By Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post Columnist, Nov 22, 2022. A chorus of Republicans have announced that the party must move on from former president Donald Trump if it wants to win in 2024. But without taking on Trump’s unfitness directly and offering a positive alternative, they are giving GOP primary voters no reason to dump Trump.
By DIANE ROBERTS, The Florida Phoenix, Nov 21, 2022. Florida was once a New South state. From the early 1960s to 2000 or so, Florida had leaders who looked to the future, determined to leave Jim Crow behind and separate us from the likes of Alabama. We had governors committed to equal justice, open government,
By Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post Columnist, November 21, 2022. If you believe Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis would be a less dangerous presidential candidate than former president Donald Trump, take a moment to consider the recent ruling striking down DeSantis’s “Stop WOKE Act.” That opinion — as well as other rulings against his attempts to inhibit dissent —
By Dana Milbank, Washington Post Columnist, November 18, 2022. Wednesday evening, Republicans formally won control of the House. Thursday morning, in the first public act of the new majority, senior House Republicans revealed their most urgent priority: They would investigate Hunter Biden. The incoming chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the incoming chairman of the
By Ezra Klein, New York Times Opinion Columnist, Nov 6, 2022. What Republicans are offering, if they win the 2022 elections, is not conservatism. It is crisis. More accurately, it is crises. A debt-ceiling crisis. An election crisis. And a body blow to the government’s efforts to prepare for a slew of other crises we know are
By Ross Douthat, NY Times Opinion Columnist, Nov. 9, 2022. A red wave swept Florida, but elsewhere, it barely lapped the shore. Endangered House Democrats are surviving all over, the battle for the Senate may be tilting toward the Democrats, and at best Republicans have won themselves a return to stalemate, not the victory that the
By Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post Columnist, October 27, 2022. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has shown yet again that Republicans are no longer bothering to disguise their extremism and contempt for voters’ intelligence. He has indicated that if Republicans are put in charge, they would be willing to put aid to Ukraine on the chopping block and play a
Editor’s comment: Vote for Democrats to ensure this doesn’t happen, especially Val Demings for US Senate and Andrea Doria Kale of US House of Representatives. By Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post Columnist, October 19, 2022. Republicans have already indicated what they would do if they control one or both houses of Congress after the midterm elections. And
By Karin Rives, S&P Global Insights, Aug 24, 2022 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he will work with the state legislature to codify a rule barring the state’s pension fund from considering ESG factors in investment decisions. Vote Crist for Governor and Adam Hattersley for CFO! Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration on Aug. 23 approved
By Greg Sargent, The Washington Post, October 3, 2022. The political mystique of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rests partly on the illusion that he wields absolute “own the libs” mastery over the various assorted enemies the right has decided to hate these days. It’s why he’s seen as a 2024 GOP contender who has the capacity to
By E.J. Dionne Jr., Washington Post Columnist, October 2, 2022. What makes this midterm election different from every other? Most midterms are about the party in charge. But in this one, two parties count as incumbents: the Democrats who control the White House and Congress, and the Republicans who control the Supreme Court. GOP pollster Whit
Overall Summary: Senator Rubio opposes taxing businesses, restrict money in politics, consumer protection, disaster relief, funding education, environmental protection, financial sector regulation, gun control, public health, foreign and humanitarian aid, humane immigration policy, labor rights and wages, LGBTQ rights, internet freedom, avoiding default, poverty amelioration, racial equality, increasing revenues, taxing the wealthy, a robust safety
As Floridians begin to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Ian, they’re relying on their leaders to help secure federal aid to rebuild. But Marco Rubio has a long history of putting his self-serving political agenda ahead of supporting disaster relief, voting against measures to help communities recover from hurricanes and protect Florida’s infrastructure from
By Paul Krugman, New York Times Opinion Columnist, September 26, 2022. What’s my plan for the next two years? I will be happy, healthy and successful. What will I do to achieve these things? What are you, a Marxist? I’ve now summarized the essence of the Commitment to America announced by House Republicans last week. This “plan”
By E.J. Dionne Jr., Washington Post Columnist, September 25, 2022. While they were trumpeting their “Commitment to America” on Friday, House Republicans might have told Americans more than they intended about what a GOP majority would mean and the forces it would answer to. But they also gave Democrats some tips about what’s coming their way. Some of
Election day is now less than 7 weeks away and Governor Ron DeSantis is trying very hard to distract us from 3 key areas where he’s failed Florida. DeSantis is so determined not to discuss reproductive freedom, skyrocketing housing and property insurance costs, or gun violence that he’s willing to resort to possible criminal means to change the subject. It’s
By Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post Columnist, September 21, 2022. You don’t need to be an expert in theology to know that a central tenet of the world’s major religions is to care for the sick, the weak and the vulnerable. Jews, who have been perpetual immigrants, hold dear to the Torah’s invocation: “When a stranger sojourns with
Elect Chief Val Demings as our US Senator on November 8th! Marco Rubio is continuing his career-long mission to undermine Medicare and Social Security with new legislation that would force parents to cut their Social Security benefits in order to take paid leave to care for their children. Rubio’s new Providing for Life Act includes a paid
The following Letter to the Editor was published in The Daily Sun on Sept 21, 2022. Thanks, Bill. Congressman Greg Steube of U.S. Congressional District 17 which includes Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte, Englewood, Babcock Ranch, North Port and other areas in Sarasota County, has failed us. He must be replaced this November. The list
Elect Val Demings as our US Senator on November 8th to ensure public safety. Marco Rubio has benefited from over $3 million in campaign spending from the gun industry. And in the wake of tragic mass shootings, Rubio consistently caves to his donors instead of voting for popular commonsense measures to keep Floridians safe from gun
Editor’s note: Protect women’s reproductive health services and family privacy. Elect Val Demings as our US Senator on November 8th. Marco Rubio once again doubled down on his support for extremist abortion bans during a recent campaign event. After telling Floridians earlier this week that he favors abortion bans with no exceptions for rape and incest and even supports
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