FLORIDA POLITICS
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Thanks for visiting. On a semi-daily basis we scan Florida's major daily newspapers for significant Florida political news and punditry. We also review the editorial pages and political columnists/pundits for Florida political commentary. The papers we review include: the Miami Herald, Sun-Sentinel, Palm Beach Post, Naples News, Sarasota Herald Tribune, St Pete Times, Tampa Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Tallahassee Democrat, and, occasionally, the Florida Times Union; we also review the political news blogs associated with these newspapers.

For each story, column, article or editorial we deem significant, we post at least the headline and link to the piece; the linked headline always appears in quotes. We quote the headline for two reasons: first, to allow researchers looking for the cited piece to find it (if the link has expired) by searching for the original title/headline via a commercial research service. Second, quotation of the original headline permits readers to appreciate the spin from the original piece, as opposed to our spin.

Not that we don't provide spin; we do, and plenty of it. Our perspective appears in post headlines, the subtitles within the post (in bold), and the excerpts from the linked stories we select to quote; we also occasionally provide other links and commentary about certain stories. While our bias should be immediately apparent to any reader, we nevertheless attempt to link to every article, column or editorial about Florida politics in every major online Florida newspaper.

 

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The Blog for Sunday, May 22, 2005

Can You Say ...

    Flip Flop:
    Tom Gallagher backed a tax increase to build prisons, supported abortion rights and opposed tuition vouchers the last time he ran for the Republican nomination for governor. Apparently a lot has changed since 1994. Gallagher kicked off his campaign for the 2006 GOP nomination this week by declaring he favors more tax cuts, opposes abortion rights and supports expanding vouchers. Politicians often evolve over time, but this is a metamorphosis.

    Gallagher's makeover says a lot about the transformation of the Florida Republican Party over the last decade. Led by Gov. Jeb Bush, conservatives now dominate the party and marginalize moderates. Social issues that were own the list of priorities have become litmus tests, which is why Gallagher spoke at a Terri Schiavo rally and has embraced an unneeded constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.
    "Gallagher's metamorphosis". See also "Gallagher hopes decades of experience will pay off".

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