell his...

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South Florida Daily Blog: SNL Does The Party Crashers

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:15:00 -0500

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Central Florida Political Pulse: Rail debate stretches the facts in many directions

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:49:38 -0500

The Florida AFL-CIO is absolutely right about one thing: The Florida Department of Transportation doesn't like unions very much. As Central Florida's $1.2-billion SunRail commuter train hangs in the balance in Tallahassee this week, concerns that FDOT is trying to...

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Sticks of Fire: haul out the (florida native) holly!

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:13:57 -0500

Want to decorate with holly? Get a few Florida Friendly species and plant them!

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ricksblog.biz: Did college force retirement of Sansom predecessor?

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:05:14 -0500

The Northwest Florida Daily News reports that former Northwest Florida State College president, Bob Richburg, may have nudged Jim Chitwood into early retirement so that he could hire then-Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom. Read more.

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ricksblog.biz: Bingo casinos have problems

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:59:34 -0500

Alabama is struggling with how to regulate the gambling with the electronic bingo casinos. Thank goodness, we’re not having to fight the same battles here. Read Alabama casinos revamp gambling.

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South Florida Daily Blog: The Cooler

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:38:00 -0500

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The local mainstream media is having a hard time getting going in this morning. Here's a little of what I could dig up.

A- Herald: Winners. New additions to the Wildcat? No. Something with the spread option? Try again. Instead, Miami unleashed [...]

Naked Politics: NYT: Ethics rules for Congress curb, but don't end trips

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:30:51 -0500

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The New York Times writes that "Despite changes intended to curb Congressional junkets, some lawmakers and even their families continue to take trips hosted by private groups and companies that revel in their access to Washington power brokers."

Those featured include Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Florida Republican, who, on a "privately sponsored trip," [...]

Talk To Me: Yesterday's News

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:30:00 -0500

I took a few minutes this past weekend to unearth the holiday decorations hidden amid the mess known as The Garage.

Wrestling free a large green tub with red handles (Rubbermaid's fun idea of helping the perpetually harried quickly distinguish the wreaths and blown [...]

The Buzz: Not every House member loves rail

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:19:15 -0500

Rich Text Area.

It’s a gimme that the House will pass a rail package, but a group of Miami-Dade legislators has a few concerns/questions about the deal. And it’s all about Miami-Dade, though highly technical (link below). 10 of the 18 members of the delegation signed the letter, including budget chief [...]

Florida Politics: "Crist is changing again"

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:19:00 -0500

Brendan Farrington: "A sure sign that an election is a year away: Gov. Charlie Crist is changing again."Choosing or changing positions based on what's politically popular is nothing new for Crist. Whether it's abortion laws, oil drilling or even the politicians he associates with, Crist can be a political chameleon. [...]

EYE ON MIAMI: Art Basel, Copenhagen, Nuclear Power and The Miami Herald ... by gimleteye

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:18:00 -0500

I'm relieved by the passing of Art Basel in Miami. Don't get me wrong: I hope that the planeloads of art experts, professionals, artists and collectors have made their reservations back for next year. The arrival of so much art from around the world, and the crowds and the energy, [...]

Naked Politics: Dade House members have rail concerns, too.

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:17:20 -0500

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Bark Bark Woof Woof: Question of the Day

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:08:00 -0500

'Tis the season, and has been since the middle of October, for "holiday" commercials. The conniptions of the True Believers (see below) notwithstanding, we're getting blasted from all sides with ads for tchotchkes and everything else for the gift-giving season. So naturally...Which Christmas commercial do you find the most [...]

Central Florida Political Pulse: South Florida Democrats key to Senate rail vote

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:47:28 -0500

By Josh Hafenbrack and Aaron Deslatte, Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE - With billions in federal transportation money at stake, the Legislature returns to the Capitol on Monday for the homestretch of a special lawmaking session with heavy scrutiny on an unlikely...

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Bark Bark Woof Woof: Have Yourself a Merry Little Guilt Trip

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:37:00 -0500

As if religious freakdom hasn't already gotten to the point that banshees are getting out of the business, along comes a site called Stand For Christmas that guarantees you can shop in an environment that is "Christmas-friendly" and warns you against the "Christmas-negligent" or -- brace yourself -- the' [...]

