Local Leader Of The "Only Major Party With Good Morals" Sues Fellow Party Member For Conduct "Utterly Intolerable In Civilized Society" - Seminole County republican, and past vice chair of the Florida GOP, Jim Stelling, claims he was defamed by a letter sent out during his failed attempt to become chairman of the Florida GOP. The letter, from a fellow GOP stalwart, "questioned Stelling's character -- and reminded Republican committee members that the GOP was 'the only major political party with good morals.' The letter said that Stelling had been married six times, adding, God knows what went on between those times of marriages.'"
"Stelling says he has been married five times -- not six. 'That's a matter of public record,' he said. He says the rest of the accusations in the signed letter, which Stelling attached to his legal papers, are false."
Stelling's lawsuit says the letter "'exceeded all bounds of decency, utterly intolerable in civilized society.'"
There is much to chuckle about here, particularly the claim - and Republicans apparently believe this - that they are "the only major political party with good morals." Perhaps most interesting will be Stelling - local leader a political party known for its dirty tricks and "Willie Horton" tactics - attempting to prove that he, of all people, was the victim of communications that "exceeded all bounds of decency, utterly intolerable in civilized society."
"Forever" Means Until After You Elect Me - "Now we know how long "forever" lasts in Florida: Nine years."
"In 1994, the Florida Legislature passed the Everglades Forever Act, launching the biggest environmental restoration project in the state's history. The act set strict deadlines for cleaning up the water flowing through the River of Grass. But now, nine years after that landmark legislation, a combination of sugar interests, state legislators and Gov. Jeb Bush want to push the ultimate deadline back." St Pete Times.
"The Shame Of Florida’s Leadership" - "Inch by inch, forest by forest, Florida is being eaten up by development -- and no one has a more voracious appetite for Florida's open land and water than the state Legislature. Gov. Jeb Bush leads the way, of course. His big environmental proposal this year? To take money set aside by taxpayers to preserve and protect the environment and use it to pay for everything from education to out tax breaks. The ultimate effect? The death of Florida Forever, the state's landmark land-buying program." Pamela Hasterok.