More GOP BS

It appears that President Obama, with 182 EO’s, still has to sign off on another 100 Executive Orders before he even comes close to tying with 

George W. Bush – whose record stands at 291. 

And Bush Jr. pales in comparison to Ronald Reagan who must have been the great usurper of the Constitution with his Executive Order count standing at 381! here

Florida coalition fights to expand health care coverage

Rick Scott's Florida Is One Of Three States

That permanently deny ex-offenders the right to vote 
unless restored by the governor or a clemency board. 
Scott and the Florida GOP 
undid automatic restoration of rights for nonviolent 
ex-felons  and tightened rules in 2011. here

DESTIN POLITICAL CARTOONIST

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Meat Loaf

With rice and salad.

At Family Table Restaurant in North Port

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America's Koch Problem

Not Getting Screwed

Florida Democrats are united behind a common goal Send Rick Scott packing.

 Crist is being opposed by Senator 
Nan Rich. 

She was a good Senator. 

But now she is backed by Republicans. 

The RPOF Rick Scott team has 
propped up Rich. 

She has stubbornly compromised her legacy by running. She will be remembered as a spoiler. Someone whose sole purpose was to attack a fellow Democrat. Progressives knowing this have fled Senator Rich's camp 
They have joined Governor Crist.

Rich has also been helped by outside forces. Republican funded outside sources. The racist group Progressive Choice. This group includes Democrats. 
Dems disloyal to the party. 

 Our findings are explosive. 
The depth and level of involvement of Republicans is staggering. Some Democrats close to Senator Rich have also been involved. 
We look forward to reading it. We love Rich, support her and want a debate. 
She has not compromised anything.
We are not GOP! 

NOT GETTING SQUEEZED 

The Florida Un-Democratic Party

Used their annual fundraising dinner to bash Gov. Rick Scott — but not to showcase the candidates that hope to replace him. Former Gov. Charlie Crist and former Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich — weren’t allowed to address the more than 1,500 party activists who will be asked to help the eventually nominee defeat the governor. here

Leadership lacking on transit in Hillsborough

The comments last week by the chairman of Hillsborough County's mass transit agency illustrate why this region continues to lag behind other major metro areas in mass transit.

 Mike Suarez, the chairman of Hillsborough Area Regional Transit, scoffed at the notion that the county would be ready to present a transit package to the voters in 2016. "The boat has sailed on that," 

he said. Best to wait until 2018.

 That's a stall that has played out for decades, and it reflects a lack of vision and leadership that continues to hurt Hillsborough 

and the Tampa Bay region. here

Ben Bradley and Right Hand Films

Solar Panel Acreage Needed to Power the Entire Planet

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Port Charlotte

Viva Florida

The Florida Department of State announces statewide activities to mark 50 years since the historic signing of the first landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. here

President Obama’s Progressive Agenda

Republicans are using every last dirty trick to stop President Obama from promoting equal pay, raising the minimum wage, or making millionaires pay their fair share.

But, you’re fighting back in a HUMONGOUS way!

HERE

Feds Free Sami Al-Arian

USF Professor Al-Arian is a Palestinian American civil rights and Palestine solidarity activist arrested and put on trial for aiding the Palestinian resistance organization Islamic Jihad in 2003. He was set free today in Virginia. Federal prosecutors decided to finally drop his case after his family waited in legal limbo for five years. more>

More bad news for the GOP, they are rapidly losing Cuban support

Cubans in the U.S. have long identified with or leaned toward the Republican Party, even as Hispanics overall have tilted Democrat. But the party affiliation of Cubans has undergone a shift over the past decade, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of survey data. here

GRUDGELYFE

I came across a photo shoot for GrudgeLyfe and they let me take a pic.

Check them out here

Ilena Ros-Lehtinen's Party In Coconut Grove

Florida GOP Rep. Ilena Ros-Lehtinen 

and her husband, Dexter, are throwing a party next month at the 

Coconut Grove Ritz Carlton in Miami 

to celebrate three decades of matrimony.

In lieu of gifts, their guests can send $1,000 to the IRL PAC (Ros-Lehtinen’s leadership PAC) or purchase a table for $5,000.

Because nothing says true love like political fundraising. here

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