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Jeb Bush

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2011

    Indian Creek Country Club's Membership, Exposed

    Et tu, Julio?​Guess we just woke up this morning in the mood to piss off some rich people. The Indian Creek Country Club is Miami-Dade County's most exclusive, and controversial, private society. Even the millionaires and billionaires of Indian Creek Village, the island just West of Surfside ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    2012 Poll: Mitt Romney Leads Republicans in Florida, Bachmann and Palin Tie for Second

    ​Mitt Romney is the man to beat in Florida as the 2012 Republican primary horse race heats up. Romney holds a ten-point advantage over second place finishers Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin. Romney also benefits from incredibly low support for similar candidates like John Hunstman and Tim Paw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    Dan Gelber: Rick Scott Doesn't Care About Florida People

    ​Former Miami Beach Democratic-state-senator-turned-failed- attorney-general-candidate Dan Gelber doesn't want his political relevance to fade away (and the man may have a bright future in Florida politics yet), so he's reminded everyone he's still around by posting a blistering attack on Florida' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Tim "T-Paw" Pawlenty Brings His Boring Presidential Campaign to Miami Today (With Jeb Bush's Support)

    ​Yawn. What's that? Tim Pawlenty is in town today? Who's that? Some boring Republican from Minnesota who's running for president, apparently. He'll be holding a Facebook townhall and a news conference at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables. He also seems to be getting the support of Coral Gables re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    Will Any GOP 2012 Candidate Even Want Rick Scott's Endorsement?

    ​Here's a fun game to watch play out as several announced and potential candidates for the Republican's 2012 presidential primary start visiting Florida: will any of them meet with Governor Rick Scott let alone seek his endorsement? Former Utah Governor and ambassador to China John Huntsman is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Marco Rubio Doesn't Want to Be VP; Jeb Bush Hints at His Own 2016 Run

    ​In today's round up of the federal executive branch aspirations of Florida Republicans: Marco Rubio says he wouldn't accept an offer to be the GOP's vice presidential candidate in 2012. Meanwhile, his mentor Jeb Bush yet again denied he'd mount a presidential bid in 2012, but leaves the door ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    A Look Ahead: Riptide Predicts 2011's Biggest Stories

    ​Any two-bit news rag can tell you what happened yesterday. But it takes a truly great publication -- one advertising Asian table massages in its back pages -- to predict the future. We donned our swami's cap and stared long and hard at our 2011 calendar until we started hallucinating. This is wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    Florida Legislature Sponsoring Showing of Biased and Inaccurate Education Documentary Waiting for "Superman"

    ​We wouldn't expect state government debate on health care to include a screening of Michael Moore's Sicko anymore than we would debate on teen pregnancy to include a viewing of MTV's Teen Mom, so why are both houses of the Florida legislature sponsoring a viewing of the biased and inaccurate educ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    Rev. O'Neal Dozier Protests Lifting Gay Adoption Ban: Fears Kids Will Be Forced to Be Gay

    Rev. O'Neal Dozier​Attorney General Bill McCollum has until October 22 to file an appeal in a case that overturned Florida's decades-old gay adoption ban. If he doesn't, all Floridians fit to parent will be able to adopt regardless of their sexual orientation.Unsurprisingly, some homophobes aren't ... More >>

  • News

    July 22, 2010

    Marco Rubio, Tea Party pretty boy

    Rev. O'Neal Dozier​Attorney General Bill McCollum has until October 22 to file an appeal in a case that overturned Florida's decades-old gay adoption ban. If he doesn't, all Floridians fit to parent will be able to adopt regardless of their sexual orientation.Unsurprisingly, some homophobes aren't ... More >>

  • News

    April 29, 2010

    Is Indian Creek Island too expensive for Don Shula?

