FlablogDark mutterings from the Sunshine StateLast entry at this URL- August 29, 2004 Well, the move to a new host was easier than I thought.The new, improved Flablog will be atwww.flablog.netChange your bookmarks, alter your routine, catch up with the new plan, Stan.Yes, a few of the functions don't work yet, but we're getting there. Note the cool archive function down in the lower left near the RSS square. Cool huh. Of course, the vast majority of the old links don't work.We're still ironing out the bugs. But it should be a cooler site for going through all this.http://home.earthlink.net/~markrlane/2004/08/last-entry-at-this-url.htm www.flablog.net- August 29, 2004 www.flablog.net -- www.flablog.com is taken, I can't imagine why -- has been registered and will be the blog's new home soon.http://home.earthlink.net/~markrlane/2004/08/wwwflablognet.htm Another Senate recommendation- August 29, 2004 + The Times-Union, which has Florida's most right-wing daily editorial page, comes out for McCollum and Castor.+ The Orlando Sentinel is for Martinez. (They had earlier recommended Betty Castor for the Dems.)Meanwhile, the Miami Herald - St. Pete Times poll says the Republican race is a toss-up and Castor is way out front for the Dems. It also finds two out of three Floridians support stem-cell research.The Recommendation Round-Up:Castor: Daytona Beach News-Journal, St. Pete Times, Fla....http://home.earthlink.net/~markrlane/2004/08/another-senate-recommendation_29.htm Sold out by the righties- August 28, 2004 I hate to say this about a House impeachment manager, but I feel sorry for Bill McCollum. He spends a career quietly doing the bidding the of the Christian right and voting along with the Republican leadership. He racks up a 93 percent scorecard rating with the Christian Coalition and a 100 percent voting record with National Right to Life in his last year in the House. But it isn't good enough.Because backs a modest loosening of stem-cell research restrictions and voted for hate-crime bills...http://home.earthlink.net/~markrlane/2004/08/sold-out-by-righties.htm GITN - 'Gators in the News!- August 27, 2004 Florida is the kid of place where even walking the dog can be an adventure.http://home.earthlink.net/~markrlane/2004/08/gitn-gators-in-news.htm Minimum wage, maximum support- August 27, 2004 It's early to ask about state constitutional amendments, but one poll shows 72 percent of Florida voters back increasing the minimum wage. Support is 86 percent among South Florida voter and 92 percent among black voters.http://home.earthlink.net/~markrlane/2004/08/minimum-wage-maximum-support.htm Dueling polls- August 27, 2004 Tallahassee Democrat is disgusted with both Deutsch and Martinez and decries campaigns of Fear and smear.But it seems to work. Martinez has taken the lead according to a Mason-Dixon poll. (R.R.) For Johnnie Byrd, it's not such a beautiful day in the state of Florida. He's losing a race for third place to newcomer Doug Gallagher.But the Insider Advantage poll says McCollum is narrowly ahead. (And Byrd is losing the race for third place a little more narrowly.) This is posted at Sayfie's new...http://home.earthlink.net/~markrlane/2004/08/dueling-polls.htm Redesign- August 27, 2004 Yes, Flablog looks different. It's been redesigned and still needs a few tweaks and changes, but it's mostly there. Pretty soon it will move to a new host, too, because we just need more space. Not to worry, though; Flabloggers will get plenty of notice.The new look was done by Youth Korps Design, which is mostly my son, Nathan. Most of his work is on web sites and graphics for ultra-underground rock bands that you really don't want to know about.So bear with me while we take care of the...http://home.earthlink.net/~markrlane/2004/08/redesign.htm Senate campaign heats up- August 26, 2004 Anyone who doubts that the Martinez campaign is a remote-controlled Karl Rove job, should look at this: An "independent" right-wing group smears Martinez's main opponent. Sounds kind of familiar.Sexual McCarthyism is nasty stuff indeed. Connie Mack calls it "political hate speech." (Palm Beach Post version here.)And Gallagher takes out out ads attacking Martinez for his attacks on McCollum. (R.R.) Which seems kind of odd when you think about it.Meanwhile, The Daytona Beach News-Journal...http://home.earthlink.net/~markrlane/2004/08/senate-campaign-heats-up.htm Florida elections -- We bad- August 24, 2004 Slate write Ann Louise Bardach asks Why is Florida's voting system so corrupt It's a rhetorical question. She doesn't know why. Instead she explains the problems, and there are many. A nice overview of stuff Flabloggers doubtless already know.About the only thing that could restore confidence in Florida electoral procedures would be Hood's immediate resignation; her successor should then be chosen by a bipartisan commission. And as Gov. Bush cannot possibly be an impartial observer in his...http://home.earthlink.net/~markrlane/2004/08/florida-elections-we-bad.htm |