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 response to the governor’s statement on the…
Once again, Gov. Rick Scott feels the need to release a statement about something he doesn’t like in federal politics.Three House Republicans, three House Democrats, three Senate Republicans, and three Senate Democrats couldn’t agree on how to make $1.2 billion in spending cuts over the next ten years, a process…
Back when Herman Cain was a nobody candidate early in the election, he got in a bit of trouble when he said he’d be wary of bringing a Muslim into his Cabinet.He backed off of that for a while. That is, until he made a trip to the Jesus of…
One banker, we’ll call him Steve, was walking out of the corporate office in Orlando recently when a protester got in his face. There were three or four Occupy protesters who spotted Steve with a couple other people wearing suits. The protesters figured they had found one percenters. “You’re responsible…
It looks like all those hippies hanging out in parks may have actually sparked an idea.Democratic Rep. Ted Deutch — who represents parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties — introduced the “Outlawing Corporate Cash Undermining the Public Interest in our Elections and Democracy” (OCCUPIED) Constitutional Amendment today.In Deutch’s words,…
Yesterday, Gov. Rick Scott made a visit to the Palm Beach Post editorial board and predicted that the challenge of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act raised by Florida and 25 other states would win in the U.S. Supreme Court.Arguments before the Supreme Court won’t take place until March,…
A new poll shows that Republican Rep. Allen West, who cruised to a near-ten-point victory over his Democratic challenger in 2010, is viewed less favorably than DNC Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz — in the Broward portion of West’s own congressional district.The poll, commissioned by BrowardBeat.com — which did not…
Apparently Gov. Rick Scott’s positions on the state’s higher-education system isn’t impressing all of the students in Florida’s public universities.There’s now a creative, albeit small, petition with signatures from Gainesville down to Broward of people who don’t want the governor’s signature printed on university diplomas.Imagine that — “The University of…
GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain made an appearance with a jazz band outside the Wings Plus in Coral Springs this afternoon, and sure enough, he happened to mention his “9-9-9 plan.”Check out our slide show of the rally here.Many of the north Broward Republican figures were in attendance, as well…
At the time of this post, the House Judiciary Committee is discussing H.R. 3261: the Stop Online Piracy Act (watch it live here), which is considered by those opposed to the legislation to be “the first American Internet censorship system.”That’s why DNC Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is among 25…
Herman Cain is stumping in South Florida today, attempting to revive his sputtering presidential campaign with a $999-a-head fundraiser at the home of Palm Beach Council President David Rosow and a public rally at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. But before he heads over to the island of the…
The Broward Commission voted unanimously to pick Vice Mayor John Rodstrom as the new Broward Mayor, replacing Sue Gunzburger to begin his one-year term.Kristin Jacobs’ path to becoming the new vice mayor wasn’t exactly a shoe-in. She was nominated by Commissioner Lois Wexler, and Commissioner Ilene Lieberman then nominated Commissioner…
Americans for Prosperity Foundation Florida, part of the Koch brothers’ political-funding machine, announced yesterday that it’s going to be “providing essential educational tools to Floridians in advance of the upcoming 2012 elections.”Among the “influential leaders” AFP Florida is bringing on this tour is Brandon Darby, the former FBI informant who…
After President Obama made a comment about the United States being “lazy” about attracting foreign investments for the past couple of decades while he was at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit over the weekend, Gov. Rick Scott — who apparently thinks the president was talking about him — has issued…
GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain — or as Mike Tyson calls him, “The man who’s been shoutin’ the number nine in your TV” — is scheduled to make four stops around South Florida on Wednesday.Three of those events will be free, but the last one — at David Rosow’s Palm…
Earl Rynerson — a constant critic of Fort Lauderdale’s current leadership under Mayor Jack Seiler — announced on Veteran’s Day that he’ll be running for the mayor’s spot again.Rynerson, who spent 20 years in the military, made the call “official” on his website — abetterfortlauderdale.com — although he hasn’t yet…
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 to the most recent Quinnipiac University poll…
With teachers being one of the largest collectives in the state pissed off with Gov. Rick Scott and his tradition of avoiding public schools like the plague, it seems a bit strange that the governor would play teacher for one of his “Let’s Get to Work” days.Regardless, that’s what the…
Tuesday saw the first of two public hearings at the Broward County Commission about redistricting in the wake of the 2010 Census — deciding how the county’s nine commissioners will split up their constituencies in an attempt to meld geographical equity with a little well-intentioned gerrymandering: The current districts, which…
Gov. Rick Scott maintained his position of having the crappiest approval rating among the country’s governors, but Floridians like the governor more than they like the Occupy movement, according to a poll released today.Quinnipiac University — which announced the highest approval rating of Scott’s governorship last month — announced his…
So far, the sexual-harassment claims against GOP presidential candidate have not affected some of his most valuable voters — Florida Republicans.Despite the flurry of allegations that have been raised in the past month — which Cain refers to as “nonsense” — they have had absolutely zero effect on Cain’s polling…
If the youngsters out there need something a little more high-brow than a fart-noise application for their iPhones, there are now apps for that.Sen. Marco Rubio announced the release of the aptly named “U.S. Senator Marco Rubio” application for the iPhone, iPad, and Android devices this week, and it actually…
