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Sunburn: A morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics

Sunburn: A morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics

The app is only a few weeks away, so I figure, why not begin rolling out a preview of what ‘Sunburn’ will be: a morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics.  Think Politico Playbook, just right-sized for the Sunshine State… ROMNEY PLAYING CATCH UP IN FLORIDA – BUT HE HAS TIME The Los Angeles [...]

May 7 2012 | Posted in Headlines, Statewide | Read More »

Caucus forms to save the F-35 from budget cuts

Caucus forms to save the F-35 from budget cuts

Even before the congressional “supercommittee” failed to reach a deal averting drastic cuts to defense spending, one group of lawmakers began mobilizing to protect a favorite weapons program, writes T.W. Farnam of the Washington Post. Reps. Kay Granger (R-Tex.) and Norm Dicks (D-Wash.) announced the formation of a Congressional Joint Strike Fighter Caucus with 49 members from [...]

November 23 2011 | Posted in The Bay and the 'Burg | Read More »

Nixon White House had to nail Thanksgiving turkey by its feet

Nixon White House had to nail Thanksgiving turkey by its feet

Nothing went according to plan in Richard Nixon’s White House.  Not even Thanksgiving dinner. The Washington Post recollects: Thanksgiving always reminds us of the time during the Nixon administration when a particularly rambunctious turkey was presented to the late president at the White House. The turkey was so flustered that, according to the tale, which [...]

November 23 2011 | Posted in Headlines, The Bay and the 'Burg | Read More »

Obvious poll: Almost all Americans have favorable views of Thanksgiving dinner

Obvious poll: Almost all Americans have favorable views of Thanksgiving dinner

Consensus at last: almost all Americans – from coast to coast and across stiffening party lines – have favorable views of Thanksgiving dinner, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Overall, 93 percent say they have positive views of the traditional meal, including 77 percent who say so “strongly.” Not everyone, however, is equally enthusiastic [...]

November 23 2011 | Posted in Headlines, Politix | Read More »

More analysis, reaction of last night’s Republican presidential debate

More analysis, reaction of last night’s Republican presidential debate

ABC’s Amy Walter named Gingrich the only Republican candidate who won: http://abcn.ws/tNwFLw. The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza named him as one of three candidate winners: http://wapo.st/rAFyd3. The New York Times’ Nate Silver gave Gingrich an A- [for context: Huntsman A-, Romney B+, Paul B+, Bachmann B+, Santorum B, Perry B, Cain C]. CBS News put Gingrich at the TOP of their list of winners. [...]

November 23 2011 | Posted in Headlines, The Bay and the 'Burg | Read More »

John Thune to endorse Mitt Romney for President

John Thune to endorse Mitt Romney for President

Mitt Romney will announce the endorsement of Sen. John Thune, the Washington Post reports, “a rising star in the Republican Party who had weighed a White House bid of his own before deciding to stay in the Senate and move up in his party’s leadership.”

November 23 2011 | Posted in Headlines, The Bay and the 'Burg | Read More »

5 things I think I think about today’s St. Pete Times and other media

5 things I think I think about today’s St. Pete Times and other media

This is only the third, or is it the fourth, negative editorial on gambling since ‘destination resorts’ legislation was announced. – NY Times’ Bill Carter: “NBC is to announce on Monday morning that it has hired Chelsea Clinton to become a full-time special correspondent for NBC News. Ms. Clinton will show up at the news [...]

November 14 2011 | Posted in Headlines, Media & Tech | Read More »

Sunday essay: The faith in our fathers

Sunday essay: The faith in our fathers

The following is a cross-post from Benjamin Kirby of the Spencerian: If you read one thing this weekend, make it the Washington Post piece by Thomas L. Day, a graduate student at the University of Chicago and an Iraq War veteran. I’m 31, an Iraq war veteran, a Penn State graduate, a Catholic, a native of State College, [...]

November 13 2011 | Posted in Headlines, Politix | Read More »

Previewing and live-blogging tonight’s GOP debate

Previewing and live-blogging tonight’s GOP debate

Tonight’s GOP debate airs at 8 p.m. on CNBC, live from Oakland University in Oakland, Mich., moderated by John Harwood and Maria Bartiromo. Jim Cramer, Steve Liesman, Rick Santelli and Sharon Epperson will join in the questioning. Previewing and live-blogging the debate (with lots of Andrew Sullivan mixed in): 9:48 p.m. - “One last question: Dodd, [...]

November 9 2011 | Posted in Headlines, The Bay and the 'Burg | Read More »

Independents, moderates see GOP sabotaging President Obama

Independents, moderates see GOP sabotaging President Obama

A new Washington Post-ABC News survey finds that 50% of Americans think President Obama is “making a good faith effort to deal with the country’s economic problems,” but Republicans are “playing politics by blocking his proposals and programs.” (H/t to Taegan Goddard.) Meanwhile, 44% think Obama is at fault and “has not provided leadership on the economy.” [...]

November 7 2011 | Posted in Headlines, Politix | Read More »

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