Mike Haridopolos Quits U.S. Senate Race, Leaves Boring YouTube Video

Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos announced this morning he’s dropping out of the race to take on U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012.Haridopolos was competing in an overly crowded field of GOP candidates to take on Nelson, and despite leading fundraising out of the Republican Senate hopefuls, political reports have…

Allen West on NPR: Do We Really Need the Justice Department?

Yesterday, NPR host Robert Siegel interviewed U.S. Rep. Allen West about the federal debt fight. West, a member of the House Tea Party caucus, is adamantly opposed to raising the debt limit. He doesn’t want the U.S. government to borrow any more money, even if that means the feds will…

Rick Scott’s Dirty Deeds That Didn’t Make Top 12 List

This week’s New Times cover story, “Enemy of the State,” details the dozen worst accomplishments from Gov. Rick Scott’s first six months in office. Unsurprisingly, there were plenty of dirty deeds that didn’t make the list. Here are a few of the highlights:1. Following a property-tax-cutting proposal from Scott, the…

Former Overpriced-Steak Salesman Craig Miller Enters Senate Race

Craig Miller, the former Ruth’s Chris Steak House CEO, announced he’s running for the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Sen. Bill Nelson.Miller, running as a Republican, has decided to enter quite a busy field of candidates wishing to overtake Nelson, including Adam Hasner, George LeMieux, and Florida Senate President…

Sarah Palin’s Emails, Translated to South Florida

Recently, thousands of pages of emails from Sarah Palin’s tenure as governor of Alaska were released to news organizations. (It took three years to get the records, partly because Palin shared Rick Scott’s disdain for public email accounts.)But now, readers can get a small peek at Palin’s previously private conversations,…

Patrick Murphy Raising Tons of Cash in Bid to Unseat Allen West

We’re still a pair of Novembers away from seeing the fate of Rep. Allen West’s congressional seat, but 28-year-old Patrick Murphy looks like he’s already giving the congressman a run for his money — lots and lots of money.Murphy announced that he raised $450,000 in the second quarter, on top…

“Rick Scott Is a Liar” and Other Tea Party Opinions on SunRail

​Apparently it takes a $1.2 billion train for the Tea Party folks to figure out they don’t really like Gov. Rick Scott.”Rick Scott IS A LIAR,” the South Florida Tea Party says.”This decision has completed the governor’s transformation from businessman to political insider,” Republican Sen. Paula Dockery says in a…

Six Months Later, Rick Scott’s Solantic Is Sold

After six months of conflict-of-interest questions about Gov. Rick Scott’s urgent-care chain Solantic, the deal has finally gone through.The investment firm that bought Solantic — which the Jacksonville Business Journal reports bought a controlling interest in April — finished its purchase of the company yesterday.At the time Scott took office,…

Should Charlie Crist Run for Governor Again?

We’re fully aware of the journalistic rule that says if a headline ends in a question mark, the answer is “no.” But humor this venture into the lands of political possibility, driven by desperate flight from the backward policies and reckless attitudes of Rick Scott, Florida’s 45th governor.Earlier today, we…

Rick Scott Distributes List of Accomplishments

At a news conference last week at the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, Gov. Rick Scott’s aides left a gift on the chairs of everyone in the audience: a list of Scott’s accomplishments for the year. Just in case anyone had forgotten. Take a look — these items speak for…