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Tampa City Council's Efficiency In Question

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: May 5, 2008 · Comments (0)

From the Sun is Hot/Water is wet department. TAMPA - At a recent council meeting, two of Mayor Pam Iorio's highest-paid administrators sat side by side for hours. One was there in case the council had questions about a new code enforcement director. The other was there to lead a... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (2 votes cast)

One hundred year old Mayor

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 29, 2008 · Comments (1)

Where do they live? Florida of course. Mayor Dorothy Geeben doesn't drink. And maybe that's her secret. On Monday, the woman believed to be the oldest mayor in the country turns 100, though Geeben said during an early birthday party Friday she feels "not a bit" older than she did... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Charlie Crist- I've smoked marijuana

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 17, 2008 · Comments (1)

but the Florida Governor thinks the state's current drug laws are fine. TALLAHASSEE - Despite a growing prison population and a shrinking budget, Gov. Charlie Crist said he doesn't support changing Florida's drug laws. State officials estimate Florida's prisons will swell to 100,000 inmates by year's end, with about 20... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.6/5 (5 votes cast)

Absentee ballots go missing in Florida primary race

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 15, 2008 · Comments (2)

How my home state could ever hold a mail-in primary without more of the same is beyond me. From AP- CLEARWATER, Fla.-- Postal officials are investigating the loss of 1,117 absentee ballots in a hotly contested race for a state House seat. The ballots for the March 25 primary in... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Florida "do-over" won't get done

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: March 13, 2008 · Comments (6)

One of the leading proposals for "re-vote" in Florida's Democratic Primary, a second primary by mail ballot, which had apparently been picking up steam, has begun to fizzle, reports Martin Merzer, Lesley Clark, and Mary Ellen Klas for the Miami Herald: Florida law prohibits election officials from authenticating votes cast... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

The options for the DNC in Florida & Michigan

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: March 7, 2008 · Comments (6)

The matter of Florida and Michigan won't go away. The states were penalized by both parties for moving their primaries up before February 5th; Democrats stripped them of all delegates while the GOP cut their delegations in half. The Republicans will have no problem resolving the issue since McCain has... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Congressman Robert Wexler won't have primary opposition

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 20, 2008 · Comments (6)

Instead former Broward County Commissioner says he will run in November with no party affiliation. From the Sun-Sentinel- Ben Graber is abandoning his primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler. He plans to leave the Democratic Party and run against Wexler in November without any party affiliation. He said a... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Newt Gingrich calls for a revote in Florida and Michigan

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 15, 2008 · Comments (1)

He wrote the following for the Wall Street Journal- Giving the Michigan and Florida delegates to Sen. Clinton -- particularly in light of reports that she bent the Democratic Party rules against campaigning in both states -- is a recipe for even more chaos. On the other hand, leaving the... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Florida Senator Mel Martinez already has $3 million stashed for 2010

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 11, 2008 · Comments (3)

Now it is up to the Democrats to find a half way decent candidate. From the Tampa Tribune- WASHINGTON - Sen. Mel Martinez has surpassed $3 million raised for his campaign war chest since taking office, well ahead of the pace of most other U.S. senators whose current terms also... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Confused Florida voters try to cast ballots today

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 5, 2008 · Comments (3)

I always said the rules are different down here in Florida. From the Orlando Sentinel- Millions of Americans in 24 states are turning out vote to in Super Tuesday presidential primaries from Georgia to Alaska today. Meanwhile, some dedicated if confused Florida voters are trying to, as well. Elections offices... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

It is primary day here in Florida and I voted

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 29, 2008 · Comments (2)

Miraculously the phone hasn't rung once today. Yesterday I got phone calls from Mitt Romney, Jack Kemp, Robert Wexler, Adam Hasner, and Charlie Crist to name a few. I would have been really impressed and not automatically hang up the phone, if one of these people called me in person.... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.5/5 (2 votes cast)

Florida GOP polls

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: January 28, 2008 · Comments (2)

Rasmussen Reports is out, and shows Romney moving into a slight (statistically insignificant) lead nationally, 28-26% over McCain, and the two men tied at 31% for tomorrow's Florida primary. Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby, however, has McCain gaining a slight (again, statistically insignificant) 33-30% lead, presumably on the strength of the endorsement from Governor... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (4 votes cast)

Republican debate in Florida

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: January 25, 2008 · Comments (3)

