Veteran students of politics remember U.S. Senator William Proxmire’s (D., Wisconsin) legendary “Golden Fleece” Award, which he gave to the most irresponsible act of wasting taxpayer money. Since the Senator has …
During the Tucker Administration of the Florida House of Representatives (1974-1978), members were limited to a certain number of bills they could int ...
In 1977, the Equal Rights Amendment (“ERA”) was just 3 states short of the required 38 states for adoption. The amendment had passed th ...
It was July, 1978, and qualifying for offices in Florida had just ended. The highest profile political club in the state was the original Tiger Bay ...
As of this writing, the major news story across the country is the Oil Explosion in the Gulf threatening all of our country’s coasts. It brought back a memory I ...
The title is certainly one of the lasting statements to come from the Vietnam War during the 60′s and 70′s, generally attributable to U.S. Army Captain Phil Cannella. It was made in ...
This is my second selection of outstanding legislators, these serving during the 2010 Session. For readers, especially new to this Blog, I try to identify lawmakers who remind me of the truly ...
Even today, much is made of “The Fight” on the floor of the Senate between Senate Dean Dempsey Barron (D., Panama City) and his long time protegé, Senate President W.D. Childers ...
