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Who Is Nancy Nord?

cpsc.govNancy NordSen. Bill Nelson of Florida wants Obama to fire Nancy Nord, chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the U.S. agency that he says ought to have been monitoring the quality of drywall being shipped here from China, the same drywall presently destroying the value of a slew of ... More >>

For Coral Springs Family, Stakes Are High for This Year's Election of the Century

Robert LevinsonThat election is this June in Iran, pitting Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, president of the Religious Neanderthal Republic of Iran, against Mir-Hossein Mousavi, a "reformist" who would moderate some of the nation's hard-line policies on human rights and in international diplomacy. That is, he'd ... More >>

War Between Obama Mamas and Palin Pretties in Lake Worth

Robert LevinsonThat election is this June in Iran, pitting Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, president of the Religious Neanderthal Republic of Iran, against Mir-Hossein Mousavi, a "reformist" who would moderate some of the nation's hard-line policies on human rights and in international diplomacy. That is, he'd ... More >>

The Hospital on the Hill

A mean-spirited VA medical center director has patient care playing distant second to the bottom line

The Dogs of War

The people don't want to attack Saddam, but our elected representatives sure do

Short Cuts

Magnolia Soundtrack, Central Avenue Sounds, Sheila Nicholls

Politics as Blood Sport

Need to oust a school superintendent or get your favorite Democratic candidate elected? Just call Andre Fladell. But don't ever cross him.

Nelson Helps Get Nord Nixed

billnelson.senate.govSen. Bill NelsonIf you've noticed that Sen. Bill Nelson has an extra spring in his step lately, it's because this week his friends in the Obama administration flushed the agency chief who has long held the top spot on Nelson's List of People to Fire. That would be Nancy Nord, wh ... More >>

List of U.S. Attorney Applicants Is Out

Sixteen lawyers have applied for the job of being the next U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, responsible for prosecuting all federal crimes from Palm Beach County south. Here's the list, which was released this morning by the Florida Federal Judicial Nominating Commission:David M. ... More >>

Tea Party Team Fights Obama, MoveOn on Health Care

RBerteigIf the website NoGovernmentHealthcare.com is any indication, the group of conservative folks who organized the local version of the nationwide "tea parties" have become emboldened by the turnouts they've drawn. Now they are fighting Obama's plan to move toward nationalized health care. If th ... More >>

Florida's U.S. Senators: Which One's Tweedle Dee?

Flickr: Meeko_Your health care is in their hands. Feeling queasy yet?​At tonight's joint session of Congress, Florida will have two senators in the audience in a position to make good on a policy -- health-care reform -- that is the subject of tonight's speech and that was a major part of Barack O ... More >>

Pretty Speech, Barack, But What Will You Do About the Robots Who Will Eat Our Pills?

Seriously, that classic SNL sketch above is only slightly more absurd than the kind that are being circulated by Boca Raton's state legislator and House Leader Adam Hasner. In tonight's speech, Obama took on the "death panel" myth and the socialism myth and remembered to shave the Hitler mustache th ... More >>

The LeMieux-Crist Master Plan Revealed: Senate Dominance by 2012

Yes, you heard right. In the closing moments of that Capital News Service video, the reporter says that Broward County trailblazer George LeMieux "is leaving open the possibility that he'll run for U.S. Senate in 2012," when that darned Democrat Bill Nelson is up for reelection. Which means if his ... More >>

Mo' Mustache Countdown: No. 4

myfwc.comRon Bergeron's mustache: because the 10-gallon hat alone isn't manly enough.​Developer Ron Bergeron is arguably the most powerful man in West Broward. Politicians, lobbyists, journalists: Mere crumbs in a single mighty mustache. Among Bergeron's many manly acts this year. This summer he d ... More >>

Morning Juice: Pats Sent Packing; Palm Beach Commissioner's Daughter Gets County Business

​News from over the weekend:These Fins have some fight in 'em! Yesterday in Land Shark Stadium, they knocked off the Patriots, 22-21, thanks to New England's two turnovers in the red zone. Now the Dolphins have playoff hopes and the Pats have a losing streak. [NFL.com]Former Palm Beach prosecutor ... More >>

Morning Juice: Ryan LeVin Surrenders to Police; Gallagher to Plead to Bribery Charge

​While you enjoy your Irish coffee, a few local headlines:Accused hit-and-run driver Ryan LeVin was arrested last night by Fort Lauderdale police. He's been charged with vehicular homicide in the February 13, 2009, deaths of Kenneth Watkinson and Craig Elford, two British tourists. [Sun-Sentinel]A ... More >>

