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• Jeb Bush likes Thrasher for GOP, too

  
  Naked Politics — Authority: 148
  In case there was any doubt that John Thrasher becoming chairman of the Republican Party of Florida was not a done deal, along comes kind words from former Gov. Jeb Bush , an icon among many GOP activists. Youll recall Bush went to bat for Thrasher in his 2008 campaign to get elected to the Florida Senate. Bush ...
  11 hours ago

• The Florida GOP trifecta: Crist, McCollum and now Jeb praise Thrasher

  
  Central Florida Political Pulse — Authority: 654
  TALLAHASSEE — The circle is almost complete: current Gov.  Charlie Crist , wannabe Gov. Bill McCollum and now former Gov. Jeb Bush have all given their blessing to Sen. John Thrasher as the next chairman of the Republican Party of Florida. Here’s Jeb’s endorsement: “There could be no better choice ...
  11 hours ago

• Crist’s Boy Greer Goes Down

  
  RedState — Authority: 777
  Reports are all over the net pointing to the ouster of Jim Greer as the Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida. Greer is a Crist loyalist, hand picked by Crist presumably to provide the needed support for his Senate aspirations for 2010. After months of interference in the Republican primary Party members in ...
  12 hours ago

• Listen to Greer’s conference call – Palm Beach Post

  
  Memmis.com News Agency — Authority: 174
  TPMDC (blog) Listen to Greers conference call Palm Beach Post Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer said this afternoon he will resign effective Feb. 20. Some background on his recent troubles here. “This distractions and attacks on each other within the party is ... Greer resigns ...
  13 hours ago

• More dirty money -- ripoff followed by coverup

  
  Miami-Dade Dems — Authority: 432
  This is an unsung scandal of our state government, and though the Miami Herald and St. Petersburg Times have done spadework to unearth details, the ripoff of the State Board of Administration is not known as widely as it should be. The Herald is part of the problem. In this instance Alex Sink, the Florida chief ...
  2 days ago

• Haridopolos and Cannon call a jobs summit, won’t comment on Greer’s

  
  Central Florida Political Pulse — Authority: 654
  TALLAHASSEE — The next two presiding officers in the Florida Legislature, Sen. Mike Haridopolos and Rep. Dean Cannon , flew into town this morning to announce they would stage a two-day jobs summit in Orlando next month to focus on what the state could do to speed up economic recovery. Both said they didn’t ...
  2 weeks ago

• State looks at adding more kids to insurance rolls

  
  Central Florida Political Pulse — Authority: 654
  By John Kennedy, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Children’s health care programs in Florida could attract millions more in federal dollars with a few changes aimed at easing enrollment.     But a new report warns that the cost to state taxpayers of revamping the existing Florida KidCare network ...
  2 weeks ago

• In RPOF civil war, Greer backer goes after Cox

  
  Central Florida Political Pulse — Authority: 654
  TALLAHASSEE — With Florida Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer facing mounting pressure to step down, Dixie County executive committee member John Friskey is coming to his aid – filing a grievance against former RPOF budget committee chairman Allen Cox for leaking internal budget records to the media. Cox ...
  2 weeks ago

• Mark McKinnon’s 2012 GOP Rankings

  
  race42008.com — Authority: 596
  Mark McKinnon, a columnist at The Daily Beast, gave this as his current rankings of the possible 2012 GOP hopefuls: Mitt Romney: He’s next in line. Sarah Palin: Conservatives love her. Huckabee’s implosion leaves her in second place. Tim Pawlenty: Doing everything right. John Thune: The Bob McDonnell of ...
  2 weeks ago

• Bill McCollum, Presumptive GOP Nominee for Florida Governor, Throws Charlie Crist Under the Bus

  
  RedState — Authority: 777
  How bad is it for Charlie Crist? So bad that the presumptive nominee for the GOP’s gubernatorial candidate has thrown Crist under the bus. Speaking at an event in Ocala, FL, Bill McCollum listed his priorities for Governor and, as the Associated Press notes, they “look[] a lot like the one Gov. Charlie Crist ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Surge We Needed ... by gimleteye