South Florida Daily Blog: Your Morning Sift

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:36:00 -0500

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Good morning.

Monday, Monday. Ugh. Let's try to get rolling with your morning Sift...

A- Superbee provides the highlights and lowlights of Art Basel as he saw them.4) Scope. Scope wins the prize for having the creepiest art. One was a [...]

Smashed Frog: Going Harvard on Nancy Grace

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:45:00 -0500

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Nancy Grace continues to get hers.

Three years past the death of Melinda Duckett finds CNN and talk show host Grace continuing to squirm on the hot seat of a defamation suit filed by the young mother's parents. Duckett--just 21 years old at [...]

the B2Journal: Copenhagen: 1,200 Limos, 140 Private Planes

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:21:11 -0500

Copenhagen: 1,200 Limos, 140 Private Planes – 07 dec – On a normal day, Majken Friss Jorgensen, managing director of Copenhagen’s biggest limousine company, says her firm has twelve vehicles on the road. During the “summit to save the world”, which opens here tomorrow, she will have 200. “We thought [...]

Bark Bark Woof Woof: Swiss Terrorism

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:56:00 -0500

The vote last week in Switzerland to ban the building of more minarets -- even though there were only four in existence already -- was a spasm of intolerance and hatred from a nation we normally think of as boring. After all, when you think of Switzerland, you think [...]

Bark Bark Woof Woof: Remembering Pearl Harbor

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:46:00 -0500

Sixty-eight years later, these veterans still honor those who died at Pearl Harbor. At Pearl Harbor, Jerry Mintz fought back against the Japanese surprise attack by grabbing a 50-caliber machine gun and firing at the planes that strafed the anchored Navy fleet and pulled the U.S. [...]

Bark Bark Woof Woof: Short Takes

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:17:00 -0500

Sunday on the Hill: President Obama went to the Capitol to push the Democrats on the healthcare bill.

Massachusetts holds the primary for the election to fill Ted Kennedy's seat tomorrow.

The U.S. forecasts smaller losses from the bank bailouts than previously thought. That's good.
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Pushing Rope: No Deadline For Afghanistan Withdrawal

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:42:00 -0500

Sec. of Defense Robert Gates and Sec. of State Hillary Clinton told Bob Schieffer there is no absolute deadline to pull troops out of Afghanistan. Gates and Clinton do their best to spin. The fact is President Barack Obama said troops will start pulling out in July of [...]

Pushing Rope: The Pixies - Hey

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:44:00 -0500

The Pixies perform Hey on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. [...]

The South Florida Watershed Journal: Snowy surprise

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:39:00 -0500

Wet season or dry season?

That’s an easy call in south Florida … most years –

Summers are wet and winters dry.

In other areas the distinction is less so,

Leaving weather aficionados to ponder their rains as, say, a baseball [...]

South Florida Daily Blog: SFDB's We Live Here

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:00:00 -0500

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South Florida Daily Blog: Your Evening Sift

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:47:00 -0500

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Is it over? Yes, I think it's over. What the heck will Miami do without Art Basel tomorrow? How will we ever live without it for another year? Mull it over while you take in your Sunday evening Sift.

A- Mango&Lime samples [...]

Pushing Rope: Joel Award: Charles Krauthammer

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:12:00 -0500

It is time to give out the Joel Award. The award goes any celebrity, pundit, blogger or politician that purposely contradicts himself or herself.

This 2004 comedy gem by Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer is worth revisiting. Krauthammer's neoconservative declares President Bush's Afghanistan invasion a resounding success.

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Florida Cracker: Tiger Woods Voicemail Remix

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:32:00 -0500

Not really my kind of music, but this tune's surprisingly hummable:... [...]

Pushing Rope: Is This Change?

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:22:00 -0500

Treasury Sec. Tim Geithner has funneled repaid bailout through AIG to pay Goldman Sach's naked credit default swaps. Repaid bailout money was suppose to be given to community banks to loan out to small businesses.

