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The Sun-Sentinel Error That Won't Die

Is Katherine Harris A Ruthless Soviet Dictator?

Et Tu, Dolphins?

The members of Broward's backstabbing political club are at it again, and this time Democratic honcho Mitch Ceasar had to break it up

Letters to the Editor

Letters for November 23, 2000

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Wasserman Schultz Has Everywhere Trick

(Spoiler Alert: If you haven't seen the movie The Prestige, stop reading this post now, because I'm going to give away a crucial plot twist.)Remember that seemingly impossible trick in The Prestige by Christian Bale's character? On one side of the stage, he closes a door behind himself while in the ... More >>

Nail Ceasar!

Does the local Democratic Party really need a dictator for life?

The GOP's Buddy

If the Sun-Sentinel's Buddy Nevins has declared for Crist, why's he still covering the governor's race?

The Ludicrous 12 of 2004

Sure, it was the year of Bush/Kerry. But here are South Florida's really big stories.

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It's All About Sex!

Prelude to a Butt Whippin'

The GOP eyes a George W. Bush victory in traditionally Democratic Palm Beach County. Here's why.

The First Train to Clark-ville

Lauderdale hosts a candidacy in its infancy

Dem Blues

The left, turning right, was plain wrong

Dirty George and the War Pigs

The president's war, his brother's fib, a black man's past, and Mayor Griffin's demise

The Jackass Whimpers

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

Letters to the Editor

Letters for November 9, 2000

Members of the "Mitch Ceasar Mob" earn a steady paycheck for their political influence

Letters for November 9, 2000

Cash Dries Up in Key Races for Dems

house.govA painting of Bill Young, whose congressional career may have pre-dated the invention of still photographyOn paper, the congressional district of Rep. Bill Young of St. Petersburg would seem to be one of the best chances for the Democratic Party to pick up a seat. Although Young has kept th ... More >>

Wasserman Schultz: Let's Not Panic About Health Care Reform

wassermanschultz.house.govDebbie Wasserman Schultz​This week's Republican upset in the Massachusetts Senate race cost Democrats their filibuster-proof majority and dealt a powerful blow to the party's hopes for health care reform. This afternoon I asked West Broward Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman ... More >>

Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Congressional Dems Hugging; GOP Members Looking "Deflated"

Photo: C. StilesDebbie Wasserman Schultz​Just got off the phone with Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who stepped off the House floor to describe the scene at the center of the political universe."If you look at our side of the chamber, there's a frenzy of activity, members hugging and smil ... 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 >>

Would Crist Be to Republicans What Lieberman Is to Democrats?

The Crist-Rubio discussion comes in around the 1:45 mark. There really are similarities between the decision facing Charlie Crist and the one that Sen. Joe Lieberman faced in 2006 after he lost the Democrat primary. Of course, Lieberman opted to run as a third-party candidate, winning the general e ... More >>

Kendrick Meek Lost Rural Florida, Thanks to Racist Dixiecrats (UPDATED)

Greene snatched two thirds of the vote from Meek in some rural counties.​U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek had a lot of reasons to feel good about his primary win last week over Jeff Greene. Despite recent polls that showed Greene doing well, Meek trounced him with 57 percent of the vote.But there's also so ... More >>

Florida Liberals May Have to Plug Nose and Vote Crist to Keep Rubio From Winning

FlickrA vote for Meek may help Rubio take the Senate race.​Congressman Kendrick Meek has failed to galvanize the Democratic base, he failed to properly trounce wacky billionaire Jeff Greene, and now he may be abandoned by even the most die-hard Democrats, who may be leery of throwing him their vot ... More >>

Photo Fun

This photo of Gov. Charlie Crist and Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter could be a classic someday​. They look so darned happy. Inside see more. 