A Breeder's View on the Proposed Python Ban

Courtesy of Greg Bryant​Greg Bryant raises reticulated pythons, the longest snakes in the world. From the Retic Ranch in Delray Beach, he breeds animals that can grow to 20 feet and top 100 pounds and sells them around the world. His livelihood is now threatened by federal legislation, proposed la ... More >>

[UPDATED] It's Splitsville for Charlie Crist's Broward Bromance

​While he was a Republican Senate candidate, Charlie Crist didn't have an inner circle so much as a triangle. And all three points on that triangle were from Broward County. George LeMieux, the governor's former chief of staff, whom Crist appointed to the U.S. Senate last August; Eric Eikenberg, w ... More >>

The Show Must Go On

Working on a Tea Party story but in the meantime wanted to share a photo that has been spreading across the internets lately. Here it is:                   What the hell is this, you ask, and why is it on the Pulp? Well, ... More >>

Don't They Look Happy Together?

​ During Obama's State of the Union speech last night, Florida Senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson sat together to show unity in light of the Gabrielle Giffords shooting.  But enough about our dysfunctional Congress, let's move onto our dysfunctional Florid ... More >>

Numerous KFC Stores Shutting Down Across Broward

Finger lickin' gone? Information is sketchy right now, but reports are coming in that Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants at more than 20 locations in Broward County are being shut down as I type this. The only confirmed shutdown so far is at the KFC at 815 Hallandale Beach Boulevard. I called the ... More >>

Judge Bounces Berger Singerman From Rothstein Bankruptcy Suit

In a blow to the lead counsel in the Rothstein bankruptcy case, Judge Raymond Ray disqualified the Berger Singerman law firm from representing the trustee in a clawback suit against Qtask, a California company in which Scott Rothstein invested millions of dollars i ... More >>

Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos Slammed for Using Taxpayer Money to Write Useless Book

​It was fodder for Florida columnists all week. By Saturday, the hypocrisy and intellectual ineptitude of Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos was on national display via the New York Times' op-ed page. Last week, the AP reported that Haridopolos, a so-called fiscally conservative Republican, ... More >>

Florida Prisoners Lead The Nation in Tax Fraud

​Florida is number one again. The state that holds the championship belt in oxycodone consumption now leads the U.S. in fraudulent tax returns filed from prison. Perhaps our prisoners are trying to emulate the leadership traits of Captain Medicaid Fraud, aka Gov. Rick Scott. Florida inmates filed ... More >>

Voter Suppression Back in Style; Let's Party Like It's 1869

Screw the 15th Amendment. This is Florida.​Florida's legislative attack on voter rights easily passed the House last week and looks like it will surely sail through the Senate to become law. We're not alone, though. Our state's attempt to disenfranchise a massive amount of its citizens is actuall ... More >>

Rick Scott's Administration Moves Like The Mob

Public records? Fuggedaboutit​With a governor who once invoked the Fifth Amendment 75 times, it's only fitting that his administration instills mafia codes into their office policy, which seems like something plucked straight from a Martin Scorsese film. Anyone who's seen the classic movie "Casino ... More >>

Bill Nelson Warns Rick Scott to Veto Election Bill or Face a Federal Investigation

State lawmakers want to keep people from having sex with animals. U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson wants to keep lawmakers from screwing voters.​Although it seems like Gov. Rick Scott will make the bold and progressive move of banning bestiality, he still plans to screw voters. The election overhaul bill, wh ... More >>

Former Overpriced-Steak Salesman Craig Miller Enters Senate Race

Craig Miller​Craig Miller, the former Ruth's Chris Steak House CEO, announced he's running for the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Sen. Bill Nelson.Miller, running as a Republican, has decided to enter quite a busy field of candidates wishing to overtake Nelson, including Adam Hasner, Georg ... More >>

Crist Has Risen -- Above Both Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson, According to Poll

Charlie Crist​Former Gov. Charlie Crist is still in the good graces of Florida voters, according to what we swear is the last Sunshine State News poll we're publishing this week.Crist was the only one -- between himself and Sens. Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson -- to receive a favorable rating above 4 ... More >>

Ruth's Chris Ex-CEO Plans Senate Run

​Though his political aspirations have so far remained unsuccessful, Craig Miller is still vying for a Florida Senate seat next year.Before taking the top slot at Ruth's Chris, he served as CEO for Uno Restaurant Holdings. He was pushed out of his Ruth's Chris position in 2008 after

