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• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Train Station

  The Central Florida Commuter Rail Project, now known as SunRail may be about to get a big boost from the Federal stimulus package recently passed by Congress. No, not because of monies allocated for commuter rail projects. Strangely enough, SunRail may get its biggest boost of all because of [...]
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  Posted: February 25, 2009, 1:29pm EST
  

• Meanwhile, Back at the (Florida) Ranch

  It has been nearly three weeks now since the election. Three weeks of basking in the glow of victory and change! Three weeks of analyzing results; discussing various Cabinet and White House staff selections, and just otherwise reveling in the thrill of victory.
  
  However, reality has a really nasty [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2008, 10:14am EST
  

• Another Republican Official Racist Email - this Time in Florida

  The St. Petersburg Times is reporting on an email forwarded by Hillsborough County Republican Party chairman David Storck that has critics within the party charging racism What could be so bad that it even has Republicans criticizing one of their party officials?
  
  According to the Times, the email [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2008, 4:44pm EDT
  

• Save Sales Tax for Transportation

  I just read a comment on how someone was planning to vote on the Florida Constitutional amendments that are on the ballot this year. The comment suggested to vote No on 2 and yes to the rest. While I'm all for voting No on 2, the so called Gay Marriage' [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2008, 11:43am EDT
  

• Bloom Off the Palin Rose in Pinellas

  Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made her debut in Florida's all important I-4 Corridor today. Her morning rally was held in Clearwater's Coachman Park. The park is best known as home of the Clearwater Jazz Holiday. Given the Jazz Holiday's long history in the park, it ought to be safe' [...]
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  Posted: October 06, 2008, 4:00pm EDT
  

• All Aboard

  The Democratic National Convention has started. Barack Obama has selected Joe Biden as his running mate. The Republican National Convention follows next week. It would seem that these events would be sucking up all the oxygen available. They mostly are for us political junkies. But for the majority of Floridians, [...]
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  Posted: August 24, 2008, 5:28pm EDT
  

• Kos Pumping Fundraising for Joe Garcia

  The lead story on DailyKos right now is by Kos on a Zogby poll showing Obama with a big lead in South Florida. But it also includes this little gem regarding raising money for Joe Garcia:
  
  

  "We are almost halfway to our goal of 1,000 contributors to our" [...]

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  Posted: June 24, 2008, 4:25pm EDT
  

• Good News for Barack Obama in WaPo ABC News Poll

  There is some really great news for the Obama campaign in today's Washington Post / ABC News Poll. Yes, even despite the not so very thrilling headline in the WaPo - "Poll Finds Independent Voters Split Between McCain, Obama", the numbers inside the poll itself tell a much' [...]
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  Posted: June 17, 2008, 3:31pm EDT
  

• I've Been

  Busy; otherwise occupied; distracted; suffering writers block; disaffected;
  
  All of the above are true. I have been busy. Working on some local issues (it's one of the things I do.) I've also been working on some other things that have statewide impact. I may be doing that again soon.
  [...]
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  Posted: June 16, 2008, 11:22pm EDT
  

• Dems: Don't Team Up With the Forces of Ego

  The budget battle in the Florida Senate gave us some strange bedfellows today. We had the majority of Senate Democrats teaming up with the forces of ego.
  
  From the Orlando Sentinel:
  Republican Sens. Alex Villalobos of Miami, Charlie Dean of Inverness, and Paula Dockery of Lakeland [...]
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  Posted: April 09, 2008, 1:54pm EDT
  

• FL-24 candidate Clint Curtis endorses Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq

  As you know, a full-bore effort has commenced in the Florida blogosphere to introduce Democratic politicians and candidates to the Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq. This comprehensive plan was spearheaded by Darcy Burner, Democratic candidate for Washington State's 8th District, and has gained national' [...]
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  Posted: April 04, 2008, 1:23pm EDT
  

• Welcoming Florida Speaks

  This is just a very quick post to welcome Florida Speaks to the Florida blogosphere. This is Kenneth Quinell's new blog on national, international and other issues of interest to Florida Progressives.
  
