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Reemergence of Sistrunk: Possible hope for the future

Examiner.com - 1day 13hrs ago

Often, I frequent Sistrunk Boulevard because it is very close to Las Olas Blvd in Fort Lauderdale and I visit the libraries located there from time to time. Las Olas is such a contrast to the rundown apartment buildings and shops that I observe wh…

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Tea Party Rep. Reflects On The Big Day: 'We've Crossed The Rubicon'

TPMDC - 3 days ago

Freshman Rep. Alan West (R-FL) stood in the Speaker's Lobby after John Boehner took over this afternoon and reflected on an election season that saw the Tea Party -- of which West is one of the most colorful elected members -- ascend to the hall…

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Affection

Ta-Nehisi Coates - 28th Dec 2010

Ta-Nehisi Coates asserts that Barbour was ignorant of history. Fine, call him ignorant. But don't call him someone who had "affection" for "white supremacist" organizations, or who was a "fan of moderate strains of white supremacist ideology." C…

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'Politics as usual' is being challenged by Brooks County's Black community

Examiner.com - 23rd Dec 2010

Much of rural South Georgia is deemed Republican territory and one can look at recent election cycles and see that the color of red has dominated the political landscape for awhile. However, in one South Georgia county, it appears that a movement …

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Obama reaches out to base amid new tension

Washington Post - 20th Dec 2010

In the wake of President Obama's tax-cut deal with Republicans, the White House is moving quickly to mend its strained relationship with the Democratic Base, reassuring liberal groups, black leaders and labor union officials who opposed the tax …

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Obama reaches out to liberal groups to shore up Democratic base after tax deal

Washington Post - 20th Dec 2010

In the wake of President Obama's tax-cut deal with Republicans, the White House is moving quickly to mend its strained relationship with the Democratic Base, reassuring liberal groups, black leaders and labor union officials who opposed the tax …

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Bush Tax Cuts: From Bipartisan to Evil (Larry Elder)

Yahoo! News - 16th Dec 2010

Creators Syndicate – A mere nine years ago, 12 Democratic senators voted for the current Tax Rates, as well as for a complete phaseout of the Estate Tax. Twelve! By contrast, ObamaCare and the $800 billion "stimulus" package secu…

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Obama vulnerable in 2012

Politico - 16th Dec 2010

There is now so much room to the left of Barack Obama, it is becoming increasingly possible that some Democrat will challenge him in 2012. Whether it’s anger from what the White House dismisses as “the professional left” or an…

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