If you're a political junkie, you've probably heard a fair amount of talk about this year's Senate race in Florida, even if you're not from the Sunshine State. As a Floridian, I always have mixed feelings when our state gets national attention. On the one hand, it's nice to be noticed. On the other hand, it seems like we're usually noticed for all the wrong reasons. Hanging chads, anyone?
This time around is no exception. We've got two Republican candidates for Senate bloodying each other up in the primary. The make-up of this particular race is drawing a lot of
The Beantown Beatdown
by Ronald A. Rowe January 20th, 2010 | Congress, General Politics
The biggest story in politics this week is the race between Republican Scott Brown and Democrat Martha Coakely to become Ted Kennedy's replacement in the Senate. This story is huge for two reasons. First, it shouldn't be a tight race. This is a special election to choose a replacement for Massachusetts' dearly beloved late senator. His party's hand-picked replacement should be a shoe-in. At first blush, you would think that the Republican candidate, although he's not particularly conservative, would not stand a chance. And yet polls show Scott Brown in a very tight
Baldwin Vs. Lieberman
by Ronald A. Rowe August 25th, 2009 | Political Opinions
Famous actor and well-known hyperbolist (no, that's not a real word) Alec Baldwin has stated publicly that he is considering moving to Connecticut and challenging incumbent Joe Lieberman for his Senate seat. Lieberman's response was "Make my day". To that, I'd like to add a "Yippee".
It would be great to see Baldwin carpet bag his way to Connecticut and drop millions of his Hollywood money in a futile attempt to win a Senate seat. I almost wish he had a chance at winning because it would provide no small amount of article fodder to write about his ineptitude if he actually
It would be great to see Baldwin carpet bag his way to Connecticut and drop millions of his Hollywood money in a futile attempt to win a Senate seat. I almost wish he had a chance at winning because it would provide no small amount of article fodder to write about his ineptitude if he actually