  
  EYE ON MIAMI — Authority: 492
  Thats the headline of the lead editorial in the Miami Herald today, and this post picks up some comments yesterday about the selection of Ben Bernanke as Time Magazines "Person of the Year 2009". The Herald concludes, "... if we have learned anything from the current crisis its that self-regulation doesnt work." But ...
  2 weeks ago

• Jeb Jr/George P. Bush fundraiser for Rubio pushed to 2010

  
  The Buzz: Florida Politics — Authority: 603
  Charlie Crists camp may try to spin this as a bad thing -- couldnt get enough people to make it worthwhile? -- but organizers insist its because they couldnt keep up with the growing interest. Also, some Rubio supporters are planning to attend Mondays U.S.-Cuba Democracy PAC luncheon and couldnt make both events. ...
  3 weeks ago

• Trip’s morning reading

  
  New Mexico Independent — Authority: 572
  Maine Gov. John Baldacci this week will submit a budget proposal that assumes Congress will pass additional stimulus measures , Stateline.org reports today. That begs the question, How many other states, including New Mexico, will make the same assumption going into legislative session at the start of next year? (New ...
  3 weeks ago

• Texas Progressive Alliance Weekly Round Up

  
  TexasVox: The Voice of Public Citizen in Texas — Authority: 560
  TXsharon @ Bluedaze: DRILLING REFORM FOR TEXAS helps you follow the money to see why Governor Perry and others want Texans to keep breathing toxic air . BossKitty at TruthHugger is proud to give a Hat Tip to Houston – Annise Parker inherits a City of Progress . The Stonewall Democrats of Denton ...
  3 weeks ago

• Jeb Bushs One Florida outlasts critics

  
  The Buzz: Florida Politics — Authority: 603
  A decade after Gov. Jeb Bush announced his controversial plan to end race-based university admissions, the number of minority students statewide has risen, according to a Times/Herald review of enrollment figures. "That certainly flies in the face of those who were predicting Armageddon all those years ago," said ...
  3 weeks ago

• Jeb quiet on Rubio v Crist

  
  GOP 12 — Authority: 606
  Another interesting exchange between Jeb Bush and the Squawk Box hosts on CNBC yesterday.A big question has been whether Jeb will endorse Marco Rubio in his race against Charlie Crist, but judging from Bushs words and body language, it doesnt seem like hes too keen on any sort of purity test that might disqualify ...
  3 weeks ago

• Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush Predicts That Rob Simmons Will Beat U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd in November 2010

  
  Capitol Watch — Authority: 595
  Florida Gov. Jeb Bush predicted on CNBC that former U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons will defeat incumbent Democrat Christopher J. Dodd in the 2010 U.S. Senate race. Bush, whose grandparents and father lived in Greenwich for years, is familiar with Connecticut and served as the keynote speaker at the annual Prescott Bush ...
  3 weeks ago

• Jeb Bush on Sarah Palin

  
  GOP 12 — Authority: 606
  On Squawk Box yesterday, Jeb Bush was asked about his future and a certain best-sellers (video here).QUESTION: Would you answer my question about who should run in 2012? Are you gonna run again? For anything?[Jeb laughs]JEB: I dont know. Im trying to achieve financial security for my family first, and Im involved in ...
  3 weeks ago

• Florida and this culture of corruption: what would Jesus do? ... by gimleteye

  
  EYE ON MIAMI — Authority: 492
  The front page news is federal agents swooping into Tallahassee to try and root out the culture of corruption that pervades the state capitol. ("Feds swoop into Capitol over fraud", Miami Herald, December 10, 2009) A good graphic representation of todays pervasive culture of corruption comes from another place: the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Playing tetherball with more than $100 billion, by the State Board of Administration... by gimleteye

  
  EYE ON MIAMI — Authority: 492
  The State Board of Administration controls $112 billion in state pensions and billions in other taxpayer funds. It is an extraordinarily powerful investor, as a result, of the Growth Machine. Yesterday, according to the Tallahassee Democrat, "In a starkly partisan vote that split two candidates for governor, the board ...
  3 weeks ago

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