Retired U.S. Rep. Sam Gibbons joined the South Tampa Democrats at CDB's Southside restaurant for their November happy hour. Sierra Club Regional Rep. Phil Compton was guest speaker. ...more

December 9, 2009

After reading this morning's editorial page in Hernando Today, I must comment on this the guest column, "Declaration of the Independents: The case against a third party." A large number of words were printed and said absolutely nothing. This piece purports to examine our political process, and yet I do not see the message unless it is "no change." I don't believe that we will ever achieve real "change" in this country until we vote out every career politician. ...more

December 6, 2009

As some who also has no health insurance, and who believes that the government should do something to reform it, I am, on the other hand, somewhat disturbed by the attitude of people like Colleen Kasperek who is willing to take any kind of government health care system including this huge 2,000-page bill, which I doubt anyone in Congress knows what is in it. ...more

November 22, 2009

Two quick points about recent letters regarding health care: ...more

November 21, 2009

It is a known fact that World War II made an end to the Great Depression. ...more

November 20, 2009

Editor's note: The following is a letter sent to Ginny Brown-Waite in response to her July 9 newsletter. It is reprinted here at the author's request. ...more

November 10, 2009

Incumbent County Commissioner Dave Russell pre-qualified with the county supervisor of elections office Thursday to run again in 2010 for his District 4 seat. ...more

October 9, 2009

President Obama campaigned on much-needed job creation, which should be his top priority given the several million good-paying jobs that were off-shored during the Clinton and Bush years, as well as the United States' trade deficit and debt. ...more

October 8, 2009

I read with interest the latest joke being perpetrated on the folks of Massachusetts by the Democrats. They changed the law in 2004, so that their then Republican governor, Mitt Romney, would be blocked in naming a successor to Sen. John Kerry, if Kerry won the presidential election. ...more

September 21, 2009

Republican Norm Coleman conceded to Democrat Al Franken in Minnesota's contested Senate race on Tuesday, hours after a unanimous state Supreme Court ruled the former "Saturday Night Live" comedian should be certified the winner. ...more

June 30, 2009