Dean: Jones Report Shows We Need to Change Course In Iraq

"General Jones' report on the weak state of Iraqi security forces is one more sign that President Bush's strategy in Iraq is not working. Our brave men and women in uniform have done everything we've asked of them, but only the Iraqis themselves can achieve the political progress necessary to sustain peace.

"While Democrats are eager to hear from General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker next week, there are clear signs coming out of Iraq that political reconciliation is not occurring. President Bush and his Republican allies want to cherry-pick the facts, but the way forward is clear. It's long past time to change course in Iraq."

Cops Shut Down Anti-War Press Conference

Gatorgump Hikes Appalachian Trail

A five and a half month journey along the Appalachian Trail concluded Friday for a man from Florida. Defying doctors orders, Mike Osmond hiked the trail from Georgia to Maine. A final hike of Mount Katahdin Friday concluded his trek......here
Just your average heart attack victim with diabetes, allergies and bad feet who appreciates fine wine, a good cigar, and a soft bed. Lets hike 2000 miles!......more

Republican Culture Of Corruption

An extended list......here

Children Of Men

If You Have Not Seen This Film, You Should

Mitt Romney And The French Rudy Might Be Blood Brothers

Excitement is stirring in the (GOP) presidential campaign over a politician who's been talked about in the same breath as John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. He's Nicolas Sarkozy. Presidential candidates are bullish on him, some to the point of gaga. Even Mitt Romney, the only GOP candidate capable of insulting France in fluent French, thinks Sarkozy might be a "blood brother." John McCain has met him at least twice. Rudy Giuliani feels a special kinship with the conservative Frenchman because Sarkozy was once his country's top cop, and because another nickname for the president is "the French Rudy."........more

Dean: Republicans Have Promoted A Culture Of Corruption

That has disgraced our country, and recent events show they have a long way to go before they've cleaned up their act. While Republicans in Washington have campaigned on one set of values, they have lived by another. The American people expect and deserve better......here

Bilingual In Tarpon Springs

Hamas Cartoon Targets Children

There Are Too Many Tomatoes

Tomato growers elsewhere in Florida, like those operating in Immokalee, have made little to no profit from their crop in the past decade. Low market prices are forcing growers to find solutions to lowering their high production costs. It's enough to make growers want to throw tomatoes "“ or even throw in the towel.......more

South Florida Police Turn To YouTube To Catch Criminals

Some South Florida law enforcement agencies are turning to the online video sharing site YouTube.com to post public service announcements and surveillance videos......here

Dean tells Muslims: Run for political office

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean told American Muslims gathered in Rosemont to think beyond voter registration drives. "You need to run for political office," Dean said Saturday. "The only way you can achieve your goals is to stand up and say who you are and be proud of it.".....here

BUSH'S STRUGGLE AGAINST REALITY

Richard Gere Urges Olympics Boycott

Actor Richard Gere chases a fugitive Bosnian war criminal in his latest movie role, but in real life the devout Buddhist is pursuing China on human rights abuses and says a boycott of the Beijing Olympics could help......more

FLORIDA SMACKDOWN, STARRING HOWARD DEAN!

Jailed In New Orleans Without Charge

Roderick Dean, a former corrections officer, recounts his harrowing ordeal two years ago when he was arrested and jailed without charge on August 11, 2005 - two weeks before Hurricane Katrina. When the storm hit, Dean was in New Orleans Parish Prison where he narrowly escaped drowning after the jail flooded. He was never charged and released four months later......more

Hands Across the Border

Georgia, Florida, and Alabama

It's the 16th year of the Hands Across the Border highway safety awareness campaign. State troopers, police officers, and sheriff's deputies from Georgia, Florida, and Alabama work together to set up road checks.......here

Officers, deputies and troopers already conducted a sobriety checkpoint at the Georgia-Florida line on U.S. 319 Tuesday night, issuing around a hundred citations and even making some DUI arrests.

In The Name Of His Father

Wellstone Democrat

The Wellstone legacy has become so intertwined with progressive politics, its origin is all but forgotten. The "Democratic wing of the Democratic party" has been kicked around by Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, small-town Iowa state Rep. Ed Fallon and other Democrats nationwide. Paul Wellstone's name and some actions are being used to channel the inner liberal of the country's most prominent Democrats.......more

Portable Surveillance

In Brandon

Photographing 'Nowhere People'

Florida

Nationwide Is Not On Your Side

Nationwide Insurance said Tuesday it will reduce its catastrophe exposure in Florida by dropping more than 40,000 homeowner and commercial property policies.......more

Bush Photo Opp

At Dooky Chase's

Bush said Tuesday he wanted to celebrate the spirit of New Orleans. He chose to do so with Leah Chase, considered this proud, still-struggling city's Queen of Creole, known as much for her famous cooking as her warm personality........more

Dooky Chase's

Katrina's anniversary must be approaching.

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

Strippers In Drew Park

GOP's Plan to Siphon Off California Electoral Votes

Florida Beaches

Sun, Sea, And Some Crushed Glass

Officials in Florida have come up with the sharp idea of using recycled glass to replenish denuded beaches. The glass grains would be mixed with sand and sprinkled on the shore. But you won’t get splinters in your flip-flops: sand and glass are both made from silica.....more

Howard Dean

"It's about time that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned, From illegally firing US Attorneys to limiting voting rights to warrantless wiretapping, Alberto Gonzales' Justice Department has promoted a culture of lawlessness designed to serve the Bush White House's narrow political agenda, not the American people. Gonzales now joins a long list of Republican officials resigning under a cloud of scandal, but these resignations cannot purge the Bush Administration of its problems. The true problem rests with the Bush White House itself, which continues to put what's best for the Republican Party ahead of what's best for America."

Kennedy Blvd. Over I275

Another Tampa Bay Structurally Deficient Bridge

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Beef Stew

Red Beans And Rice And Plantains

$5.99 At.......Rosa's Market 4209 W. Martin Luther King Blvd Tampa

FEMA Leaving Florida For... Alaska?

Right in the middle of hurricane season, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is shutting its doors and moving out of Florida - the state ranked third nationally for the number of natural disasters. Where are they headed? Alaska. Yes, you read that correctly, Alaska - which ranks 28th on the natural disaster list........here

Howard Dean

Draws Battle Line

Howard Dean set out to draw clear distinctions between his party and Republicans at the 2008 Democratic National Convention year-out kick-off party Wednesday in Denver, heaping criticism on the GOP ethics scandals of 2006 and President Bush's handling of the Iraq war.....here

"(Democrats) are out of touch with voters in the West and they are out of touch with voters in the rest of the country," Lindsay said, adding that voters supported Bush's tax cuts and his efforts to "secure the homeland."....... Republican National Committee spokesman Paul Lindsay

Under Surveillance

At The Hard Rock