As part of their campaign against the Florida Marriage Amendment, opponents repeated proclaimed that the measure was unnecessary because the Florida law already limited marriage to one man and one woman. Proponents of the Amendment, of course, explained that the measure was needed because, as we have seen in numerous [...]
What? Surprised to see a claim of victory on a Conservative blog after an election night where the most liberal candidate for president ever claimed the White House? Don't despair, my friends! Though the Republican party suffered many defeats last night, True Conservatism scored some major victories, in our own' [...]
Several blogs have picked up the news that Josh Simmons, Chairman of Gators for McCain at UF has publicly announced that he voted for Barrack Obama. Simmons had also been serving as Executive Director of the Florida Federation of College Republicans.
Simmons submitted his resignation to both organizations over the last [...]
As we head into the election tomorrow, the media is telling Republicans to brace themselves for a landslide victory for Senator Obama. Landslide has, apparently, now been defined as 300+ electoral votes. But, while the media and the left fawn over the sheer majesty of Obama, I can't help but' [...]
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell may endorse Barack Obama as early as this weekend, a variety of news sources are reporting. Politico
The fact that this eventuality has been sepculated for months makes this less than surprising.
While I would never impugn Colin Powell's motives, I do' [...]
Well now no one is safe.
It seems that because Joe Wurzelbacher aka "Joe the Plumber" has caused an illumination into his Lordship Barack Obama's penchant for redistribution of wealth, the press is now apparently investigating him.
From the Politico:
The Toledo Blade is reporting that Joe the Plumber is actually not licensed.' [...]
... or, well, just be completely unsurprised.
A friend of mine sent this link to me that I thought was very instructive concerning what is probably a significant segment (and I'm being kind here) of Obama supporters.
Apparently Howard Stern (who I don't normally listen to) sent one of his people into [...]
Today I stumbled across the website for the group Florida Clergy for Fairness. The group claims to be a coalition of "religious leaders from a broad spectrum of faith traditions." How true that statement is, or how many of them there are, I don't know. But I found their' [...]
Amidst all of the post debate analysis last night, I almost missed our own Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz from South Florida once again embarrass me as a citizen of Florida
HANNITY: Let me ask you [...]
Now that all is once again right with world following the House passage of the financial bailout bill, I thought it might be instructive to take a look at some of the earmarks contained therein.
I'm not really sure how $2 million for the makers of wooden arrows for' [...]
I haven't posted here in a very long time and had basically "retired" from writing. I can't stand it any longer however, so here we go.
What can't I stand? The BS being tossed around this country's "media" as fact. BARACK IS NOT AFRICAN AMERICAN! If the unthinkable were to happen, [...]
To call the treatment of Governor Sarah Palin 'character assassination' would, I think, understate things a bit.
She's been attacked because of her religious beliefs; been attacked for her physical appearance; been attacked for her family; and even as I mentioned in my last post, attacked for reading a speech off' [...]
Just over a month after his fantastic selection of Charles Canady, Jr. to join the Florida Supreme Court, Governor Crist hit another home run. Today Crist announced that he is naming Judge Ricky Polston to fill another vacancy on the Court. Judge Polston is currently a judge on Florida's' [...]
You can always tell when a liberal is really scared – by the level of whining they produce. Listening to liberals whine about Governor Sarah Palin, one might get the impression that the end is near, that we’re about to be confronted by a cataclysm of unprecedented proportions. And perhaps [...]
I want to encourage readers to visit YES2MARRIAGE.ORG the main site for the Florida Marriage Amendment. In particular the "Commonly Asked Questions" page which provides a great summary of the arguments for the amendment and addresses the claims by the opponents.
If you have questions or arguments for me, [...]
I've heard a number of democrats argue that the only reason we have the Florida Marriage Amendment on the ballot this year is because we're in a presidential election and Republicans want to get the base out to vote for John McCain. The argument doesn't make sense as the supporters [...]
Judge David Audlin of the Monroe County Circuit Cort has decided that a openly homosexual man may adopt a child for whom he has served as a foster parent. In doing so, the Judge ruled that Florida's Adoption Statute, which prohibits adoption by homosexuals, is unconstitutional. The order has [...]
Back in December PEER Review reported to you that the UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation released a report identifying the Livestock industry as accounting for a fifth of all greenhouse gas emissions; more than all forms of transportation combined. Journalists have struggled to find a gentle way to state [...]
With Mr. G posting again, it didn't take long for Mr. Hussey over at Pushing Rope to go on the attack. You can read the substance of the argument at his site if you wish, but I wanted to share a comedic moment:
"The difference between me and you [...]
The Florida Supreme Court has removed from the upcoming election Amendments 5, 7 and 9. Only the orders have been issued, no opinion as of yet, so I'll reserve judgment on whether the basis for the removal was good.
What I do want to point out is that the decision on [...]
This morning a read a few lefty Florida blogs which really take the low road in their attempts to disparage Governor Palin and her family. The general gist was that no sophisticated person could possibly like Palin, or her family. I was preparing an eloquent response but decided that the [...]
I have to admit that I wasn't crazy about McCain's campaign slogan of "Country First" when I first started to notice it plastered around the site of the Republican Convention. I felt that way until McCain's speech this evening. Senator McCain really brought together all the pieces of his life [...]
For any true Hillary supporter there is really only one option to vote for in November: McCain/Palin.
Think about it. If the ultimate goal is to get Hillary into office, then we want the most favorable environment for her to run again. Should Obama/Biden win in November, one of them, probably [...]