    Rev. O'Neal Dozier​Attorney General Bill McCollum has until October 22 to file an appeal in a case that overturned Florida's decades-old gay adoption ban. If he doesn't, all Floridians fit to parent will be able to adopt regardless of their sexual orientation.Unsurprisingly, some homophobes aren't ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    Why Do Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio Continue To Hide Their Love?

    via Dem Underground​All of Florida is wondering when Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio will come out and make it official. They are totally in political love, but why won't Jeb put a ring on it by endorsing Rubio over Gov. Charlie Crist in the Senate primary? Years ago, things weren't so hush-hush. Du ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Who is Paula Dockery and Why is She Running for Governor?

    After a few months of publicly flirting with the idea, Republican State Senator Paula Dockery of Lakeland officially announced today that she will run for Governor, and challenge Attorney General Bill McCollum in the Republican Primary. So, who is this lady and why is she doing it? Sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    News Roundup

    A county program that helped low-income people pay their utility bills will be shut down because the county was overwhelmed by the amount of applications that came in. [CBS4]Whiney Fidel Castro says America is infecting Cuba with swine flu, but not intentionally. [CBS4]For the 21st time this year, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2009

    News Roundup

    A Super Cab driver was shot in a burglary attempt early this morning. He's recovering at Jackson Memorial. [CBS4] A venomous lionfish was caught off the coast of Miami. They're not very big, but their habit of eating everything makes them a threat to ecosystems. [Herald] The neighborhood surrou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2009

    Jeb Bush Nets a Whopping Six Percent in Republican Presidential Poll

    via Spalding GOP StoreJeb Bush is only 56. That's down right youthful in Republican politician terms. So much life ahead of him, that one. But what will he fill it with? That seems to be the question. He declined to run for Senate. A third-term as governor is nothing more than a fairy tale. Wha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2009

    In Support of Florida Virtual School

    Florida Comprehensive Assessment test scores came out last night and they stunk. Particularly in Miami-Dade. Yeah, the Herald made a big deal about Liberty City Elementary improving. And over the years, we have improved. I thank Jeb Bush for that. Lawton Chiles gets a C and Charlie Crist an F. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    Jeb Bush's Future Is So Bright You Have to Wear Shades

    So, um, yeah, a movement to draft Jeb Bush to again run for governor in 2010 is actually happening. As many as 34 Floridians support the move, as evidenced by the above photograph -- 22 of whom are actually voting age. But why are almost all the adults wearing dark sunglasses? Is this s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    Leonard Abess Makes TIME 100

    Every year Time magazine makes a list of the 100 most influential people of that year. It is a big deal, because the American public loves lists. Those you would suspect make the grade: Barack & Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, and Oprah. A few surprising, but warranted inclusions: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2009

    Could a Manny Diaz Senate Run Exist Outside of Our Imagination?

    We're not sure whether the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza is pulling this out of his ass or if he's heard things we haven't (quite possible), but toward the end of a blog post about Jeb Bush's forthcoming Senate decision, he includes Manny Diaz as a possible Democratic contender for the Senate sea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2009

    Budget-Slashing Session Takes Aim at Education

    Florida's capitol has been completely controlled by Republicans for the past ten years, and with that regime has come tax cut after tax cut after tax cut. Jeb Bush cut taxes by $12.2 billion during his terms, with half of those savings going toward the wealthiest 4.5 percent. Charlie Crist earlier t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    Is There a Major Bush vs. Crist Feud Brewing?

    Tucked away in the RedState.com post we linked to earlier is this delicious little nugget: "Charlie Crist has been on a roll lately undermining conservatives. Behind the scenes, he is trying to drum up opposition to Jeb Bush's Senate run, not because he doesn't want another Bush, but because he wan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2008

    The Confederate Flag Has Us Thinking About Secession

    Sometimes I forget that technically Florida is a southern state, with Confederate heritage and all. It seems like the closer you get to the southern beaches the less and less red the necks are. This is probably because all of Hick-America would much rather spend their money on diamond-encrusted truc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2008

