The Sunshine Empire

Me: I’m about to hit 600 tweets Biggus Rickkus: I’ve been meaning to mention that I think you’re tweeting too much. I think you may need to check into a facility. At least go to a TA meeting. Me: I can quit any time I want Me: I should tweet that

The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c She Said, CIA Said – Bob Graham colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Gay Marriage Bob Graham’s notebooks are legendary in Florida politics, and I had my own personal experience with them. While on the campus of The University of Florida with my cousin, for [...]

I had some assorted thoughts on the politics so far on Sunday morning.  Turned on Meet The Press and everyones favorite overweight thrice divorced teddy bear Newt Gingrich was debating with Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin.  The debate was interesting in some of the misconceptions that continued.  Newt seemed several times in the discussion of [...]

I read the full text of President Obama’s speech on national security at the National Archives and it was brilliant politically and thorough and reasoned throughout. A direct strike back claim by claim from those who feel the country isn’t safe unless we torture. Obama notes that despite what push poll you note, both major [...]

It has been far from The Sunshine Empire around here since Saturday.  Cold winds and heavy rains have been good for this mostly rain starved area, but things have been a mess on I-95 with several stretches of middle guard rail now resembling discarded bread twisty tie.  The irony of all of this is I [...]

This damnable twitter has me absent from my blogging duties. I am sorry. I noticed that I had only posted on two days in the month of May. That is inexcusable. My ADD makes twitter the easier choice but the lazier choice. By all means check us out there, but since I just renewed the [...]

I and many others have written about it before, but the move of Republicans to try to ensnare House Speaker Nancy Pelosi into being complicit in torture to change the debate is fascinating diabolical politics. I saw Richard Wolfe on MSNBC state that this was the plan all along. Brief Democrats about the program when [...]

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