  Kenneth is the President of the Florida Democratic Party Netroots Coalition and the blogfather of' [...]
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  Posted: March 26, 2008, 5:01am EDT
  

• FL-24: Clint Curtis' Statement on Proposed NASA Launch Site and Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

  [Hello! pattyp here, posting on behalf of Clint Curtis, Democratic candidate for the FL-24 district. I hope you will read and comment on Clint's statement on the proposed KSC launch pad and the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Clint will check in to the Daily Kos version' [...]
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  Posted: March 22, 2008, 10:17am EDT
  

• DiMaio v. Democratic National Committee:

  The Democratic National Committee is violating the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment by allowing only four states to hold caucuses or primaries before the first Tuesday in February, a Florida attorney argued March 17, 2008 before a federal appeals court.
  
  Attorney Michael Steinberg filed suit in [...]
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  Posted: March 18, 2008, 7:12am EDT
  

• Rail Road Job in Tallahassee - Forces of Ego Fight Commuter Rail

  It's the middle of March here in Florida. That means three things are going on: Spring Break, Spring Training Baseball and the Florida Legislature is in session. Spring Training Baseball has a long and honored tradition here. Spring Break, with all its warts, also has been responsible for a lifetime' [...]
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  Posted: March 16, 2008, 1:15pm EDT
  

• FDP Floating Vote by Mail Plan

  The St. Petersburg Times is reporting that the Florida Democratic Party: proposed a new vote-by-mail primary overseen by an independent commission. I can't find a lot about the actual plan yet (nothing on the FDP's web site), but here's what I do know...
  
  
  forethought has this' [...]
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  Posted: March 12, 2008, 11:34pm EDT
  

• FloriDuh Forever!

  America's Wang strikes a decisive blow for "heritage":
  
  Lawmaker wants Confederate flag specialty plate in Fla.
  
  Princess Sparkle Pony suggests a few more realistic designs.
  Flash to you from FL-Kossacks.blogspot.com' [...]
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  Posted: February 26, 2008, 11:52am EST
  

• Truth Nipped in the Bud

  There is a diary by nailbender up on DailyKos right now purporting to dispel a talking point ... that the FL Democratic Party was bound by the decision of the GOP-controlled FL legislature and Governor to a January 29th date for the selection of Democratic Delegates. This diary [...]
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  Posted: February 09, 2008, 10:26pm EST
  

• Let's Get Ready to Rumble - Er, Caucus

  One week after nearly 1.75 million Florida Democrats went to the polls to voice their Presidential preference, the question of whether Florida Democrats will have an actual voice in the selection of our Party's nominee remains unsettled. Don't get me wrong here. I have said, and I firmly believe that [...]
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  Posted: February 05, 2008, 6:57am EST
  

• Florida Democratic Primary - Early Exit Poll

  Well, sort of. I went down to the polling place closest to my abode when the polls opened this morning. I went equipped with my CNN=Politics reporters' notebook (a bit of swag from the GOP YouTube debate here in St. Pete last November) and stationed myself in the nicely marked' [...]
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  Posted: January 29, 2008, 3:16pm EST
  

• FDP Netroots Coalition: The Website!

  Announcing the newest website in the progressive arsenal - The Florida Democratic Party Netroots Coalition . This is: the official web site of the Florida Democratic Party Netroots Coalition. We're trying to bring together the Democratic Party and the progressive Netroots in Florida.
  
  We're here to assist [...]
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  Posted: January 28, 2008, 7:46pm EST
  

• Ted Deutch Campaigning to Get Dem Candidates Here

  Yesterday, I reported on State Senator Ted Deutch's letter to the four early state Democratic Party Chairs asking them to release our candidates from the Pledge not to campaign in Florida once the South Carolina Primary is over on Saturday.
  
  Today there is word of a grassroots campaign' [...]
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  Posted: January 22, 2008, 1:50pm EST
  

• Will the Florida No Campaign Pledge Be Lifted (or Broken)?

  cn1044 has a diary up on DailyKos titled Florida might be getting interesting detailing how Senator Barack Obama has purchased national cable ads that are now running in Florida. Senator Hillary Clinton's campaign calls this a clear and blatant violation of the early state pledge that Sen. Obama' [...]
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  Posted: January 21, 2008, 5:18pm EST
  

• I'm Voting Today

  Early voting for the Florida Presidential Primary started yesterday. I am going to do what has become my tradition. I am going to vote today, on the second day of early voting. I know my friend Alonewolf would want me to change this tradition and vote by mail, and he [...]
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  Posted: January 15, 2008, 6:08am EST
  

