Bob Sparks: Jeb Bush looks to ‘stay in the conversation’ in New Hampshire
Jeb Bush knows that it is now or never if he is to find a path to the Republican nomination. Many believe any path was covered up two or three debates ago, but what may be a final opportunity exists...
View ArticleBob Sparks: Hear the gun bills, don’t restrict debate
Tuesday night’s New Hampshire primary election revealed the mood of the electorate of that small state. Polls show that in many of the remaining primary and caucus states, voters in both parties are...
View ArticleBob Sparks: Another Antonin Scalia is not in the cards, no matter who...
The already heated political rhetoric about replacing the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court is a sad spectacle. It is unseemly. Some shared their relief that Scalia was dead via...
View ArticleBob Sparks: Battle over economic incentives features unlikely alliances
Sometimes during legislative sessions some unusual partnerships develop. Unlikely alliances can form to pass or defeat a measure that fits a common goal. Florida has provided a prime example of such...
View ArticleBob Sparks: Enticing Jet Blue to Tallahassee offers statewide benefits
With the state budget set to be passed Friday, attention will soon turn to the process of identifying dubious local projects funded within the budget deal. Budget “turkeys,” as they are called, are...
View ArticleBob Sparks: Groups believe Pam Bondi’s endorsement of Donald Trump is somehow...
As Donald Trump marches closer to the Republican nomination for president, more prominent elected officials are endorsing him. Florida Gov. Rick Scott is the latest, giving his approval following...
View ArticleBob Sparks: Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and Hobson’s choice
The Republican establishment faces a serious quandary. A difficult decision confronts those who vow that under no circumstances would they vote for Donald Trump. With each passing week, Trump gets...
View ArticleBob Sparks: No heroes in Trump campaign vs. reporter feud
Donald Trump’s campaign manager is now part of the Jupiter, Florida police blotter. His victim, according to the probable cause affidavit, is a battered and bruised former reporter for the conservative...
View ArticleBob Sparks: Corrine Brown’s district legal fight gets even tougher
It is hard to believe that Florida is less than 150 days away from the August 30 primary, yet two Congressional districts remain in limbo. Didn’t the Florida Supreme Court approve the fully redrawn map...
View ArticleBob Sparks: Donald Trump’s happy hour: lots of whine, little cheese
Ted Cruz has really stepped in it now. He has made a monumental blunder. His transgression, and that of his campaign, is comparable to the deeds of the Gestapo. So what did Cruz do to earn a comparison...
View ArticleBob Sparks: Joe Negron’s bus tour should hear the sounds of a changing workforce
Senate President-elect Joe Negron was back in school this week. Not as a student, but as a legislative leader looking for on-the-ground information designed to help craft the 2017-18 education budget....
View ArticleBob Sparks: David Jolly tries to separate from the field
It was quite a week for Florida Congressman David Jolly. Until the last week in April, Jolly was one of five Republicans running to succeed Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate. That is still the case, but...
View ArticleBob Sparks: Continue to bet against Donald Trump at your own risk
Donald Trump will be the nominee for president for the Republican Party. Take a moment and let that sink in. With all of the insults, angst, accusations of fraud, and just plain bellowing, who thought...
View ArticleBob Sparks: Voters still have plenty of choices without open primaries
Most Florida voters have some vitally important choices to make in this year’s primary election in late August. Republicans and Democrats have some key choices to make, but some want to expand the...
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