Old grudges die hard, and at the Republican National Committee (RNC) meeting this week, some wounds from this year’s contentious election for chairman are being reopened. Jim Greer, chairman of the Florida Republican Party and a key ally of RNC Chairman Michael Steele, is running to head the party’s influential Rules Committee, with Steele’s backing. [...]

Just got word from the PBA that it has endorsed former police office Joe Smith in the increasingly competitive race for District 5 between Smith, Angela Rouson and Steve Kornell.

From the Buzz: As futile an exercise as it may be, Congressman C.W. Bill Young put up a fight today for funding for F-22 fighter jets. The Pinellas County Republican had this to say after a floor speech by defense appropriations chairman John Murtha, who has agreed to follow the Senate and drop the $1.7s [...]

Labor Day is as far down the road as the 4th of July is in the rearview mirror. These are officially the dog days of Summer. Maybe the heat can explain: How Cristina Silva writes this limp article as part of her coverage of the race in District 5. “The seat is being vacated by [...]

Saint Petersburg Preservation will be hosting a Mayoral Candidate “Summit” on historic preservation on Wednesday, July 29th, 7 PM, at Studio 620, 620 1st Avenue South. Topics to be addressed include better ordinances to encourage preservation, landmarking of the Detroit Hotel, heritage tourism and tours, and the economic benefits of historic preservation. Most candidates have [...]

Steve Shale, the Obama campaign’s Florida director and one of the few Democratic operatives worth a damn, announced this morning directly to the blogosphere his support of Kendrick Meek for the US Senate: Dear Kenneth, Last year, I had the great honor of leading the Obama campaign here in Florida. For five months, I had [...]

She is a School Board member from one of Pasco County’s most prominent families. He is a lawyer with the backing of one of Pasco’s most powerful politicians. Never mind that the primary is more than a year away. The battle between fellow Republicans Kathryn Starkey and Richard Corcoran for the House District 45 seat [...]

Like with so many others, my relationship with Tiger Bay is becoming a love-hate situation. I love going to the forums, I think they hate when I show up and make the likes of Leslie Curran quiver with discomfort. Earlier this year and behind closed doors, the board of Tiger Bay contemplated taking away a [...]

David McKalip, the now disgraced doctor who sent out a racist email depicting President Obama as a tribal witch doctor, has an extensive record of contributions to Florida politicians and political causes. Why does this matter? Because you just know that this was not the first time McKalip’s real beliefs were shared with policy makers. [...]