http://floridapundit.com The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedients, and by parts. - Edmund Burke Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:04:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://floridapundit.com/2011/02/can-egypt-revolt-re-ignite-an-iranian-uprising/ http://floridapundit.com/2011/02/can-egypt-revolt-re-ignite-an-iranian-uprising/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:37:16 +0000 Florida Pundit http://floridapundit.com/?p=5461 After the overthrow of aging dictators in Tunisia and Egypt, seeds of revolution are emerging in other North African and Middle Eastern Arab countries. However, the country where a popular uprising could have the biggest impact, not just internally, but for the whole region and the world is Iran. Like Egypt, Iran, formerly known as [...]]]> http://floridapundit.com/2011/02/can-egypt-revolt-re-ignite-an-iranian-uprising/feed/ 0 http://floridapundit.com/2011/01/danger-and-opportunity-in-egypt/ http://floridapundit.com/2011/01/danger-and-opportunity-in-egypt/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 03:06:45 +0000 Florida Pundit http://floridapundit.com/?p=5419 The popular uprising in Egypt has left politicians and commentators scrambling for an appropriate reaction. Just about the only thing we know for certain about what will happen is that we cannot predict the outcome and there is very little the United States can do to affect the course of events. What Happened So Far [...]]]> http://floridapundit.com/2011/01/danger-and-opportunity-in-egypt/feed/ 1 http://floridapundit.com/2011/01/harry-reid-is-right-calls-hu-a-dictator/ http://floridapundit.com/2011/01/harry-reid-is-right-calls-hu-a-dictator/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:39:10 +0000 Florida Pundit http://floridapundit.com/?p=5362 We normally don’t agree with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on anything. So when Harry Reid is right about something, it deserves some attention. Watch Reid call President Hu of China, who is attending a state dinner at the White House tonight, a dictator: Predictably Reid backpedals a little, but he is correct. China has [...]]]> http://floridapundit.com/2011/01/harry-reid-is-right-calls-hu-a-dictator/feed/ 1 http://floridapundit.com/2010/11/wikileaks-revelations-on-iran-and-north-korea-the-world-remains-a-dangerous-place/ http://floridapundit.com/2010/11/wikileaks-revelations-on-iran-and-north-korea-the-world-remains-a-dangerous-place/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 02:55:25 +0000 Florida Pundit http://floridapundit.com/?p=5143 The publication of classified documents by WikiLeaks has caused much embarrassment for leaders around the world who believed that they were talking to American diplomats in confidence. It will be more difficult for our government to have frank discussions with other countries about sensitive topics. The damage to American diplomacy is significant and the Americans [...]]]> http://floridapundit.com/2010/11/wikileaks-revelations-on-iran-and-north-korea-the-world-remains-a-dangerous-place/feed/ 1 http://floridapundit.com/2010/09/castro-cuban-model-doesnt-even-work-for-us-anymore/ http://floridapundit.com/2010/09/castro-cuban-model-doesnt-even-work-for-us-anymore/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:33:19 +0000 Florida Pundit http://floridapundit.com/?p=4033 Fidel Castro, recently returned from the almost dead, has become quite talkative giving speeches in public and now an interview with Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic. When asked if he believed the Cuban model was still something worth exporting he answered: “The Cuban model doesn’t even work for us anymore.” No kidding. Watch this video [...]]]> http://floridapundit.com/2010/09/castro-cuban-model-doesnt-even-work-for-us-anymore/feed/ 1 http://floridapundit.com/2010/09/islams-unacceptable-reaction-to-one-mans-dumb-stunt/ http://floridapundit.com/2010/09/islams-unacceptable-reaction-to-one-mans-dumb-stunt/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:48:59 +0000 Florida Pundit http://floridapundit.com/?p=4002 Sometimes bizarre events are triggered close to home. Terry Jones, a preacher at a small church in Gainesville, has announced plans to burn copies of the Quran, Islam’s holy book, on Sept. 11, the ninth anniversary of the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks. Florida Pundit does not support burning of books. It is a [...]]]> http://floridapundit.com/2010/09/islams-unacceptable-reaction-to-one-mans-dumb-stunt/feed/ 1 http://floridapundit.com/2010/08/the-return-of-a-murderous-dictator-fidel-castros-advice-to-obama/ http://floridapundit.com/2010/08/the-return-of-a-murderous-dictator-fidel-castros-advice-to-obama/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 02:34:01 +0000 Florida Pundit http://floridapundit.com/?p=3778 On Saturday Fidel Castro for the first time in four years addressed Cuba’s communist parliament. He almost died in 2006 from intestinal problems when he handed over power to his now 79-year-old brother Raul Castro. The almost 84-year-old gave a ten minute speech warning about a nuclear holocaust if the United States and Israel stand [...]]]> http://floridapundit.com/2010/08/the-return-of-a-murderous-dictator-fidel-castros-advice-to-obama/feed/ 3 http://floridapundit.com/2010/07/the-decline-of-europe-and-catching-up-on-us-news/ http://floridapundit.com/2010/07/the-decline-of-europe-and-catching-up-on-us-news/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:51:11 +0000 Florida Pundit http://floridapundit.com/?p=3731 Florida Pundit is catching up on the news after two and a half weeks in Central Europe with very limited internet access. Quite a bit has happened here that doesn’t get covered by European newspapers. The Obama administration was afraid of letting the Arizona immigration law go into effect and got a liberal judge to [...]]]> http://floridapundit.com/2010/07/the-decline-of-europe-and-catching-up-on-us-news/feed/ 1 http://floridapundit.com/2010/06/general-petraeus-confirms-deadline-for-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-is-political/ http://floridapundit.com/2010/06/general-petraeus-confirms-deadline-for-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-is-political/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:22:10 +0000 Florida Pundit http://floridapundit.com/?p=3597 During the confirmation hearings for General Petraeus assuming command of our forces in Afghanistan, Petraeus skillfully communicated that the deadline for starting the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in July, 2011 is not something any military commander recommended. In his testimony today, Petraeus started chipping away on the deadline that President Obama announced to appease [...]]]> http://floridapundit.com/2010/06/general-petraeus-confirms-deadline-for-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-is-political/feed/ 1 http://floridapundit.com/2010/06/general-petraeus-the-best-choice-for-leading-the-war-in-afghanistan/ http://floridapundit.com/2010/06/general-petraeus-the-best-choice-for-leading-the-war-in-afghanistan/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:14:59 +0000 Florida Pundit http://floridapundit.com/?p=3528 President Obama’s today accepted General McChrystal’s resignation after the publication of an article in Rolling Stone magazine in which McChrystal and his staff were critical of administration officials. McChrystal never challenged Obama’s policy and most of the critical comments came from his staff. The subordination of America’s military to elected civilian leadership is an important [...]]]> http://floridapundit.com/2010/06/general-petraeus-the-best-choice-for-leading-the-war-in-afghanistan/feed/ 1