The Timeliest, Most Entertaining, Mudslinging Ad We've Seen This Halloween Season

​Both Halloween and the election are fast approaching, making  this a very spooky week, with unexpected twists and turns lurking ahead. Far in advance of the October 31 holiday, Christine O'Donnell, the Tea Party candidate for Delaware Senate, revealed "I am not a witch" (provoking awesome pa ... More >>

UPDATED: Kendrick Meek Addressing Clinton Report

Palm Beach Post​Kendrick Meek has called a press conference for 9:30 p.m.-- i.e. right now -- to address the report that Bill Clinton advised him to drop out of the race in a bid to put Charlie Crist over Marco Rubio in a bid to keep the Senate Democrats in power. & ... More >>

Head of Florida Dems Thanks Supporters for "Brighter Future"?

Where were the Dems while this guy won?​Yes, a wave of anti-Obama, pro-Tea Party sentiment swept the country Tuesday. But even considering the national trend, Florida Dems took a beating that can't simply be blamed on the miserable economy or a knee-jerk desire for change.Going into Election Day, ... More >>

Fail Ceasar!

Mitch Ceasar's political palace is falling apart. The Democratic Chairman lost big on Election Day. Broward laid down for the Republican push on Tuesday, with voter turnout in the supposed Democratic powerhouse county a meager 40 percent -- eight point under the state avera ... More >>

Ann Coulter: If You're Reading This, You're Probably a Traitor

Surrounded by enemies, but smiling.​Tuesday on Coulter Watch, I tried defending SoFla's sexiest pundit for her Q&A performance at last week's CPAC. I stand by my defense. In those twenty minutes, she seemed to honestly wrestle with issues of concern to both her and her audience. And if she cam ... More >>

Republican Pollster: 57 Percent of Floridians Support Legalizing Medicinal Pot

A survey conducted by GOP pollster Fabrizio, McLaughlin & Associates -- the same firm that conducted polls for Florida Gov. Rick Scott's campaign -- found that 57 percent of Floridians support legalization of medicinal marijuana. Daily BruinSoon coming to a strip mall near you? ​This news ... More >>

Democratic Party Operative Says He Sees the Light

By day, Ron Mills is a Democratic area leader and president of the Dolphins Democrats, an influential and active gay political club. Miami Herald Mills, left, with another Republican, Sheriff Al Lamberti, and fellow Democrat Michael Albetta, right.​By night, he quietly worke ... More >>

Florida Republicans Crack Down On Voting

Nothing but trouble.​The Florida House passed a highly controversial overhaul of election laws on Thursday, which critics say would grossly undermine the fabric of democracy and help ensure a Republican victory in the 2012 election.Supporters of the legislation say that the changes would prevent v ... More >>

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Fires Away In Support Of Gun Control

via Sun SentinelDebbie Wasserman Schultz and Gabriel Giffords, who was shot in the head earlier this year.​The Florida House's self-defeating restoration of plans for a prescription drug database to help fight our state's lethal abuse epidemic caught quite a buzz last week. But Congresswoman Debbi ... More >>

Where's the Leadership, Sheriff?

Judy Stern showing her deep concern for the ocean. ​The photo above is one that the Broward Democratic Party didn't want you to see.Or at least the part of it showing lobbyist Judy Stern with a sign denouncing offshore drilling. The photo was taken at the "Hands Across the Sands" protest last June ... More >>

Broward Republican Party's Chief Sponsors Are Democrats

​The Broward Republican Party is holding its "Grand Old Party BBQ" at Ronald Bergeron's ranch next month. Bergeron, a developer, has become more and more involved with the GOP recently, sponsoring just about everything it's been doing, from the recent Lincoln dinner to the party's website. Li ... More >>

Is Debbie Wasserman Schultz a Self-Hating Jew?

