Results of the 2010 congressional primaries in Illinois, and the special primary election in Florida’s 19th district as well.

It’s the 19th district, where Congressman Robert Wexler has resigned, and a replacement needs to be found, even before the general election later this year. In April there will be a general election for the seat.

Most of the United States will have to wait until early November this year in order to elect for a candidate to the U.S. House of Representatives. In the 19th congressional district of Florida, however, a special election will take place just three months from now – on April 13, 2010. On Groundhog Day, the [...]

Does the name Cornelius Harvey McGillicudy the Fourth sound like it is attached to a man who has known hard times? Well, it isn’t. The man who calls himself “Connie Mack” in imitation of what he thinks to be working-class bona fides comes from a family of comfortable riches and power, with nationally prominent politicians [...]

Last year, the Senate campaign of Charlie Crist took $189,950 from just two lobbyists, working for the firms Capital Strategies and the Fiorentino Group.

The fact that one of the supposedly spill-proof offshore drilling platforms has created one of the largest oil spills in history ought to give politicians like Congressman Adrian Smith second thoughts.

Senator George LeMieux has been working as a lawyer for corporate interests. Expect Senator LeMieux to promote special economic advantages for corporate executives – without worrying that protection of unearned bonuses and other extravagant perks not linked to performance will encourage the wealthy to become lazy.

We can’t know yet who will replace Senator Martinez, but we can hope that the next junior Senator from Florida will have more respect for the economic needs of American citizens, will honor true fiscal responsibility, and will uphold our Constitutional rights in alignment with the often-ignored words of the Oath of Office.

Why the call for a new study on red snapper populations, and why from the Department of Commerce, instead of NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which is actually qualified and prepared to carry out fish population studies? The answer has more to do with commerce than it has to do with science.

Ander Crenshaw didn’t take into account that his own home state, Florida, would have the lowest expense resulting from the American Clean Energy and Security Act of any state in the union: Just 13 cents a day. Does Crenshaw really expect anyone to believe that he’s really looking out for the economic interests of the people of Florida, saving them such a tiny amount?