- “Con man” update: Reich-stuff racist Donald Trump, unsurprisingly, claims that immigrants are “poisoning the blood” of America. Among prominent, spineless GOPsters who don’t see that as a reason for condemnation: Marco Rubio.
“’Poisoning the blood,’” says Rubio, is simply a “saying that he uses, but it has nothing to do with race, because in the end, he’s talking about the country, not the population.”
In the end, Rubio has shamelessly fallen into line behind the “con man” he once defined and decried.
- In a state that has gone from purple to red to supermajority GOP, Dems have at least found consolation in knowing that the party will field candidates in all 140 legislative seats up for election this year. That hasn’t happened in nearly a generation.
- “I think that the Legislature doesn’t really understand the way things work in academia.”—Sharon Austin, UF political science professor.
- Chaplains are now permitted in public schools. So much for guidance counselors?
- Florida has fewer Fortune 500 companies per capita than any other major state.
- U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of the “2024-25 Best Places to Live” in the nation, Naples ranked 1st and Sarasota 11th.
- Florida ranks 46th in SAT scores in America.
- The National Deer Association still gets $200,000 to promote deer hunting.