This past Wednesday I read with interest the letter from Dallas Dunlap, and halfway through it I was struck by something he said: "Complaints about pork and rising deficits miss the point. To the economy, it doesn't much matter how the money is spent." ...more

March 13, 2009

If Brian Blair is wondering why fellow Republicans did not vote for him in the recent election, he should know that it is certainly not because of Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner's campaign. I didn't even know much about Beckner, but I voted for him because I was sick and tired of Blair trying to remove our Wetlands Management Division of the Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission. ...more

March 13, 2009

John B. Mooney of Hudson says President Barack Obama's critics should come up with alternatives to his policy, not just complain. ...more

March 11, 2009

Lawmakers might raise the cost of a pack of cigarettes by as much as a dollar this year - but don't accuse them of raising "taxes." ...more

March 10, 2009

The Senate has put off until next week a final vote on a $410 billion catchall spending bill. ...more

March 5, 2009

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says those who have lived through Hurricane Katrina doubt that government can rescue Americans from the economic storms. ...more

February 24, 2009

In a recent letter to your newspaper, Republicans were accused of hoping that President Obama fails. Of course I can't speak for all of us, but I don't think it's a personal issue at all. I would hope that any person, whether Democrat or Republican, conservative or liberal or moderate (whatever that is) who supports the views that President Obama is currently espousing would fail. ...more

February 20, 2009

Jon Kueny of New Port Richey says Democrat's Community Redevelopment Act, not George W. Bush, the big reason for "the mess we're in." ...more

February 18, 2009

Former Hillsborough County Republican Party official Carol Carter apologized to the party in a brief speech Tuesday night for sending out an email some considered racist. ...more

February 17, 2009

I've been reading the newspapers and watching the news reports on TV about President Obama and his stimulus package. Everyone who is against the plan seems to have forgotten why we're in the position we're in now, but no one wants to put the blame where it really is. ...more

February 17, 2009