Our digest and commentary on today's Florida political news and punditry follows. Charlie goes with a Dem Justice ... wingers furious "Crist made a Central Florida circuit judge the Florida Supreme Court's fourth-ever black justice on Wednesday, disappointing conservatives seeking to tilt th...

Remember the wind-powered rotating skyscrapers of Dubai? Well, the building boom in the Emirates is over, thanks to the financial crisis. Most of the huge and expensive construction projects have been cancelled or are on hold. Not only that, foreign laborers are being laid off at an astounding rate ...

I get alot of my state news from a key operative for the Ohio Republican Party. He shares his insight with people in monthly emails. Having read his latest, I feel compelled to share and offer reax to his offerings this time. The operative's words are in italics, my reax are not. Ohio's Races in 201...

You should start your web-day with the Florida Progressive Coalition. If you want it, we've got today's "FloBama". Our digest and commentary on today's Florida political news and punditry follows. Homeless kids Another fine Jebacy: Florida has one of the highest rates of homeless childre...

Is it a waste of time to try to compromise your taxes liability with the IRS? Some attorneys are about ready to throw in the towel. I think it can be worth the trouble, but fortunately this hasn't been an issue for my clients (yet). Tax attorney Peter Pappas has some thoughts: While we agree that it...

Photo by: Bernie You enter this blog at your own risk, because it will show you a country where up is down and left is right. It is not a made-up nation in a story book, but one that you are living in presently. We will show you your future; not a future that must happen, but one that might. The cou...

A 63-year-old attorney based in Lafayette, La., who asked not to be named, told ABCNews.com that she plans to cut back on her business to get her annual income under the quarter million mark should the Obama tax plan be passed by Congress and become law. "We are going to try to figure out how to mak...

“Dan White: Hero. Killing a Queer” sign in front of the Supreme Court building last Thursday, 3/5/08. According to a Field Poll of 761 registered voters, "48 percent of those surveyed would support a new ballot initiative repealing Proposition 8, while 47 percent would favor keeping the ...

A U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland has dismissed  a lawsuit alleging gross negligence and malicious conduct on behalf of Maryland police in the 2006 death of James Emerick "Jamie" Dean, who was shot and killed by a Maryland State Police sniper during a sta...

Here is the NYTimes with Citi CEO Vikram Pandit's memo to Citi employees: From: Vikram Pandit Subject: Capital Strength and Earnings Power Sent: Mon Mar 09 21:12:44 2009 Dear Citi Colleagues, After a broad sell off in the markets last week, I thought I would give you a quick update on our position. ...