Mike Haridopolos Quits U.S. Senate Race, Leaves Boring YouTube Video

Mike Haridopolos, Florida Senate President and quitter.​Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos announced this morning he's dropping out of the race to take on U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012.Haridopolos was competing in an overly crowded field of GOP candidates to take on Nelson, and despite lead ... More >>

Rick Perry Leads Florida Poll Going Into Debate, Followed by Mitt Romney and Still... Sarah Palin

Texas Gov. Rick Perry​Without much difference from the national poll released the day of the CNN/Tea Party express GOP presidential debate two weeks ago, most Florida Republicans would pick Texas Gov. Rick Perry as their presidential nominee, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released ... More >>

Mitt Romney Leads New Florida Poll; Ron Paul Most Unfavorable Candidate but Places Fourth

Willard Mitt Romney​With this afternoon's release of Public Policy Polling's survey of Florida Republican voters, Florida became the first Southern state polled by the firm that didn't select Texas Gov. Rick Perry as its front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination.Instead, former Massachusett ... More >>

Connie Mack Enters U.S. Senate Race With 23-Point Lead Over Other GOP Hopefuls

FlickrConnie Mack​Whereas "someone else/not sure" was the overwhelming leader in previous polls for the Republican nomination in next year's U.S. Senate race, Rep. Connie Mack's entrance into the race changes things a bit.Mack enters with the support of 32 percent of Republican voters, according t ... More >>

Selling a Private Prison to Lawmakers: A Primer in Three Acts, by Southwest Ranches and CCA

​Oh, what fun it must be to be a congressional representative, traveling your home territory in search of causes to support, being bombarded at every turn by lobbyists and carefully crafted P.R. Balancing pork-barrel people-pleasers with national security interests (and those of your campaign dono ... More >>

Connie Mack Makes His U.S. Senate Run Official

Rep. Connie Mack IV​Although one of Republican Rep. Connie Mack's advisers announced that the congressman was running for U.S. senator in 2012 more than a month ago, it's not official until there's a Fox News appearance involved.Mack appeared on Sean Hannity's show to make his formal announcement, ... More >>

Ranches Activists Plan Holiday Party at Debbie's Office; LeMieux Against ICE Jail

LeMieux and his highly American family say "no bueno" to the ICE jail...​It's been an eventful few months for the Southwest Ranches and Pines residents who decided they didn't want a prison going up in their neighborhood. An immigration-centered protest in September led to an angry town hall meeti ... More >>

Kim Jong Il: Marco Rubio Calls Him an "Evil Tyrant"; Bill Nelson Talks About Space

tammybruce.comDead.​Florida's senators had quite different reactions to Kim Jong Il's death, with one calling the North Korean dictator an "evil tyrant," while the other wanted to talk about what stuff looks like from space.Off course, it was Florida's Democrat space-man Sen. Bill Nelson who t ... More >>

Florida's Congressional Delegation Worth More Than $170 Million

​The 27 members of Florida's Congressional delegation are collectively worth more than $170 million, according to recently released figures from the Center for Responsive Politics.Much of the delegation's collective $172,193,290 estimated net worth comes from Rep. Vern Buchanan, whose $136,152 ... More >>

Frederica Wilson Had Worst Attendance Out of Florida's Congressional Delegation

Rep. Frederica Wilson​No member of Florida's congressional delegation missed more votes this year than South Florida Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson.In fact, South Florida Democrats -- excluding Rep. Alcee Hastings -- had some of the worst attendance records in the state, as Wilson, Rep. Debbie W ... More >>

Marco Rubio Dropping His Support of the PROTECT IP Act

Sen. Marco Rubio​That was quick. Less than an hour ago, Sen. Marco Rubio announced he no longer supports the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) -- the Senate version of the Stop Online Privacy (SOPA) -- which he was previously a cosponsor of.As we noted this morning, two South Florida congressional representat ... More >>

Prisonville, Florida: Low Taxes and Big Yards, All for the Price of a Box Full of Immigrants

Sen. Marco Rubio​That was quick. Less than an hour ago, Sen. Marco Rubio announced he no longer supports the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) -- the Senate version of the Stop Online Privacy (SOPA) -- which he was previously a cosponsor of.As we noted this morning, two South Florida congressional representat ... More >>

Herman Cain Makes a Comeback! (In Ad for Steak Salesman/Senate Candidate Craig Miller)

Herman Cain is trying to work his magic again, this time by being featured in the new advertisement for U.S. Senate Republican hopeful and former Ruth's Chris steak house CEO Craig Miller.