Obama Elected To Help Americans elected Barack Obama president instead of John McCain because we need jobs, not more tax cuts for the wealthy. Trickle-down economics crashed with the stock market. ...more

February 16, 2009

Finally, it's official. There will be a special legislative session next month. Gov. Charlie Crist, not a proponent previously, is now on board. That (2008-09) $2.3 billion state budget hole - that could deepen to $3.8 billion or more in 2009-10 - plus possible harm to Florida's credit rating and Medicaid scenarios from hell has everyone finally fixated on a resolution. Presumably, everything is on the table, especially in a state that hasn't fundamentally changed its revenue-raising ways from the LeRoy Collins administration years. ...more

December 24, 2008

It's a long way from Brooksville to Washington, D.C., as the proverbial crow flies. ...more

November 12, 2008

BOSTON – It was all set up as an emphatic rubber stamp of everything the Rays had done before, a continuation of the otherworldly sway they have held over all comers this season. ...more

October 17, 2008

For the last fortnight, the political conventions have been providing their usual fare: lots of stagecraft, non-stop schmooze-control, celebrity scrutiny, "defining-moment" speeches and over-analysis fodder for pundits and partisans. The ambience is equal parts pep rally, infomercial and Rotarian reunion. Time was when these conventions actually chose a presidential candidate. Back when smoke-filled back rooms were no mere metaphors. Now these gatherings rubber-stamp and coronate candidates. Which explains, in part, why some of Hillary's Harridans won't concede. The other part is that for those women who have outsourced their identities to Hillary Clinton, this election is no longer about the party and the country – it's about them. But enough, at least in this space, on that. ...more

September 3, 2008

A power struggle has erupted between the city council and Mayor Pam Iorio's administration over who calls the shots. ...more

November 6, 2007