Recent Posts Tagged With 'obama'

• Florida poised to push Cap and Trade Obama-style

  Posted on Thursday July 30th, 2009 at 10:08 in obama, florida governor, cap and trade, florida energy commission, climate change florida

  Media have focused on the federal Waxman-Markey Cap and Trade bill, also referred to as the Climate Change Bill and the Energy bill. Conservatives call it the Tax and Trade bill. But Florida was a step ahead of President Barack Obama and the Democrat...

• Much ado over Jax Tea Party during slow news cycle

  Posted on Monday July 6th, 2009 at 10:12 in obama, jacksonville landing, jax tea party protests, jacksonville politics, july tea parties

  Some Jacksonville Tea Party protesters are being criticized for signs comparing President Barack Obama to Hitler. One local blogger said the Duval County GOP “is backing away from their promotion” of the event. And that spurred a clarification fr...

• Crowd shows for Tea Party rally in Jax despite weather

  Posted on Friday July 3rd, 2009 at 11:14 in obama, federal tax, federal spending, jacksonville landing, jacksonville tea party

  The heat index was hot enough to melt a small iceberg, and the skies darkened with rain-laden clouds. But Thursday's late afternoon storms didn't daunt the protesters who showed up at Jacksonville Landing for the First Coast Tea Party. The Florida Ti...

• Freddie Mac steps back into the fire

  Posted on Thursday July 2nd, 2009 at 09:59 in mortgage, obama, freddie mac, affordable homes, 'relief refinance mortage'

  The problem with government sponsored enterprises like Freddie Mac lies in government cronyism. It doesn't matter if you run the company according to sound principles because the government is there to fix it if you screw up. Jacksonville Business Jo...

• For Florida GOP, Dec. 15 tough day as state turns officially blue

  Posted on Tuesday December 16th, 2008 at 12:52 in obama, florida politics, earmarks, presidential election 08, florida electoral votes

  In the Florida Senate Chambers at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 15, 2008, it took approximately 20 minutes to officially turn the state blue. Florida electors met to conduct the business of the people—casting 27 electoral votes for the U.S. preside...

• Congrats to Rooney and an admission on the presidential election

  Posted on Wednesday November 5th, 2008 at 00:02 in obama, Presidential Election, mccain, florida voters, "congressional races 2008"