Republican candidates for President held their 19th debate in Florida last night. With the formal withdrawals of Duncan Hunter and Fred Thompson, the field was down to the five remaining active contenders: McCain, Romney, Huckabee, Giuliani, and Paul. My own impressions of their respective performances: Romney ~ I believe he... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Huckabee trims costs, won't run ads in Florida

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 22, 2008 · Comments (7)

Only a few weeks ago Huckabee won the Iowa caucus. Now his campaign looks to be floundering. Battling to stay competitive after his weekend loss in South Carolina, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is taking new steps to save money, including no longer scheduling planes and buses for journalists trying... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (1 votes cast)

Omar Davis for Governor of Florida

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 22, 2008

How often does a five-year-old upstage the chief executive of a state? WEST PALM BEACH -- Gov. Charlie Crist needed goodwill. Fast. So he reached into the audience and plucked 5-year-old Omar Davis out of the front row. "Do you know who Dr. Martin Luther King was?" Crist asked Omar.... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (3 votes cast)

Sen. Barack Obama's name misspelled on 2,000 Florida ballots

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 14, 2008 · Comments (1)

Don't look at me. I don't live in Volusia County. The new year has barely begun, but things are already getting confusing at the Volusia County Supervisor of Elections Office. The office sent out more than 2,000 Volusia County absentee ballots with a presidential candidate's name misspelled. Their ballots read... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Early Florida primary voting begins today

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 14, 2008 · Comments (1)

Vote early or vote later. From the Miami Herald- Early voting begins Monday for the Jan. 29 Florida primary and property tax referendum. Early voting is designated by law to begin 15 days before an election. Residents interested in voting early should check with their local elections office for locations.... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (2 votes cast)

New Florida state song selected but still needs legislative ok

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 12, 2008 · Comments (4)

We have our priorities straight here in Florida. A new song to replace Swanee River. TAMPA -- It's not a hit by the rapper Soulja Boy, or any of the other songs now at the top of pop charts. And it did not get selected with a flood of public... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (2 votes cast)

Florida Democratic fundraiser fined over $200,000

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 11, 2008 · Comments (3)

I'm surprised by the size of the fine. TALLAHASSEE -- A veteran fundraiser for the Florida Democratic Party has agreed to pay more than $200,000 to settle charges that a fundraising organization he once led committed numerous election-law violations. State House Democrats, led at the time by former Rep. Chris... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

Florida State Senator Gary Siplin conviction reversed

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: December 28, 2007 · Comments (2)

I can't believe I never gave this state legislator a Knucklehead award. From the Orlando Sentinel- An appeals court Friday cleared state Sen. Gary Siplin, D-Orlando, of his grand theft conviction for using state employees on his re-election campaign. The lawmaker was convicted last year on one felony theft charge... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Congresswoman Mary Bono marries Congressman Connie Mack IV

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: December 16, 2007

The new couple had their nuptials yesterday. ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Mary Bono, who was married to late singer-turned-politician Sonny Bono and replaced him in Congress after his death, has married U.S. Rep. Connie Mack. Bono's sister, Katherine Whitaker, told The Associated Press the couple were married Saturday in a private... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (1 votes cast)

Judge rules in favor of DNC over Florida primary date

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: December 5, 2007 · Comments (4)

The decision comes as no surprise. TALLAHASSEE -- A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Democratic National Committee has every right to strip Florida of its 210 delegates as punishment for moving its primary date to Jan. 29. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle dismissed a lawsuit against the national party... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Why Florida Governor Charlie Crist won't be Vice-President

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: November 29, 2007 · Comments (4)

The Charlie Crist for Vice-President rumor mill is at work again ST. PETERSBURG -- In its 162-year history, Florida has never had one of its own on a presidential ticket. Could Gov. Charlie Crist be the first? Crist, who sat in the front row at Wednesday's Republican presidential debate, is... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (3 votes cast)

Republican "You-Tube" debate

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 29, 2007 · Comments (4)

The Republicans faced a You Tube debate last night in Tampa, Florida. I had to watch the replay, which ended a little while ago. My impressions: First, the format sucks. The idea of submitted questions is fine, but using the video method ensured that many would be selected based on... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Christine Jennings withdraws lawsuit over 2006 congressional race

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: November 28, 2007 · Comments (1)

The Florida 13th election can finally be put to rest. TALLAHASSEE -- Democrat Christine Jennings has withdrawn a lawsuit over her 369-vote loss in a 2006 congressional race because a federal investigation will meet the same goals as the court case, her lawyers said. Jennings withdrew the suit Monday in... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

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