Debbie Wasserman Schultz​Oh, probably not. But such insinuations are the stuff of American politics in 2011. This particular insinuation is part of the fallout from Obama's speech on the Middle East last week -- that boring, almost content-free speech that in a saner clime would have attracted con ... More >>

Mitt Romney Leads Obama in Hypothetical Matchup, Sunshine State News Poll Says

Willard Mitt Romney​Let the horserace begin -- in a poll commissioned by Sunshine State News, pollsters say Florida voters would vote for Republican Mitt Romney over Democratic President Barack Obama in a hypothetical matchup between the two for president.In a survey of 1,000 likely Florida voters ... More >>

The "Black Ronald Reagan" Is Coming, but It's Not Allen West, According to The Root

​The Root, an African-American culture magazine, says that there's "a job opening out there for a black Ronald Reagan" but that Rep. Allen West don't fit the bill.The magazine says West, along with Rep. Tim Scott and presidential candidate Herman Cain, are black Republicans who have had the opport ... More >>

Rick Scott's Approval Rating Reaches an All-Time High: 37 Percent

​Gov. Rick Scott's approval rating was polled as the highest of his governorship at 37 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released this morning.The increase is due to a higher opinion of Scott's job performance from members of the Republican Party, as both Democrats and Independent ... More >>

Ann Coulter: Debbie Wasserman Shultz Is a "Hideous Beast Who Has a Voice Like a Hyena Getting an Abortion" (Video)

​Well, here's what just came out of Ann Coulter's mouth in front of an audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference -- Florida, during what was apparently a comparison between Republicans and Democrats done by illustrating a pair of South Florida congressmen: "I want to implant it in p ... More >>

Nan Rich Now Weighs in on Super Committee Failure, Scolds Rick Scott, GOP Policies

Florida SenateNan Rich​Now that Florida's Senate minority leader has released a statement responding to Gov. Rick Scott's comments on the Super Committee's failure to compromise on how to make $1.2 billion in spending cuts, it's getting a little ridiculous.Nan Rich, a Weston Democrat, issued a res ... More >>

Rick Scott Breaks His Record for Crappiest Approval Rating -- 26 Percent

​Gov. Rick Scott is still the least-popular governor in the country, but according to the latest poll released this afternoon, it's the crappiest approval rating he's ever had.Scott's approval is down to 26 percent of Floridians, according to the freshest numbers from Public Policy Polling, easily ... More >>

Allen West: Nazi Propagandist Joseph Goebbels Would "Be Very Proud of the Democrat Party"

Rep. Allen West, the self-proclaimed Harriet Tubman.​The sun rose again this morning, meaning another entry in the expanding catalog of Shit Allen Says.Let's preface Rep. Allen West's most recent outlandish statement with the disclaimer he gave shortly after his explanation of the Democratic Party ... More >>

Allen West the Subject of a House Resolution Over His Nazi Propaganda Comments

Rep. Allen West​The Library of Congress will forever hold on to a copy of a House Resolution condemning Rep. Allen West's "repugnant" conduct for comparing Democrats to Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels.The resolution lived for a total of 26 minutes and 13 seconds yesterday afternoon, before m ... More >>

Broward GOP: Allen West Needs "More Favorable Treatment" in Redistricting

Rep. Allen West, who's apparently "in danger" of losing his congressional seat.​The Broward GOP has looked at the proposed congressional redistricting map for the state and has come to a realization -- Broward isn't going to have a Republican representative if that map becomes a reality.That l ... More >>

Patrick Murphy Campaign Launches Attack Ad Against Allen West

​Producing an attack ad against Rep. Allen West probably isn't the hardest thing to do, considering the amount of controversial material the congressman likes to put out on a regular basis.Democrat Patrick Murphy has taken advantage of some of that, releasing an online video titled "Allen West's 2 ... More >>

Lois Frankel Endorsed by Democratic Legislators Ahead of Possible Primary

​Democrats Lois Frankel and Patrick Murphy have maintained that they're both hell-bent on defeating Republican Rep. Allen West in this year's election.On the other hand, it's not 100 percent that they'll both want to run against West considering the redistricting process, so both Democrats have be ... More >>