Robert Wexler

New Chief Judge Peter Weinstein No Political Novice

Peter Weinstein, the most political judge in Broward County, was rather fittingly elected the chief of the 17th Judicial Circuit yesterday to succeed Victor Tobin. Judge Weinstein swears Stacy Ritter into office​After 14 years in the Florida Senate and a low-down and bruising loss to ... More >>

Should Deutch Thank Madoff for His Congressional Win?

Thanks for nothing, Bernie!​National media pundits try so hard to understand South Florida. Bless their hearts; they find the weird mix of hanging chads, Ponzi schemers, gator wrestlers, and condo flippers to be terribly confusing. And once in a while, they just flub completely.This morning on NPR ... More >>

Morning Juice: Deutch Wins Wexler Seat; Josie Ratley Wakes From Coma

​Here's what's happening in local news this Wednesday morning:As expected, Democrat Ted Deutch coasted to victory in the special election to replace Robert Wexler in the 19th Congressional District that straddles central Broward and Palm Beach counties. [Palm Beach Post]Four weeks after she was ne ... More >>

On Election Day, Journey Song Is Rally Cry for Deutch Campaign

That's video from yesterday at the campaign headquarters of Ted Deutch, the Democract who's running for the open 20th Congressional seat vacated by Robert Wexler. I wouldn't dare wish for another musical act like Journey, but isn't it time that some modern group conceives a campaign anthem that dis ... More >>

Deutch Calls Republican Opponent "Dangerously Misinformed" About Israel

Around 2:45 in the video above, you'll see Republican congressional candidate Edward Lynch make a rather explosive allegation: that the U.S. imposed sanctions against Israel and that the effect of those is tougher than those against Iran.That moment from Sunday's debate on This Week in South Florida ... More >>

Morning Juice: Stage Fright at Sun Life; Broward Commissioners Give Voters No Choice on Courthouse

​As the weather slowly warms for the big game, let's see what the local headlines have to say:Sun Life Stadium had a mighty scare last night when a stage collapsed during a Super Bowl rehearsal, injuring four people. Not exactly the publicity that the folks at Sun Life had in mind when they ponied ... More >>

Morning Juice: Senseless Deaths in Both Counties; Colts Star Carries Haitian Flag

​A look at what happened over the weekend in South Florida;Neal Jacobson, the Wellington man who on Saturday admitted to murdering his wife and two sons, was still hospitalized Sunday, either from the complications of swallowing a bunch of pills or from the car crash that occurred after the murder ... More >>

Morning Juice: Police Informant Shot; Political Top Guns in Broward Stay Holstered

​Here's your look at what's in today's news:Dwayne Blake of Belle Glade is in jail after allegedly shooting an undercover operative who was taping conversations with Blake for a narcotics investigation. [Palm Beach Post]H1N1 vaccinations have started in Broward and Palm Beach, with people aged 2 t ... More >>

Ted Deutch to Announce for Wexler's Seat?

flsenate.govDeutch​State Sen. Ted Deutch, whose district overlaps with U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler's congressional district, just sent out a news release heralding an "important campaign announcement." Sounds like he's going to announce his candidacy for the Wexler seat.The Deutch press conference is ... More >>

Morning Juice: Pleas in Mafia Case; Crist Asks for Corruption Inquiry

​As we continue to watch for candidates in the race to replace Congressman Robert Wexler, let's see what else is brewing in Broward and Palm Beach.Prosecutors have scored guilty pleas from six men accused of racketeering for the Bonanno crime family, but the alleged ringleader is still holding out ... More >>

In Special Election, Being Wexleresque Figures to Be an Advantage

And that's bad for Ben Graber, the former Broward mayor and county commissioner who tried to make hay with Robert Wexler's cocaine joke on The Colbert Report and who has a nasty batch of ads that he ran during a bitter primary campaign in 2008. Ads like the one below. With Graber already in the race ... More >>

As Robert Wexler Resigns, a Short List of His Best and Worst Moments

Boca Raton's Robert Wexler is expected to resign today after seven terms in Congress to join a Middle East think tank, and the group that will miss him the most is TV news producers. That's because Wexler has always found a way to say something so fiery, so lefty that the folks at Fox spend a day ta ... More >>

Morning Juice: Wexler to Resign; Teens Headed to Jail

​The headlines in South Florida this Wednesday:The latest on the Michael Brewer story is that one of his attackers was angry about a videogame the 15-year-old had borrowed. Just sickening. [CBS4]U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler is leaving Congress. [Miami Herald] Stacy Ritter is contemplating a run for Wex ... More >>

Did Wexler Have Falling Out With Obama?