    News Roundup

    Two Miami Beach men who used to work at Lehman Brothers are being charged with insider trading. [Herald]Attorney General Bill McCollum would very much like to see the Seminole Tribe stop offering blackjack and other illegal card games at their casinos. [SunSent]60% of Floridians view Jeb Bush favora ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2008

    State Looking to Make Cuts in Medicaid

    So the brain trust up in Tallahassee has found itself with a $2 billion hole in the budget (yeah, yeah, financial crisis; more like yeah, yeah overzealous tax cuts), and one of the areas they're looking to make cuts in is Medicaid, which provides healthcare to the state's poorest citizens, according ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2008

    News Roundup

    Your friendly former Kendall neighbor OJ Simpson is facing sentencing today. He could get anywhere from six year to life. [AP]Charlie Crist was at Art Basel yesterday, and CBS4 asked him about a possible Senate run. He said he is not interested. That is all ...what? I do not have any closet jokes th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2008

    Sink May Put a Drain On GOP Senate Hopes, Yet

    "Sink not running against Martinez," technically this Politico.com headline from Monday is correct, as no one will be running against Mel Martinez, ever again. But their assertion that she wasn't throwing her hat in the ring to become Florida's junior Senator in 2010 may have been off the mark. Nake ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2008

    Don't You Think Jeb Bush Should Just Go Away?

    So this Jeb Bush character wants to be our Senator, aye? What has he ever done for us? Oh, he was our Governor. Great, great. He was also the brother of that one guy, what is his name? I think he was the President for a little while, maybe. I can't remember, everyone has forgotten him now. Jack Y. B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2008

    The Worst Campaign Ad of the Entire Season?

    So this Jeb Bush character wants to be our Senator, aye? What has he ever done for us? Oh, he was our Governor. Great, great. He was also the brother of that one guy, what is his name? I think he was the President for a little while, maybe. I can't remember, everyone has forgotten him now. Jack Y. B ... More >>

  • News

    December 21, 2006

    Letters from the Issue of December 21, 2006

    "This recall is all about Seijas’s lack of competence"

  • News

    September 29, 2005

    Letters from the Issue of September 29, 2005

    Savage words, Haitian rights, suicide notes, and DeFede friends and foes

  • News

    July 7, 2005

    Micromanaging the Message

    Jacob DiPietre may be more or less mum, but much is mouthed about him

  • News

    October 7, 2004

    Count All Votes -- Except Those for Nader

    The Reform Party's presidential candidate makes some people crazy

  • News

    September 30, 2004

    Letters from the Issue of September 30 - October 6,2004

    Confusing breastfeeding with lawyering, and getting there by bus

  • News

    September 23, 2004

    Rage Against the Machines

    Like a modern version of Fritz Lang's Metropolis, well-meaning people battle corrupt mechanisms only to discover that the true enemies of democracy are human.

  • News

    April 22, 2004

    Welcome to Fabulous Tallahassee

    Where your humble state legislators work hard by day and play hard by night

  • News

    May 8, 2003

    Smaller Is Better

    The case for breaking up the grossly dysfunctional Miami-Dade County school district

  • Calendar

    March 27, 2003

    Play Ball!

    The home team steps up to the plate

  • News

    February 6, 2003

    Frometal Jacket

    The extreme idealism of F-4 commander Rodolfo Frometa

  • News

    February 28, 2002

    Resegregation Now, Resegregation Forever!

    Are charter-school conversions the vanguard for public education or a scam for resegregating the learning experience and making a lot of money?

  • News

    August 16, 2001

    Space Cowboy

    Someone please tell Bill Nelson that not everyone in the Democratic Party looks like him

  • City Life

    May 17, 2001

    Best Local Girl Gone Bad

    Gilda Oliveros

  • News

    November 30, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    From the issue of November 30, 2000

  • News

    September 21, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    From the issue of September 21, 2000

  • News

    November 5, 1998

    Letters

    From the issue of September 21, 2000

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