• Nine Florida candidates among DFA's Grassroots All-Stars

  Democracy for America's 2008 Grassroots All-Stars vote is underway, and I was thrilled to find nine candidates from Florida in the running, including my personal favorite, Clint Curtis! You may already know Clint as the election integrity advocate who challenged Tom Feeney (R-Abramoff) for the FL-24 seat' [...]
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  Posted: January 14, 2008, 10:26pm EST
  

• Why Vote: To Take Our Country Back

  I just got done reading this diary and comments on DailyKos titled Admirers of Constitution Booted for Wearing Impeach T-shirts in DC. This diary chronicles something that happened today, something I would have thought impossible in the United States of America:

  With the original First Amendment "Freedom of [...]

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  Posted: January 12, 2008, 9:34pm EST
  

• Mole's Focus on Florida

  Mole's Progressive Democrat has a Florida Focus today. Actually, it is a pretty impressive list of upcoming Democratic events in Florida. Not bad for a New Yorker.
  
  Thanks, Mole.
  
  
  Flash to you from FL-Kossacks.blogspot.com [...]
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  Posted: January 05, 2008, 2:22pm EST
  

• Busansky Considering Supervisor Race

  TBO's March on Politics is reporting that Phyllis Busansky, former Hillsborough Commissioner and recent Congressional candidate is considering a run for Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections. Windy March quotes Phyllis

  “The issue is competence and integrity,” she said. “Our elections office makes me fearful. People need to have faith [...]

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  Posted: January 05, 2008, 9:14am EST
  

• The Answer to Partisan Gridlock

  We've been seeing a lot of crap about bipartisanship lately. There's going to be a meeting next week

  challenging the major-party contenders to spell out their plans for forming a "government of national unity" to end the gridlock in Washington.

  Well, I have an answer to partisan gridlock, and [...]
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  Posted: December 31, 2007, 2:45pm EST
  

• Flash to you from ...

  Flash to you from FL-Kossacks.blogspot.com [...]
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  Posted: December 31, 2007, 2:43pm EST
  

• Looking Forward to 2008

  Since I did my look back at 2007 at Thanksgiving, as we enter this long New Year's weekend, I am looking forward to 2008. Man, am I ever!
  
  First off, 2008 brings us the campaign to replace George W. Bush in the White House. It can't come a [...]
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  Posted: December 28, 2007, 6:53pm EST
  

• Christmas Wish for Florida Kossacks

  In this season of peace and good will, I wish you peace. Peace for you and yours, and peace for our country.
  
  Unfortunately, we will not be getting peace until January 20, 2009. And for that we must work our tails off to make sure that we elect Democrats. [...]
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  Posted: December 22, 2007, 12:15am EST
  

• Small Biz Likes Hillary, But

  Last Friday, masslib posted this diary titled "Hillary Favored by Small Business Leaders". masslib had picked up this story about MarketTools Inc.'s Zoomerang online survey of small business leaders. And the diary was quite right that Hillary Clinton was favored for President by 22% of the [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2007, 6:21pm EST
  

• Gators - Noles - Voter Turnout?

  Today is the day the Florida legislature wrought - the annual UF - FSU football game. Back in the day when FSU was recovering from its start in life as the Florida State College for Women, The University of Florida had no interest in engaging the FSU upstarts on the [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2007, 9:06am EST
  

• How to Run a Primary Campaign Without the Candidates

  OK, it's Thanksgiving and football games haven't started yet, so I've got a couple minutes on my hands. Let me pose this question: How do we run presidential primary campaigns here in Florida without the candidates?
  
  Florida's presidential preference primary will be held on January 29th. That's just 67 [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2007, 11:56am EST
  

• Giving Thanks for a Wonderful Year

  Yes, Thanksgiving is almost upon us. Thanksgiving is a wonderful time of year to reflect on all that we have to be thankful for. I am thankful for many things, including the past year (almost) that Florida Kossacks has been in existence. So, I thought I'd get a jump start [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2007, 10:14pm EST
  

• Latest Florida Mason-Dixon Poll

  The latest Mason-Dixon poll has the top tier Republican presidential candidates beating Hillary Clinton in the Florida general ection.
  
