Note from the editor: In the tradition of “Congressman’s Corner,” Salty Eggs has invited Rep. Allen West to field questions from his South Florida constituents. Until we get a response to our query, we will do our best to answer questions on his behalf, based on what we know of his temperament and politics. Dear [...]
Note from the editor: In the tradition of “Congressman’s Corner,” Salty Eggs has invited Rep. Allen West to field questions from his South Florida constituents. Until we get a response to our query, we will do our best to answer questions on his behalf, based on what we know of his temperament and politics. Dear [...]
Much outrage has already been made over Republican senatorial candidate — and current congressman — Todd Akin’s “legitimate rape” comment. Salty Eggs has written about it, and I mentioned it in my last post here as well. Almost all of the commentary has centered on how incredibly offensive the comment was, as though there were [...]
Not sure how many of you have kept up with the trials and tribulations of former Republican Party of Florida chairman Jim Greer, but boy howdy! The Jim Greer Show is turning into one bomb after another. First, some background: Jim Greer served as chairman of the Florida GOP from 2006 until 2010. Greer stepped [...]
Note from the editor: In the tradition of “Congressman’s Corner,” Salty Eggs has invited Rep. Allen West to field questions from his South Florida constituents. Until we get a response to our query, we will do our best to answer questions on his behalf, based on what we know of his temperament and politics. Dear [...]
Once again, for maybe the 922nd time in his political career, Charlie Crist is fending off allegations that he is, in fact, gay. These rumors have swirled around Big Slick for at least a decade and resurfaced a couple of days ago with alleged payoffs to gay lovers. It’s a fairly convoluted story, so let’s begin [...]
The upcoming battle between Republicans and Democrats has been framed a thousand different ways: as a fight between rich and poor, capitalism and socialism, nostalgia and progressivism, Christianity and secularism. And each is true in a limited way. But listening to Mitt Romney’s victory speech in New Hampshire last week, after he swept a five-state [...]
If you haven’t heard, the Senate voted last Thursday to renew the Violence Against Women Act. Originally approved in 1994, the act brought about the expansion of community prevention programs, support for shelters and rape crisis centers, support for domestic violence victims in minority populations, and much more. The act was renewed and expanded in [...]
Note from the Editor: In the tradition of “Congressman’s Corner,” Salty Eggs has invited Rep. Allen West to field questions from his South Florida constituents. Until we get a response to our query, we will do our best to answer questions on his behalf, based on what we know of his temperament and politics. Dear [...]
You already know this: while earning your college degree was informative and pleasant enough, plenty of us head in a different direction. Or maybe the experience wasn’t so awesome or helpful, but we’re sticking, steadfast and stubborn, to what we set out for in the first place. Joshua Miller, the executive director and founder of [...]
Venezuela has been in the media lately: following the death of Hugo Chávez, his chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro, beat challenger Henrique Capriles in the current election for presidency. It was a miniscule margin of a win—about 50.7%–and as of this write-up, a contested verdict. But if you’re the average United Statesian, you are less aware [...]
