Anyone voting for Obama should think hard about the implications that will result from an election of this man to president. There is obviously going to be a super majority of Democrats in the House and in the Senate after this election. This will mean there is nothing to stop the Democrats from passing any and all bills and laws of their choice. The Republicans will not be able to even filibuster from the floor to delay passage of these items because of their minority status. It has been tossed around that there are 49-million people without health insurance, which is a tragedy, but can you imagine what it will do to the health care system? It is sometimes difficult to get an appointment or a bed in the hospital now. There has been no mention of building the hospitals and educating all the medical people conducive to accommodating that large a number of new patients. It would be overwhelming to the existing system and take years to accomplish a feat of that magnitude (by either party). Obama has stated that he wants to provide this health care now, not 10 years down the road. ...more

October 24, 2008

At this time, even though the economic situation may seem the only criteria on which to judge a candidate please consider a couple of other points. Remember that Barack Obama is a trained attorney. He has learned to talk a good line in order to sway a jury. How has he managed to raise so much money that he can be in your face every 20 or 30 minutes during the news? Whoever is elected president will only be around four to eight years and doesn't necessarily have the ability to fulfill all his promises. The House and the Senate will have something to say, but the judges he appoints will be around to tell your grandchildren how the world should be run. ...more

October 17, 2008

Environmentalists are hiking from one corner of Hillsborough County to another, beating paths to organizations they hope will back an extended land preservation program. ...more

October 13, 2008

Erin Stawarz can easily call her parents to baby-sit or suggest toys for Christmas, but one topic remains taboo: asking them to help pay for their grandchildren's college tuition. ...more

October 5, 2008

When Valrico resident Sue Bowditch lost her daughter, Karron, in 2000, her whole world came to a halt. ...more

September 24, 2008

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September 8, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Longtime school board member Marge Whaley has endorsed Steve Donaldson, the Democrat and Gulf High School social studies teacher who is trying to unseat Superintendent Heather Fiorentino. ...more

August 30, 2008

Bill Fanning of Hudson congratulates the Republican Party for creating many problems on the national and state level. ...more

August 30, 2008

Wearing a "Vote Obama" T-shirt, Joel Gennari of Lutz sat at a table at the Good Luck Cafe in Ybor City on Thursday, clapping and nodding with other supporters watching the broadcast of the Democratic National Convention. ...more

August 29, 2008

TAMPA - Wearing a "Vote Obama" T-shirt, Joel Gennari of Lutz sat at a table at the Good Luck Café in Ybor City on Thursday, clapping and nodding with other supporters watching the broadcast of the Democratic National Convention. ...more

August 28, 2008