Ander Crenshaw Will Be Our Guest On The Radio
Congressman Ander Crenshaw and Duval County Republican Party Chairman Lenny Curry will be our guests on today’s Jacksonville Observer Radio Show hosted by Tom Patton. Tom and his guests will talk politics, health care, and other current issues. Plus they’ll be taking your calls at 904-854-1320. Tune in today at 5pm on ABC 1320 WBOB, [...]
Kennedy Was An American Optimist
WASHINGTON – Nearly 30 years ago, I interviewed Sen. Edward Kennedy for the first time. I was a young reporter covering George McGovern’s last Senate campaign in South Dakota, one McGovern would lose decisively to Republican Jim Abdnor. Kennedy was running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1980 against the embattled incumbent, Jimmy Carter. The [...]
SC Lt. Gov. Asks Sanford to Resign
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer on Wednesday said he is asking Gov. Mark Sanford to resign due to “serious misconduct” and entanglements from his affair that are preventing the state from “moving foward.” Bauer said he is willing to forego his candidacy for governor if either the Legislature or Sanford act in the [...]
Kennedy’s Friends, Colleagues Mourn Passing
Even though it was in the early hours of Wednesday morning when word of Sen. Edward Kennedy’s death broke, the outpouring of tributes from friends, family and Senate colleagues was immediate. Already congressional Democratic leaders are vowing to make Kennedy’s unfulfilled dream of sweeping new health care legislation his legacy. “As we mourn his loss, [...]
NFL Holdouts Weigh Time, Money
Oakland Raiders third-year quarterback JaMarcus Russell sounds just like a coach after a recent training camp practice. He praises the potential of rookie wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey but stresses it’s important the seventh overall pick learn as much as he can during the preseason. Reminded that he missed out on such lessons while holding out [...]
Senator Ted Kennedy Passes Away At Age 77
U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, brother of former President John F. Kennedy, has lost his battle with brain cancer. The 77 year old Senator comes from a family with a long and well established record of public service. At the time of his death, he was the second most senior member of the Senate, after Robert Byrd [...]
Boyd Continues Townhall Tour in Tallahassee
Florida congressman Allen Boyd, D-Monticello, was booed, applauded, chastised, questioned and listened to for three hours Tuesday night as Panhandle residents debated the national health care proposal that President Barack Obama is promoting. Boyd and other lawmakers across the country have been holding town hall meetings with constituents over the summer congressional recess to talk [...]
Cabinet Approves Florida Forever List, Calls For More Oversight
Gov. Charlie Crist and the Cabinet approved the state’s environmental land buying priority list on Tuesday but not before ordering agency officials to explore legislation to give the Cabinet more say over which projects get funded. Following up on a recommendation from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Bronson, the panel asked Department of Environmental Protection Secretary [...]
Obama and Faith
The fight over health care took the most interesting turn last week. President Obama briefly switched from wonkish frippery about bending cost curves to speaking of faith. Reaching out to progressive faith leaders in two massive conference calls, Obama insisted that God was on his side. Expanding health care fulfills a “core moral and ethical [...]
Pirates Fans Fed Up With Losing
PITTSBURGH – Dave Parker, Bert Blyleven, Phil Garner and Margaret Stargell, widow of Hall of Fame slugger Willie, were among those at PNC Park as the Pittsburgh Pirates spent last weekend celebrating the 30th anniversary of their most recent championship season. The current team sported throwback uniforms with pillbox caps. All that was missing was [...]
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