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Greer May Do Time, Johnson Walks Free

Former Florida Republican Party executive director Delmar Johnson has been ordered to pay $65,093 restitution to the state GOP but faces no jail time nor criminal record for partnering with ex-party boss Jim Greer in what prosecutors called a scheme to steal political contributions. Documents released Tuesday by the state’s Office of Statewide Prosecution…

Larry King Stepping Down

After 25 years hosting a nightly talk show, CNN’s Larry King says “it’s time to hang up my nightly suspenders.”After weeks of speculation triggered by that anniversary and sharply declining ratings, King’s move — on his own terms, CNN says — ends his storied run on the struggling news network’s signature show this fall…

Is President Obama the Worst President in History?

I host a radio show on WEUS 810 AM in Orlando, Fla., on Sundays 1-4 p.m. EST. On last week’s show, I had firebrand Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) as a guest. “Is President Obama better or worse than Jimmy Carter?” I asked her. “Worse. Easily worse,” she replied. She went on to say that without [...]

Vacations Are For Losers

You won’t believe this, but there are some employees so ungrateful to have a job that they are actually thinking about taking vacations. Yes, I know it’s almost summer, but let’s get real here. We’re talking about the summer of 2010, and if you’re lucky enough to have a paycheck, you’d be an idiot to also want a tan…

‘Rizzoli & Isles’ Too Much of a Good Thing for Angie Harmon

Back in the series game with her July 12-debuting “Rizzoli & Isles,” Angie Harmon sounds … overwhelmed. “I have more of a family, and I have apparently more of a workload than before,” says the former “Law & Order” and “Baywatch” actress between shots of her TNT femme crime-fighter show with Sasha Alexander…

Cannon Cash Helps McCollum’s Firepower

A political committee backing Bill McCollum in the Republican primary for governor looks positioned for another television ad buy after drawing another installment of almost $500,000 from a group tied to House Speaker-designate Dean Cannon. Cannon, R-Winter Park, steered money from his Florida Liberty Fund to the Florida First Committee, which earlier this month ran a $600,000 weeklong statewide television…