Tag: Florida

Danger, Democrats, danger: Two side-by-side stories on Drudge

We think these two stories, found side-by-side on Drudge, explain the risk they’re taking and the political realities they’re ignoring.

We’re not quite sure what polling company the Democrats in Washington, DC are using, but they may want to put their research contract out to bid again.

We think these two stories, found side-by-side on Drudge, explain the risk they’re taking and the political realities they’re ignoring.

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Fomer Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez learned a painful lesson: Raise taxes, raise the voters' ire

Here’s story #1:

Miami-Dade mayor ousted in recall vote; Anger over tax hike…

Voters swept Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez out of office by a stunning margin Tuesday, capping a dramatic collapse for a politician who was given increased authority by voters four years ago to clean up much-maligned county government but was ushered out in the largest recall of a local politician in U.S. history.

The spectacular fall from power comes after two years of missteps, ranging from granting top staffers big pay hikes to construction of a publicly funded stadium for the Florida Marlins to implementation of a property-tax rate increase that outraged an electorate struggling through an ugly recession.

Souce: MiamiHerald.com

And here’s story #2:

Mandatory Spending to Exceed all Federal Revenues — 50 Years Ahead of Schedule…

We have now gotten to the point — as I noted yesterday — where if national defense, interstate highways, national parks, homeland security, and all other discretionary programs somehow became absolutely free, we’d still have a budget deficit.

The White House Office of Management and Budget projects that in the current fiscal year (2011), mandatory spending alone will exceed all federal receipts. So even if we didn’t spend a single cent on discretionary programs, we still wouldn’t be able to balance our budget this year — let alone pay off any of the $14 trillion in debt that we have already accumulated.

Source: WeeklyStandard.com

Raise our taxes to compensate for your profligate spending, Democrats and you could soon find yourself standing behind Republican former Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez in the unemployment line.

Florida paints Obama into a corner, proposes Arizona-style illegal alien law

Uh-oh. Florida’s a vital swing state and President Obama will desperately need its electoral votes in 2012. Unfortunately for the President, a proposed Arizona-style illegal alien law is popular with Florida voters.

Uh-oh. Florida’s a vital swing state and President Obama will desperately need its electoral votes in 2012. Unfortunately for the President, a proposed Arizona-style illegal alien law is popular with Florida voters.

Now the White House is scrambling, trying to figure out how they can sue Arizona to overturn its illegal alien law without suing Florida for the same thing.

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Uh-oh. Floridians are just as pissed as Arizonans.

The Miami Herald has the anti-illegal info:

The first crack at an Arizona-style immigration overhaul has been filed in the Florida Senate, with a proposal that would let law enforcement officers ask suspected illegal aliens to prove their immigration status and could penalize some legal immigrants who aren’t carrying proper documentation.

The bill, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tempore Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton, is the first volley in a likely long and heated debate over the future of immigration policy in the state. Since the passage of the Arizona law last spring, many Florida Republicans – including Gov.-elect Rick Scott – have argued that Florida needs a similar law and campaigned on the issue throughout the summer and into the fall…

Bennett’s measure would allow law enforcement officers during a lawful detention or arrest to ask for the detainee’s immigration documents if the officer suspects they may be in the country illegally. The bill, however, prohibits law enforcement from using race as a reason for checking the person’s documentation. The bill also penalizes legal aliens who refuse to carry their documentation, with a possible fine of up to $100 and a 20-day jail sentence.

Damn those Floridians. First they elect a Hispanic senator who can speak eloquently without a Teleprompter and now this.

Source: Miami Herald

Oneupsmanship: Florida attorney general proposes anti-illegal alien law even tougher than Arizona’s

There’s a rebellion brewing in state houses across the country. To paraphrase Network, people are mad as hell about illegal aliens and they aren’t going to take it anymore.

There’s a rebellion brewing in state houses across the country. To paraphrase Network, people are mad as hell about illegal aliens and they aren’t going to take it anymore.

Now Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, who’s running for governor, has proposed an anti-illegal alien law that’s even tougher than Arizona’s.

Reuters reports the anti-illegal immigration information:

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Wimpy-looking guy introduces tough bill

“Florida will not be a sanctuary state for illegal aliens,” McCollum, who was accompanied by state Representative Will Synder, said in a statement that also gave details of the proposed law.

The legislation would require law enforcement officials to check a suspected illegal immigrant’s status in the course of a stop, or a violation of another law.

This goes beyond the existing situation in the state where officers are allowed to check for immigration status, but not required to.

Florida, especially its southern portion, is a major U.S. migration destination for nationals from the Caribbean and Latin America, making it a cultural and racial melting-pot.

McCollum’s office said the proposed Florida immigration legislation goes “one step further” than a similar law recently introduced in Arizona, which has triggered protests and a constitutional challenge from President Barack Obama’s administration.

The Major League Baseball Players union has protested the Arizona law and some players say they may boycott next Sumer’s all-star game in Phoenix. They may want to rethink this, because at the rate states are proposing Arizona-like laws, they may run out of places to play.

Source: Reuters

Hillary tells Nigerian audience that 2000 presidential election was rigged by Jeb Bush

Hillary Clinton has compared the Florida recount in our 2000 presidential election to the massive election fraud that runs rampant in Nigerian politics.

It’s been quite an African trip for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. First she erupted in anger when asked what her husband’s opinion on some issue (we don’t really remember what it was and don’t really care because it was so damn much fun to watch).

Now she’s upped the ante by comparing the Florida recount in our 2000 presidential election to the massive election fraud that runs rampant in Nigerian politics.

“In 2000, our presidential election came down to one state where the brother of the man running for President was the governor of the state,” she said. “So we have our problems too.”

Let’ just set that absurd comment aside and get to the important issues:

What’s with Hillary frantically rubbing her chest as she answers the question? Our guess is that a body language expert would say it was one of those nervous mannerisms that come out when someone is getting ready to lie.

Finally, we just want to hear the CNN babe pronounce the president of Nigeria’s name again.

It was kind of hot.

H/t: HotAir.com

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