Bob McKnight

Post #33, Bob McKnight's Subscription Commentary "These Times, They Are A Changing." Bob Dylan The political voting axiom in Florida has for years been, "It is all up to the I 4 Corridor." That strip of land cuts across the very middle of the state from Tampa, through Orlando over to the Space Coast of Melbourne. Historically it has been very conservative and mainly voting Republican. But, as Bob Dylan's song goes, "These times, they are a changing." The 2018 Mid Term elec

Post #29, Bob McKnight's Subscription Commentary "Do the Democrats relish a fight more than a victory?" Political stupidity often has no discerning boundaries. On the Republican side, virtually every conservative I know has said that if President Donald Trump would just stop using social media to spout off and lie, his record would begin getting some respect. That may be a little farther than I would go, but it sure makes sense when you look at the stock market or a few of

Post #3, Bob McKnight's Political Commentary "The Republicans fear Trump and the Gingrich Contract with America in not working across the aisle." Many Democrats and Independents cannot understand why it so hard for Republican office holders to stand up to Donald Trump's embarrassing actions. After Trump started out describing some Mexicans as rapists, then denigrating Senator John McCain's service as a POW, bragging about grabbing women's private parts, and even ridiculing a

There are about 1 million citizens in Florida from Puerto Rico, many most recently moving into the I-4 Corridor of Orlando and surrounding areas. The majority are said to be registered to vote Democratic. Last year, the Puerto Rico residents in Florida elected their own member of Congress as a Democrat. That seat was held by a Republican for many years. The population of Puerto Rico today is approximately 3.5 million. Political consultants are already buzzing about what h

I am often asked of my political party affiliation. I am a Democrat, since first registering at 21 years old. At that time Democrats in Florida were the majority party and generally identified as moderate-conservative; pro public education, for economic development and for using taxe administration to advance sound public policy. With the surprise election of Governor Reuben Askew in 1970, Democrats added ethics, the environment, and community care for the elderly and d

For the second time, President Donald Trump had Republican members of Congress bused to the White House for a photo opportunity with him in the Rose Garden. This time it was a celebration of the House passing a bill designed to replace Obama Care with Trump Care. It was a surprise victory after several false starts by Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wi.), although passing by only 4 votes among the 435 members of the House. But, the passage was a major achievement for the President

With President Elect Trump selecting a fervent voucher advocate for Education Secretary, it is clear where the federal direction will be for public education over the next four or eight years. In Florida, there has been a high profile attempt to get the public school unions to drop their lawsuit challenging public monies being appropriated for private school education. But in that strategy, supporters of dropping the suit have now enlisted support among minorities, the disa