Wexler​In Barack Obama's presidential election, Robert Wexler was one of those linchpins. As an early supporter, he convinced a great many wary Jewish voters in South Florida that Obama would be a friend of Israel, as Obama himself promised. It was crucial to winning Florida.But since Obama won el ... More >>

Meek, Rubio, I-Team Ganging Up on Crist and LeMieux, But Other Broward Dems Are Gun-Shy

Congressman Kendrick Meek just posted the above video from CBS 4's Tuesday newscast to his campaign's YouTube account, and you can see why. It shows Charlie Crist playing dumb about the role that George LeMieux's law firm, Gunster Yoakley, played in getting visas for the immigrant workers who were h ... 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 >>

Morning Juice: Room for One More Forked Tongue in Broward

​The Broward School District admits it's overbuilt classrooms, but oops! It overbuilt in the wrong areas. So some are jam-packed while others are desolated. And yet as the Sun-Sentinel's Kathy Bushouse reports, the state isn't eager to help the district go on another building binge. Maybe if it's ... More >>

Great Expectorations: Patriot's Visit to Town Hall in Stuart Marred by Magic Loogie

That's video from outside yesterday's Tom Rooney town hall in Stuart. In the ongoing battle over what side of the health care debate is more civilized, this is the Zapruder film. A reform proponent, apparently, is dressed in camoflauge and allegedly spits at one of the tea party types he was arguin ... More >>

For Wexler It's Hard to Be Good Cop When White House Is So Bad

Robert Wexler​By helping Obama win Florida, Congressman Robert Wexler earned himself a higher profile in Washington, but the new administration has also placed him in some no-win foreign policy situations.Wexler, who is Jewish and has a large Jewish constituency in his central Palm Beach and north ... 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 >>

Mini-Reporter: Barack Obama Could Not Be Reached for Comment

Does this kid look like an assassin to you? Damon Weaver, the Canal Point Elementary fifth-grader who trekked to Washington, D.C., in hopes of getting some inauguration day face time with the new pres, got stuck at a security checkpoint and didn't even get to see Barack Obama's historic speech.Well, ... More >>

Eating Cookies With Congressman Wexler

On Monday, Democratic Congresspersons Robert Wexler, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Ron Klein held a "dessert reception" to welcome folks to the inauguration. They walked from their offices in the Capitol: directly across the lawn to the Library of Congress: where attendees had to wait in line to go ... More >>

On the List - Rory Phillips, Miguel Migs, Arthur Baker, Sander Kleinenberg and Fool's Gold

A Hen In The Foxhouse

O'Reilly Endorses Sentinel, Disses Post

You're Fired. Now Love Me!

Bill O'Reilly Nails Robert Wexler

Sucker For Punishment

The Chicago Cubune Hits Hard

Let's Hope It's Better Than 'Tabloid Wars'

Sundancing In Boca

Don't forget to watch war-mongering

Democracy: The Reality Show

Boca Pol 'Fesses Up to Colbert

When you're running upopposed, even hos 'n' blow can't beat you

Wexler: Bon Vivant or Bon Head?

Miami Herald Rights Sentinel's Wrong

Avast, Ye Pirates

Get yourself -- and Congress -- ready for the next wave of absurd anti-file-sharing tactics

Tailpipe

On the Global Tab

Loving the War

Our caveman columnist gets an earful from a couple of congressmen

Out with the Truth, Part 2

The web sure didn't ignore the Foley-is-gay story

The Jackass Whimpers

Bush's war has sent the Democratic Party scurrying for cover

Letters for January 9, 2003

Remove the Bars

Letters for December 19-25, 2002

About face

Letters for November 7, 2002

History thanks us

Oiling the Wheels of War

If only our man in Washington would stay there

Wexler's Travels

South Florida's bellicose congressman carves up the Middle East

The Dogs of War

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

Letters for October 10, 2002

Hawks versus doves versus free-weekly lovers versus anti-Semitic rag haters

Hawking for Israel

South Florida reps push for war. But who are they pushing for?