Twins Shot While Driving in Belle Glade

Two 22-year-old brothers were shot just before 1 a.m. while driving in Belle Glade, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. One of the men was found near the intersection of SW Fifth Street and SW B Place, and the other was several blocks away in the passenger seat…

Florida: First in Our Hearts, First in Public Corruption Convictions

People have a lot of opinions about our quaint little corner of the country, but there’s one thing that’s above dispute: Florida never defies expectations.So when you hear that a report was released yesterday laying out state-level statistics about public corruption, which state would you expect to be at the…

PBSO Just Shot Its Third Person in Six Days

It’s getting pretty intense up there in Palm Beach County — for the third time since the weekend, sheriff’s deputies have shot a suspect.A fight between “a group of females” evolved into a fight between several men at the First and 10 Sports Bar shortly after 5 this morning, and…

D-Day Was Very Good to Allen West’s Campaign Facebook Page

Allen West (and the people working for him) get social media. West was named the most engaging Twitter user in Congress a few months ago, and he’s gained 20,000 since earning the title, putting him at more than 56,000 followers.His campaign Facebook page has more than 96,000 likes and is…

Deerfield Beach Housing Authority Just Throwing Away Public Records Now

It looks like Deerfield Beach has a twofold problem: The first fold is that the “office manager/comptroller” responding to emails for Housing Authority Chairman Keith Emery has no idea how to read a four-sentence request for simple public records.The second is that they’ve been throwing those public records away.MAOS blogger…

Bill Clinton Looks at Obama’s Problems, Points to Allen West

Absent any actual legislative influence or accomplishments of his own to tout in his campaign, Allen West has turned to whining nonstop about Barack Hussein Obama and his evil communist Marxist progressive liberal despicable agenda. Don’t take my word for it — check out West’s Facebook page and look for…

Rubio Chief of Staff Still Receiving Cash From Former Lobbying Firm

Cesar Conda, Sen. Marco Rubio’s chief of staff, received  $50,000 to $100,000 from the lobbying firm he used to work for, according to an investigation by campaign finance website Republic Report.Though Conda left the firm before taking the job at the head of Rubio’s office, Rubio spokesman Alex Conant told…

Scott Rothstein Starts New, Three-Week Deposition, Cries First Day

Convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein began a new round of questioning yesterday about the details of his $1.4 billion ripoff. His last deposition lasted two weeks and featured him laying accusations against colleagues, hookers, banks, the police, and tons of other people Rothstein says helped him run away with millions.The…