By Tom Tillison Florida Political Press The following letter was hand delivered to Rep. John Mica, Chairman of the House Transportation Committee on March 1, 2011. This took place at a meeting he requested with a Florida tea party leader who was in Washington, D.C. speaking at a House Tea Party Caucus hearing. Mica was asked to respond to the letter…13 days later, no response | Read More »
By Tom Tillison Florida Political Press In response to Florida Governor Rick Scott’s announcement yesterday that he is rejecting federal money for high speed rail, a very peculiar thing happened. Both Democratic Senator Bill Nelson and Republican John Mica, Chairman of the Transportation Committee made almost identical comments in statements to the media. Is Mica, who called Gov. Scott’s decision a “huge setback for the | Read More »
By Tom Tillison Florida Political Press Republican Congressman John Mica (FL7) held a ‘meet and greet’ this past weekend in his district office in Maitland that was attended by a half dozen local tea party leaders, including myself. Somewhat surprisingly, the event was held in the lobby of the building, which equated to a long hallway with small openings at each end. The turnout was | Read More »
By Tom Tillison Florida Political Press As Kevin Darby reports on Sunshine State News, Al Cardenas, a former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, was named on Wednesday to head up the American Conservative Union (ACU), succeeding conservative icon David Keene who led the group for more than 25 years. Cardenas, who had served as the ACU’s treasurer was elected as chairman without opposition | Read More »
By Tom Tillison Florida Political Press And the high speed rail ‘waltz’ continues here in Florida, or shall we call it the high speed ‘hustle’? Gov. Rick Scott emerged from a meeting Friday with U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood expressing the same caution he has exercised before on high speed rail. “He’s a believer,” Scott told the Buzz. “I’m the one that’s responsible to the | Read More »
By Tom Tillison Florida Political Press As Barack Obama was exiting the House Chamber at the conclusion of last night’s State of the Union address, a very interesting exchange was captured on camera between the President and Rep. John Mica (FL-7), Chairman of the Transportation Committee. Mica can be seen in the middle of a group of Democrat lawmakers clamoring for Obama’s autograph, standing next | Read More »
By Tom Tillison Orlando Political Press Where to begin, where to begin… Rick Scott has announced his transition team, which seems to have a healthy mix of insiders and outsiders. On Wednesday Scott said, “today is the end of politics as usual in Tallahassee.” I trust Rick Scott knows what he’s up against… Speaking of, Sen. Garrett Richter, R-Naples, said Tuesday’s elections made it plain | Read More »
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