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/2011/11/a-response-to-occupy-wall-street/ http://floridapundit.com/2011/11/a-response-to-occupy-wall-street/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:02:29 +0000 derboss http://floridapundit.com/?p=5567 After a six month hiatus from posting on this blog, the first entry on our return centers around a timely interview with Richard Epstein on income inequality. The Occupy Wall Street movement and the Obama administration try to avert attention from runaway government spending and expensive regulations as the causes of our prolonged economic malaise [...]]]> http://floridapundit.com/2011/11/a-response-to-occupy-wall-street/feed/ 0 http://floridapundit.com/2011/05/big-brother-is-texting-you-obama-assumes-power-to-text-everyone/ http://floridapundit.com/2011/05/big-brother-is-texting-you-obama-assumes-power-to-text-everyone/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 01:18:15 +0000 Florida Pundit http://floridapundit.com/?p=5548 If you need a new cell phone soon and don’t have a strong desire to get texted by President Obama, you may want to get around and buy one soon. Starting next year all cell phones will be required to have a special chip that will allow government agencies including the president to text you. [...]]]> http://floridapundit.com/2011/05/big-brother-is-texting-you-obama-assumes-power-to-text-everyone/feed/ 0 http://floridapundit.com/2011/04/go-see-atlas-shrugged/ http://floridapundit.com/2011/04/go-see-atlas-shrugged/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:28:08 +0000 Florida Pundit http://floridapundit.com/?p=5537 In Theaters, April 15, 2011 In Our Hands, November 6, 2012 - FreedomWorks Video on Atlas Shrugged Atlas Shrugged, Part 1 based on Ayn Rand’s famous novel about freedom and the people who make the world work was released in a limited number of theaters on April 15. Most mainstream media reviews about the movie [...]]]> http://floridapundit.com/2011/04/go-see-atlas-shrugged/feed/ 1 http://floridapundit.com/2011/04/tsa-gropes-six-year-old-do-americans-still-deserve-to-be-free/ http://floridapundit.com/2011/04/tsa-gropes-six-year-old-do-americans-still-deserve-to-be-free/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:35:12 +0000 Florida Pundit http://floridapundit.com/?p=5528 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. ” - Benjamin Franklin You may have seen this latest video (via Hot Air) of the shameful behavior of the TSA which should stand for Totalitarian Surveillance Authority. If this were to happen to my daughter I [...]]]> http://floridapundit.com/2011/04/tsa-gropes-six-year-old-do-americans-still-deserve-to-be-free/feed/ 0 http://floridapundit.com/2011/03/will-we-get-serious-about-cutting-government-spending-before-it-is-too-late/ http://floridapundit.com/2011/03/will-we-get-serious-about-cutting-government-spending-before-it-is-too-late/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:12:58 +0000 Florida Pundit http://floridapundit.com/?p=5502 Florida Pundit took a little break from blogging over the past month. I kept expecting that our politicians would start getting serious about cutting the size of government, but progress is slow and consist of tiny baby steps. House Republicans have proposed to cut $60 billion in discretionary spending. The Democrat-controlled Senate and our Spectator-in-Chief [...]]]> http://floridapundit.com/2011/03/will-we-get-serious-about-cutting-government-spending-before-it-is-too-late/feed/ 0 http://floridapundit.com/2011/02/battling-unsustainable-spending-the-right-approach-in-wisconsin-timidity-in-washington-dc/ http://floridapundit.com/2011/02/battling-unsustainable-spending-the-right-approach-in-wisconsin-timidity-in-washington-dc/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 02:37:32 +0000 Florida Pundit http://floridapundit.com/?p=5486 While Republicans in Congress are falling short of their promise to cut at least $100 billion in spending for the rest of the fiscal year, Republican governors are starting to address the root cause of many of our states teetering on becoming the American equivalent of Greece. They are changing unsustainable terms for benefits and [...]]]> http://floridapundit.com/2011/02/battling-unsustainable-spending-the-right-approach-in-wisconsin-timidity-in-washington-dc/feed/ 1 http://floridapundit.com/2011/02/will-republicans-have-a-backbone-when-it-comes-to-cutting-spending/ http://floridapundit.com/2011/02/will-republicans-have-a-backbone-when-it-comes-to-cutting-spending/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 02:58:45 +0000 Florida Pundit http://floridapundit.com/?p=5467 Today, President Obama demonstrated again that he is not serious about defending America against the biggest threat to our future: runaway government spending. He proposed a budget with a record $1.65 trillion deficit for 2012. No surprise there. Republican House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan has offered an appropriate response about Obama “punting” on the budget [...]]]> http://floridapundit.com/2011/02/will-republicans-have-a-backbone-when-it-comes-to-cutting-spending/feed/ 1 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/2011/02/clueless-national-intelligence-director-clapper-should-be-fired/ http://floridapundit.com/2011/02/clueless-national-intelligence-director-clapper-should-be-fired/#comments Sun, 13 Feb 2011 23:50:44 +0000 Florida Pundit http://floridapundit.com/?p=5455 Now that Egypt’s people and military have overthrown the government of Hosni Mubarak, the biggest threat to the future of Egypt is a takeover by the Muslim Brotherhood. Unfortunately, the Obama administration has repeatedly demonstrated its inability to understand the threat from radical Islam. Last week, National Intelligence Director James Clapper reached a new level [...]]]> http://floridapundit.com/2011/02/clueless-national-intelligence-director-clapper-should-be-fired/feed/ 1 http://floridapundit.com/2011/02/allen-west-gives-keynote-speech-at-cpac-a-new-dawn-in-america/ http://floridapundit.com/2011/02/allen-west-gives-keynote-speech-at-cpac-a-new-dawn-in-america/#comments Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:51:59 +0000 Florida Pundit http://floridapundit.com/?p=5448 South Florida Congressman Allen West gave the keynote speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday. West predicted “a new dawn in America” if we stick with the the “three pillars of conservatism:” 1) effective and efficient constitutional government, 2) keeping peace through strength and 3) defending American values. Support for these conservative [...]]]> http://floridapundit.com/2011/02/allen-west-gives-keynote-speech-at-cpac-a-new-dawn-in-america/feed/ 1