Local GOP committee election offers preview of possible 2014 State House Primary

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Reaganista

This past Thursday the Miami-Dade County Republican Executive Committee called a special meeting to elect its vice chairman. This would have normally been a routine, inconsequential exercise for the local county party, but for the events leading up to it.

Rewind to the Summer of 2012: A group of Ron Paul loyalists set its sight on the Miami-Dade County Republican Executive Committee and recruited several candidates throughout the county to “take over” the party, as some called it. This effort was apparently not limited to Miami-Dade County, but I digress. Continue reading →

Other Views: Disregard of veterans akin to treason

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Marlin Muller

Last week I received a call from a woman heavily involved in veteran support groups. She told me there was a veteran of the war in Iraq who suffered a bad car accident. He was hospitalized and she asked me if I could stop by his room to keep him company as he was feeling lonely in the room. I went to the hospital not knowing that my life was about to change.

Demario is an orphan who spent time with over 20 foster families throughout his childhood before joining the military at 18. He bravely served 12 years before being shot four times in Iraq, which rendered the left side of his body paralyzed.

He was promptly served medical discharge papers, the military cut all ties, and a half paralyzed Demario was again alone in the world with no family, friends, or job–after over 10 combat deployments to just about every hell hole on Earth in defense of his country. Continue reading →

Ghost of Charlie Crist haunts upcoming session

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Reaganista

It has been over two years since the adults regained control of Florida’s helm, yet the specter of the Charlie Crist days of demagoguery, populism-at-any-cost, and overall political buffoonery looms heavy over the state Capitol.

The idea that Charlie Crist wants to make a political comeback and pursue the office he once held—and neglected then abandoned in order to run for two other offices—has become common knowledge throughout Tallahassee.

The ambulance-chasing trial lawyer firm he works for does everything it can to promote him, including feature him on television ads and countless billboards across the state. He continues to chase photo-ops, pen op-eds, and do anything else he can to offer unsolicited pontifications on any political issue.

If there is an accelerated program that confers Democrat bona fides on someone, Charlie Crist has graduated from it with honors: as a newly-minted independent, he formally supported several Democrat office-seekers in 2012 (including backstabbing former allies), endorsed Barack Obama, was featured as an “independent” speaker at the Democratic National Convention, switched his party affiliation to Democrat after fulfilling the token “independent for Obama” role, and immediately following the Newtown, CT massacre, joined the chorus of Democrats calling for gun control, which is a far cry from his strong pro-Second Amendment record that earned him an A-Rating with the NRA.

This appears to complete his two-year political metamorphosis, which makes him ripe for a possible comeback as a Democrat.

And Legislators are aware of this. Continue reading →

Castro’s med school used as indoctrination tool inside and outside Cuba

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Reaganista

When Florida state legislators Senator Rene(cito) García (R-Hialeah) and Represenatative Manny “El Bueno” Díaz (R-Miami Lakes) each filed legislation in their respective chambers that would prohibit graduates of Cuban medical schools from practicing medicine in Florida, my initial reaction was to commend them (I always encourage anything that kicks the Castro regime in the teeth).

That being said, I also decided to dig a little deeper to investigate where they were coming from.

But before I get into that, here is a summary of their proposed legislation: Continue reading →

What would Reagan do…with his dog?

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Reaganista

Just when you think you’ve entered an alternate universe after actually reading a positive fluff piece on Florida Governor Rick Scott in a Florida newspaper (in this case, a profile on First Lady Ann Scott in the Tampa Bay Times), you are quickly–within 24 hours–returned to reality with a ridiculous hit piece against him in the very same newspaper.

Such was the case this morning when veteran Tallahassee reporter Lucy Morgan–who apparently defines the word “retirement” as Cher does–published an article about Governor Rick Scott returning his adopted dog.

According to her article, the governor adopted a yellow Labrador Retriever from a shelter
before the 2010 general election who supporters named “Reagan.” But shortly after moving into the Governor’s Mansion, the dog was returned to whence it came.

In fairness to Lucy Morgan, she does detail how the dog became an annoyance and threatening to mansion staff and others to the point of being disruptive, which is why he was eventually given back to the shelter.

However, the article serves no useful informational purpose other than to open the governor up to needless ridicule and sound byte attacks of heartlessness by his critics. Continue reading →