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Political Groundswell–”Two Postcards From Blountstown”

May 19, 2013, No comments

I think most of us agree that politics have become pretty sophisticated to predict.  All kinds of focus groups, exit polls, internet preference track ...

Voting No on a Mother’s Day Resolution

May 12, 2013, No comments

Celebrating the important Mother’s Day today brings back memories of a vote in the Florida Senate in 1979.  During a raucous debate on some iss ...

Announcing the 2013 “David Rivera Golden Fleece” Award Winner(s)

May 11, 2013, No comments

This is the dreaded recognition for the worst performance by legislators during the 2013 legislative session.  Although the Republican leadership has ...

2013 “Golden” Senate Awards

May 3, 2013, No comments

My selection of Senators for the “Golden” designation this year are pretty clear, and I think not in question: Republican:  Senator Joe N ...

2013 “Golden” House of Representative Awards

April 27, 2013, No comments

It is time for our annual recognition of the outstanding or “Golden” legislators from this session.  This year we will do the House membe ...

Transparency in “Accidental Ambition”

April 20, 2013, No comments

As with most fiction, readers of Accidental Ambition, that I co-wrote with Rhett DeVane, have asked me  about who the characters in the book that mig ...