The President increased the Defense Department budget by 4 percent.
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Bark Bark Woof Woof: Sunday Night at the Movies

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:56:00 -0500

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

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Pushing Rope: Obama Talks to Senate Democrats

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:08:00 -0500

President Barack Obama urged Senate Democrats to finish work on the health care bill. The President met with Democrats near the Senate floor. Obama did not address controversial issues, such as the House Stupak-Pitts anti-abortion amendment or using cloture. Obama's talk was a pep rally speech that [...]

Pushing Rope: A Spy in the House of Love

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:05:00 -0500

Lagniappe:

Comix, comics, comixx, comic strips, editorial cartoons, cartoons, comic books, underground comix, satire, parody, Republicans, political cartoons, John Poindexter, Ollie North, G. Gordon [...]

Pushing Rope: Orrin Hatch Doesn't Like Reading

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:59:00 -0500

Orrin Hatch doesn't like the Senate health care bill because it is too long. Would Hatch be happier if CliffsNotes came out with their edition of the health care bill.

HATCH: It's 2074 pages long! It's enough to make you barf!

I feel the' [...]

Pekin Prattles: Arm-Twisting/Lies/Collusion/Etc.

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:12:00 -0500

The current crop of Reid/Pelosi/Obama leaders are determined....no matter the cost....to have SOME eFORM of healthcare voted upon and approved. They care not a lot about the details. They are sold on the idea that if they do not pass said and same healthcare "reform" they fail with their base. [...]

Pekin Prattles: Obama Bombs Once Again!

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:07:00 -0500

Michael Goodwin states: "Perhaps it was inevitable. A man who voted "present" 130 times in the Illinois Legislature couldn't possibly morph into a savvy and decisive leader of the free world in such a short time.

Yet even the pessimists among us are alarmed by the cloud of uncertainty'" [...]

Pushing Rope: Scott Rothstein: Self-Paid Man

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:18:00 -0500

Scott Rothstein paid himself $35.7 million in 2008. Rothstein was recently indicted for running a Ponzi scheme. Included in the charges are mail fraud, wire fraud, and several charges to money laundering. Rothstein's associates were also rewarded hamesomely for their illegal activities.

• Rothstein, CEO: $35.7 [...]

The Buzz: Dockery calls label SunRail 'billion-dollar boondoggle'

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:05:56 -0500

The soothing voice of state Sen. Paula Dockery of Lakeland, a Republican candidate for governor, is being heard on robo calls across North Florida this weekend. She is urging people to show up for a rally Monday in opposition to rail legislation pending before the Legislature.

Here's part of the script, in which Dockery does [...]

Pekin Prattles: The 12 Days of Copenhagen....

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:05:00 -0500

Sung to the tune of The 12 Days of Christmas....final chorus...liberties taken with the rhyme & meter!!!

1200 Limousines
1100 Caviar
1000 Free Hookers
900 pounds of carbon footprint (each)
8 lonely protesters
700 global warming experts (emails & all)
600 words from Obama
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South Florida Daily Blog: SFDB Post Of The Week

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:57:00 -0500

Number of comments: 1

SFDB selects its Post of the Week by going back and reviewing all the Sifts that we've done over the past 7 days. We find the best post of the week and note the runners ups as we judge them to be.

Art' [...]

Change In Tallahassee: Medicare tall tales

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:23:00 -0500

St. Petersburg Times Editorial:

Arizona Sen. John McCain should know better. So should Florida Sen. George LeMieux and Gov. Charlie Crist. They are among the politicians using tired scare tactics to build opposition to the cuts to Medicare's growth in the health [...]

teachdade.com: ED NEWS, HERE AND EVERYWHERE: A Career Ladder for Dade Teachers by Brian Peterson

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:20:17 -0500

Creating a career ladder which would motivate effective teachers to remain in the classroom is the most important step that we could take to improve the quality of the M-DCPS.

At the present time, large numbers of the best-qualified teachers leave teaching due both to low pay and bad working conditions.

If [...]

The South Florida Watershed Journal: West of Everglades:Naples ...

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:00:00 -0500

West of Everglades:Naples Beach [...]