Allen West Spent Almost a Million Dollars on Mail This Year

Yesterday, we brought you the details of Allen West’s 2012 campaign contributions — how he’s pulled in more than $1.8 million between January and the end of March, with more than half of contributions from donors giving over $200 coming from outside the state.He has $3,334,632 left in his war…

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Gets New Hairdo; Internet Goes Nuts

Normally, the Pulp would never consider a politician’s hairstyle news, but U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Weston) is a special case. For some reason, the internet hates her hair. Her tightly spiraled, dyed-blond curls have been called “angry perm” and “nappy,” and Rush Limbaugh once accused her of using mayonnaise…

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Cancels Speech at Muslim Group’s Annual Dinner

Involving Muslims in the American political process is a frightening prospect to guys like Joe Kaufman. Judging from a rant he wrote in February, Kaufman, head of the anti-Islam group Americans Against Hate, doesn’t want Muslims to vote, work for the federal government, or get fair legal representation. Kaufman’s view…

Obama at FAU: We’ve Got Pics

I have to admit, I didn’t realize we sent a photographer to President Barack Obama’s “policy speech” at Florida Atlantic University on Tuesday, which taxpayers, not his campaign, paid for despite his having three fundraisers the same day, according to the Miami Herald.We do indeed have a slide show from…

Why Does Connie Mack Get to Use a Fake Name in Congress?

Florida Congressman Connie Mack hasn’t been using his real name. Not in Federal Election Commission filings, not in his Congressional bio, not in federal financial disclosure documents. Even on forms that ask for “Full Name” or “Name of Candidate (in full),” he writes — and later signs — “Connie Mack.”It’s…

PIP Bill Won’t Affect Injured People, Former Insurance Fraud Director Says

John Askins spent 24 years in Miami investigating staged accidents, fake injury claims, and other car insurance fraud before going on to head the Florida Division of Insurance Fraud. He retired from government in September but followed this month’s new personal injury protection (PIP) reform bill closely. All Florida drivers…

Jeb Bush Courageously Endorses Mitt Romney

Former Republican Gov. Jeb Bush has taken the brave and politically risky move of endorsing presidential candidate Mitt Romney, a long-shot candidate who is only 300 delegates ahead of his competition.Romney has won only 16 primaries, including Florida’s, which was held almost two months ago…

Ron Bergeron Wants to Be Your Garbage Man

It’s a strange battle that pitches Ron Bergeron as the underdog, but there’s nothing that isn’t strange about trash in South Florida. Debates about what to do with the stuff have raged for decades, and the main player has been Wayne Huizenga’s mutant offspring, Wheelabrator Technologies, which does trash hauling…

Five Ways the PIP “Reform” Bill Fails to Help Consumers

Gov. Rick Scott was so eager to pass a car  insurance reform bill last week that he sent personal thank-you notes to the lawmakers who supported it. The personal injury protection (PIP) insurance bill was a cornerstone of his legislative agenda. “This is a bill that delivers on my promise…