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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, July 10, 2005

Letter to the Editor

    This site does not ususally publish Letters to the Editor, but this one is perhaps indicative of some of the problems Jeb!" has wrought within his own party.
    I know and respect Gov. Bush from the days he was had responsibility for state tourism. At least I know and respect that Jeb Bush from once-upon-a-time. This Jeb Bush, however sadly, is a far, far cry from the business-oriented, straight-shooting, gimlet-eyed, no-nonsense Jeb Bush I knew then.

    It is exactly what happened in the Schiavo matter, both several months ago and right now, that is turning a 40-year, died-in-the-wool, financially supporting Republican to the decision to change his political registration.

    It is symptomatic of an increasing trend in the leadership of the Republican Party, yet I cannot conceive that a party that has given us the leadership of so many far-sighted politicians, pragmatists and presidents (yes, even Dick Nixon for his incredible understanding of geo-politics and geo-economics) could take such incredibly myopic stands when there are greater matters at hand.

    No, I'm not changing to the Democratic Party; I'm having too much fun watching them implode.

    But the name Libertarian keeps ringing in my mind and I think I'm bound to go there.
    "GOP losing its clear-sighted way".

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