Category Archives: Political Thoughts

Summary of Florida Constitutional Amendments 2008 Ballot

This post provides a summary of the 2008 Florida Amendment Ballot which includes explanations, endorsements from the Miami Herald and the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel. Continue reading

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Summary of the Florida/Broward 2008 Ballot

So this time, I decided – why not make a cheat sheet on how to find the answers to the different ballot measures that you might need to research. Spending time on google is one thing, spending it on six different elected offices, six statewide amendments and ten county initiatives is quite another…

I am going to list all of the elected positions on this post, and then summarize the amendments and county initiatives on another. And to help in making a choice, I am going to include the opinions of the two major papers of the area. Continue reading

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The falling dollar…

One more from Dave Winer at The Scripting News: Is it me or are we in real trouble? When 20+ years back, we thought a $1.5B bailout for Chrysler was a big thing, and today we ignore a $25B bailout … Continue reading

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MSM should be ashamed…

Watching the investigative abilities of the Daily Show, I have to ask: where is the mainstream media and why are they not engaging in this kind of investigative reporting? Why do I have to watch a 30 minute comedy/satire show … Continue reading

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Watching Obama VP race from afar…

While I have been in China this past week, I have been shuttling between hotels and conference rooms – while I see all sorts of people running back and forth to events, dinners, friends and such. I see a country … Continue reading

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