I can't tell you how tired I am of the democrat talking points about Palin being a "hail mary" or "act of desperation" or about how she'd be a "heartbeat away" from the Presidency. It has only been a week and I've heard them at least 109 times. When I've [...]
The sputtering reaction by the media/democrats/liberals to the selection of Governor Sarah Palin by Senator John McCain has been nothing short of comical. Suddenly, the democrats and the media are highly concerned with the experience level of the potential candidates. Suddenly, the democrats seem to be arguing that the only [...]
Yesterday, Governor Charlie Crist made a decision which should have every Conservative in the state excited; the appointment of Charles Canady, Jr. to the Florida Supreme Court. I realize that while most of us Conservatives will tell you that the appointment of good judges are at the top of our [...]
Today Rasmussen released its report that the Congressional approval rating has fallen to an all time low. Just 9% of Americans say Congress is doing a good or excellent job.
Remember all the talk of change and hope when the democrats won control of Congress? Remember all the promises [...]
By now you have probably observed that I am a big Mitt Romney fan. There are few things Romney could do to damage my faith in him, but he managed to find one of them; Romney endorsed John McCain.
Now, to be fair, I understand the politics of it all. I [...]
With Romney out of the race and a few days to ponder the remaining options, I've come to a decision on whether to cheer for Huckabee or McCain. Neither of them were my first choice, but after spending some time evaluating what I like and don't like about both candidates, [...]
Though I'm disheartened by the end of Romney's campaign, he's left me several things to be thankful for.
I'm thankful that Romney reminded me what it feels like to really be excited about a candidate. Its been quite sometime since I've seen a candidate that was the "total package" that Romney [...]
In the wake of Super Tuesday, I must say that none of the results were particularly surprising. Huckabee did better than expected, but it is certainly not shocking that he did well in the Bible Belt.
So we're left with John McCain as the prohibitive front-runner and two other candidates [...]
I have to be honest, when I heard that due to a reporting error tens of thousands of petitions in support of the Florida Marriage Amendment left the measure over 21,000 petitions short of the required 611,000 with less than two weeks before the deadline, I wasn't positive the amendment [...]
I normally really enjoy columns by Ben Shaprio; the young upstart Conservative columnist who offers a fresh perspective on politics. But I have to say his most recent column makes me ask whether he has been paying attention to the primaries at all:
McCain won because Romney's [...]
The Property Tax Amendment decisively made it through the voting yesterday. We've had a bit of a debate here at PEER about what the effect will be. Many worried that this would squelch any chance of getting any further tax relief any time soon. I was thrilled to hear quotes [...]
Last night, for the first time, I was glad that only half of Florida's delegates will count. With McCain's win he picks up not just 57 delegates, but he also now has the momentum required to win the Republican primary.
I will try not to dwell too much on Romney's [...]
Mrs. G and I were both delightfully surprised and saddened by the fact that at 9:30 am this morning, she and I cast the 60th and 61st ballots at our precinct. At the time, we were the only two voters in the building. Normally, I face a line when I [...]
So Charlie Crist and Mel Martinez have jumped on board with McCain. Neither of these come as any real shock, though I'm a little disappointed. Unlike many of my fellow bloggers and the media however, I do not expect this will have any huge effect on the Florida primary. While [...]
I really want to head over to Tampa to give Jim Johnson of The State of Sunshine a hug. He seems a little discouraged over the candidates and the state of the party as a whole. Just a little bit.
"The Republican Party is doomed, my friends."
He is also frustrated [...]
I managed to catch the midnight rerun of the Republican debate in Florida on MSNBC last night. Allow me to give you might thoughts on the performances and even a little on the status of the campaigns. Start with the best performance of the night and move down.
1. [...]
It is like clockwork, whenever there is something embarrassing going on among Democrats the media instantly starts to pump out stories trying to put Republicans in the same light. We've spent the last couple of days waiting to see if Hillary and Bill are going to get into a fist [...]
I received via email today this press release concerning a number of Florida's Conservative and Pro-Family Leaders who have hopped on the Huckabee Wagon. I'm told it is because Churck Norris threatened to round-house kick the roofs off their houses.
There are a good number of people on this list [...]
Word on the street is that after reading here at PEER Review that his candidacy was all but over, Fred Thompson saw the writing on the wall and dropped out of the race for the Presidency today. This will have some rather strong effects on the race nationally, but [...]
In the upcoming primaries Floridians will be asked to not only select a candidate for the Presidential election, they will also be asked if they want to lower property taxes through Amendment 1 which, among other things, allows for the portability of accrued tax benefits from home to home. I [...]
For close to a year now regardless of who has been leading in the polls, who was in and who was out, we have heard one consistent reaction to the Republican candidates: that Republicans, and Conservatives especially, are unhappy about the selection we are being offered. Hopefully, regardless of how [...]
With the all important Florida primary right around the corner, I figured it was time to come out of hibernation to give you my thoughts on the candidates.
This segment will deal with the Democrat candidates.
They are all terrible. Don't vote for any of them.
The End.
When the Florida House of Representatives Sales Tax idea failed to make it out of the Legislature alive most of us promptly put the concept of axing property taxes out of mind. I mentioned at toward the end of the discussion on the issue that this was not something that [...]
President Nicolas Sarkozy of France and all those who voted him into office are radically changing the way I view the French. Yesterday, Sarkozy spoke before Congress and summed up the American Spirit better than I've heard it from most of our own political leaders. It does make me sad, [...]
I, along with a number of other bloggers, and even Rush Limbaugh, apparently, fell for what has turned out to be a complete hoax. A made up abstract published at the website of a fake science journal purports to explain global warming by monitoring bacteria emissions. As I stated in [...]
