Archive for January, 2010
In the Miami Herald this morning, regarding the Army Corps issuing new Rock Mining Permits in Miami’s Lakebelt:"This is an important development, not only for our industry, but for creating jobs in Florida," said Kerri Barsh, an attorney for the Miami-Dade Limestone Products Association. (Yep, the promise of ‘JOBS’ softens the blow of destroying 7,300 acres of wetlands.)Creating jobs is one
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Iguanas in Miami are unappreciated as the wild animals that they are. Because of their natural iguana behavior, they are hated: for eating landscaping, pooping on decks and carrying salmonella bacteria. Miamians are known to cook them up for dinner. Young boys enjoy capturing them and turning them into pets. They are even used for target practice. Personally, I get a kick out of watching them
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Gov. Charlie Crist has ousted two who sought re-appointment to the scandal-plagued North Broward Hospital District board: Dan Gordon and Robert Bernstein. Also gone are Maureen Jaeger (who had left for a job with Sen. George LeMieux) and Rebecca Stoll.
The new appointees include some familiar faces in Republican circles including Clarence McKee, who is active in Broward's GOP and Joel Gustafson, a former state representative who worked in the past for U.S. Rep. Clay Shaw. The other two are Jennifer O'Flannery Anderson, who has served as president of the United Way in Broward, and Richard Paul-Hus, who lost a crowded state legislative race to Ellyn Bogdanoff in 2003.
Commissioner Joe Cobo, who has faced accusations of conflicts of interest, is under investigation by Broward prosecutors. He has denied wrongdoing and remains on the board.
Now that Reps. Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart have pulled their endorsements of Gov. Charlie Crist's Senate campaign, they've got more time to focus on other candidates. Attorney General Bill McCollum's campaign for governor said the congressmen, along with Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, will head his Miami-Dade leadership team.
The whole team is here: Download PRESS RELEASE MCCOLLUM FOR GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES CONGRESSMEN LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART AND MARIO DIAZ-BALART CONGRESSWOMAN ROS-LEHTINEN TO LEAD MIAMI-DADE LEADERSHIP TEAM
Dear RNC members,
As you may be aware, I recently announced that I would be stepping down effective February 20 as Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida. This decision, although difficult, was made in an effort to unify our Party and in hopes of getting Florida Republicans focused on electing Republicans to office this coming November, which must always be our primary objective. It is has been a great privilege to not only serve as Florida's Chairman, but also as a member of the RNC. I have enjoyed working with many of you, especially Paul Senft, Florida's National Committeeman, and I was humbled and honored to be elected Chairman of the Standing Committee on Rules and I wish my successor the very best.
I would also like to take this opportunity to convey my thoughts regarding the future of our Party, and in particular, current issues involving the RNC and our leadership. The Republican Party has great opportunities before it and our Party's belief in less government, less taxes and self responsibility is one in which Americans are once again embracing which can lead the GOP to many victories this November. But we must also be a Party that is inclusive and committed to providing solutions to the challenges that American's are facing, which, as we all know, is the economy and jobs. For our Party to be successful, we must reject those who promote division, personal attacks and the constant drum beat of Moderates vs. Conservatives. We must talk about the issues and policies and not individuals. We must recognize that the opposition is not within our own Party, but the Democrats and their policies. We must also do all we can to make African Americans and Hispanics feel welcome in the Republican Party. With this in mind, I encourage the RNC to oppose any attempt to create a "purity test", to do so would slam the door in the face of Independents and all voters that may be considering to join or coming back to the Republican Party.
Finally, I wish to commend Chairman Steele on his leadership and thank him for allowing me to serve as a member of his leadership team. I look forward to celebrating Republican victories with all Republican's this coming November.
Warmest Regards,
Jim Greer
Chairman, Republican Party of Florida
State utility regulators set the new rate increase for Florida Power & Light customers in a swift, 17-minute meeting, with little discussion.
Starting on March 1 meter readings, residential customers will pay $1.03 cents a month more for every 1,000 kilowatt hours for the base rate portion their bills for electricity, including an energy charge that will rise 80 cents and taxes that go up 2 cents.
The base rate increase is a result of the $75 million increase awarded to FPL by the Public Service Commission on Jan. 13.
Meanwhile, FPL's 4,500 customers are already beginning to see some savings on their January bills. That's because the one-time refunds, ordered by the Public Service Commission in November, are giving customers refunds of $44.46 for 1,000 kilowatt hours used.
FPL had hoped to stretch out the fuel savings over the next year, to offset the 30 percent, $1.3 billion increase, the company had sought. But regulators rejected that plan, ordering them to refund $365 million they overcollected in fuel costs in 2009, and rejecting all but a fraction of their rate request.
For a while there the fourth day of the week sucked. Everyone was almost forced to watch TV. Lately, though, things are looking pretty good again. Sweat is back up and charging hard wi…
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We imagine there’s a lot of horny housewives who have been left uncomforted by their husbands during big games causing them to quip, “You care more about the balls on the field than your ow…
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The last web-only attack ad against Democratic candidate for governor Alex Sink by the Republican Party of Florida sucked big time. This one, however is pretty damn great, even if it takes t…
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That gay dating site that wanted to air an ad during the Super Bowl? Not going to happen. CBS nixed it, even as it goes forward with airing Tim Tebow’s Focus on the Family-sponsored Pro Life…
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