  Giuliani - 50
  Clinton - 43
  
  Romney - 46
  Clinton - 45
  
  Thompson - 48
  Clinton - 44
  
  The poll shows one in five voters will [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2007, 4:59pm EST
  

• Capitol Idea

  The Republican Presidential hopefuls are going to be at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petrsburg on Thursday, November 28th. They may alternatively make you mad, sad, glad (that this is the best the Gopers could come up with ) or sick. Who knows, they might even make you laugh.
  
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  Posted: November 15, 2007, 1:17pm EST
  

• Jeer on the GOP Presidential Hopefuls

  This just in from the Pinellas DEC:
  
  Protest Rally in St Peterburg's Pioneer Park - If you saw the St. Pete Times yesterday you would see that the local Republican Party will be hosting a 'pep rally' outside of the UTube Debates on November 28th. However, what you [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2007, 10:09am EST
  

• Local Elected Officials - Please Stand Up

  This past week has given us some important pieces of information about the voter mind set in Florida. I hope our local elected officials throughout the state will take a close look at the tea leaves and then do something very important. Stand up!
  
  Municipal elections were held throughout [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2007, 7:12pm EST
  

• One Year Out

  This week marked the date that put us one year out from the November 2008 elections. Much has been written on this subject already. As I have looked at some of these pieces and reflected on the election that just passed this week in my hometown of St. Petersburg, [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2007, 10:16am EST
  

• ALWAYS Follow the Money!

  "Follow the money" has been my mantra since childhood. My father explained that you always had to consider who benefited from any action or decision. That said, I've have failed to properly apply that time honored tradition of following the money to one of the last decade's most controversial issues. [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2007, 7:10pm EDT
  

• Blog Focus on Florida

  Praxis has a post up now titled We need more attention on state politics. Here is how the Praxis post describes "state politics":
  

  State politics involves the state legislature, cabinet, governor, and state bureaucracy.

  While I don't quarrel with the sentiment, I do have a little to say about [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2007, 3:40pm EDT
  

• What a Week in the Florida Blogosphere

  Wow!
  
  What a week it has been in the Florida Blogosphere! Well, if you want to start a week on Friday and end it on Thursday, that is.
  
  This week in the Florida Blogoshpere started off in Orlando and ended up in the Wall Street Journal!
  
  Follow [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2007, 6:14pm EDT
  

• From the White House to the Court House

  I just replied to a comment to my posting on DailyKos about the approval of the FDP Netroots Coalition this weekend. Here is the sequence:
  

  Great job guys! Go kick some sunshine state ass! (2+ / 0-)
  
  I want a blue Florida in 2008!
  
  I'm supporting [...]

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  Posted: October 31, 2007, 10:30am EDT
  

• We're Official!: Florida Democratic Party Netroots Coalition

  On Sunday, October 28, 2007, the Florida Democratic Party Central Committee approved the recommendation of the Committee on Clubs, Caucuses and Organizations to grant approval to the charter application of the Florida Democratic Party Netroots Coalition.
  
  We are now an officially recognized organization within the Florida Democratic Party!!!!!
  [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2007, 9:37am EDT
  

• Down on the Hustings - More Local Politics

  I can't believe it has been over a month since my last post on DKos. But what a month it has been in local politics in the City of St. Petersburg. The last post was a rundown on our City Council elections, which will be on November 6th. Follow [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2007, 7:13pm EDT
  

• Stupidest email yet from Tom Feeney (R-FL-Abramoff)

  While I certainly don't enjoy hearing from Tom Feeney in any medium, the sad fact is, he's my Congressman and I need to keep track of what he's up to. I've been subscribed to his email list for a couple years, and when I see his name in my inbox, [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2007, 3:07pm EDT
  

• Presidential Primary - Adam: Our Votes WILL Count

  Well, Adam Smith is at it again. In a front page article in today's St. Petersburg Times, Adam again makes the assertion:
  

  Florida Democrats stand to be the only voters in America whose votes won't count toward picking a presidential nominee.

  This is just not true. Let me be [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2007, 10:23am EDT
  

• FCAN Jib Jabs Legislators

  Florida Consumer Action Network has posted a Jib Jab video on You Tube that is just too funny for words. They are taking their pokes at State Senator Mike Fasano and State Representative John Legg. Actually, if you are the victim of a sink hole in Florida, it could [...]
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  Posted: September 28, 2007, 1:30pm EDT