After reading Dallas Dunlap's letter this past Sunday, I continue to be amazed at the hypocrisy by some who after nearly eight years railing against deficit spending when George Bush was in office don't have a problem with it now that Barack Obama is in office. ...more

March 18, 2009

Carol Carter, who resigned from her post as state committeewoman for the Hillsborough County Republican Party over an e-mail some considered racially offensive, is dropping out of the race to regain the position. ...more

March 14, 2009

Blair Blew It If Brian Blair ever wanted to continue on in the field of politics he has really blown his chances of it ever happening again. ...more

March 14, 2009

Our economy is collapsing around us. We have a spend-thrift, empty suit lawyer in the White House who doesn't have a clue how to fix anything except throw money. Nancy is running the show racking up deficits beyond anyone's imagination with a congress whose religion and ticket to heaven is pork. As the country gallops full tilt to socialism, Highlands Today sees fit to pick on Rush Limbaugh in a full blown editorial piece because he says "whacky" things. Politically, you can agree or disagree with Rush. However, the man should not be demonized because he disagrees with the way our country is being run. Most of his severe critics, and probably you as well, have never listened to Rush, for if you had, you would know he is anything but "whacky." Rush is a Reagan conservative and the Republicans need more like him. ...more

March 13, 2009

If Brian Blair is wondering why fellow Republicans did not vote for him in the recent election, he should know that it is certainly not because of Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner's campaign. I didn't even know much about Beckner, but I voted for him because I was sick and tired of Blair trying to remove our Wetlands Management Division of the Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission. ...more

March 13, 2009

This past Wednesday I read with interest the letter from Dallas Dunlap, and halfway through it I was struck by something he said: "Complaints about pork and rising deficits miss the point. To the economy, it doesn't much matter how the money is spent." ...more

March 13, 2009

John B. Mooney of Hudson says President Barack Obama's critics should come up with alternatives to his policy, not just complain. ...more

March 11, 2009

Lawmakers might raise the cost of a pack of cigarettes by as much as a dollar this year - but don't accuse them of raising "taxes." ...more

March 10, 2009

The Senate has put off until next week a final vote on a $410 billion catchall spending bill. ...more

March 5, 2009

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says those who have lived through Hurricane Katrina doubt that government can rescue Americans from the economic storms. ...more

February 24, 2009