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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.

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The Blog for Sunday, May 01, 2005

Dandy Fool

    Freshman state Rep. Anthony "Trey" (his real nickname) Traviesa personifies the worst of the cult of "Jeb!" in the house:
    [C]ritics say the Republican, tapped by Bush to sponsor an expansion of school vouchers, is too ambitious for his constituents' good. ...

    While running for his District 56 seat, he was accused of caring more about resume-building than constituent service. His opponents said he was beholden to out-of-town special interests that funneled thousands into his campaign.
    And picture this (and try not to laugh at the GOoPer freshman dandy):
    Traviesa stands out. He wears a Rolex watch, and he's rarely without a pocket square. His black hair is thick and glossy.
    "Tampa's Rep. Traviesa becomes a star quickly".

    On a related note, Bark Bark Woof Woof directs us to a NYT piece on the desperate (and of course failing) attempts by GOoPers to be "hip":
    Conservatives can't stop whining about Hollywood, but the embarrassing reality is that they want to be hip, too. It's not easy. In the showbiz wrangling sweepstakes of 2004, liberals had Leonardo DiCaprio, the Dixie Chicks and the Boss. The right had Bo Derek, Pat Boone and Jessica Simpson, who, upon meeting the secretary of the interior, Gale Norton, congratulated her for doing "a nice job decorating the White House."
    More at Bark Bark Woof Woof.

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