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opinion Las Cruces Sun-News Published 1:40 p.m. UTC Jul 29, 2018 Most of what President Donald trump has said after Russia’s interference in the 2016 election has been self-serving nonsense, but one of his claims has a grain of truth to it: that Democrats are using it as an excuse for losing an election they should have won easily. That is not to suggest that the new revelations to come out each day leading up to the election, taken from emails that had been stolen from Democratic official by Russian hackers, did not have a determinative outcome in the election. They did. Nor is it to suggest that the Russian government is not guilty of a crime. It is. But when Democrats suggest that the online bots, GIFs and tall tales spread over the Internet are equivalent to Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor or al Qaida’s attack on the World Trade Center, they are badly mischaracterizing the crime. This wasn’t a violent crime. It was a con job. And, there are … [Read more...] about Rubel: Democrats mischaracterized Russian election crime

Legislative Council has yet to vote on ballot language describing the Invest In Ed initiative at our deadline, but Republicans and Democrats on the committee are expectedly disagreeing on what its effect might be on indexing taxes for inflation. To read more on this item plus all the stories in the July 25 Yellow Sheet Report, go ... … [Read more...] about Republicans, Democrats argue over tax indexing issue

Sen. Jeff Brandes won't be running unopposed after all. Nearly a month since his Democratic opponent, Carrie Pilon, suddenly dropped her challenge to unseat the St. Petersburg Republican for personal reasons, Pinellas Democrats have found their substitute. "What did I do today?," Lindsay Cross announced Monday on Facebook. "I announced my run for Florida State Senate, District 24, representing portions of Pinellas County. I can't tell you how honored I am to enter this race and fight for a better Florida! I'll be calling on all of you for your help!" Cross works as the executive director of the Florida Wildlife Corridor, which promotes land conservation. Her financial disclosure lists her income at $80,000. According to the group's website, Cross is an avid skier who attended Colorado State University with a bachelor's in environmental health.  She moved to Tampa Bay in 2001 and spent 14 years at the Tampa Bay Estuary Program, working to "protect and restore water quality … [Read more...] about Democrats finally field candidate to run against Jeff Brandes

A deadly parking lot shooting in Clearwater in a case involving Florida's "stand your ground" law continues to draw strong emotional reactions. A Pinellas County legislator is now trying to mobilize support for a special session of the Legislature to rework the law. But recent history suggests that Sen. Darryl Rouson, D-St. Petersburg, is not likely to succeed. "It is our duty to our constituents that we amend the framework of the implementation of the stand your ground statute," Rouson said in a letter to his colleagues.  "Every day that passes, we are letting down the citizens of Florida who are put at risk by the unintended consequences of this statute." Markeis McGlockton, 28, was shot to death on July 19 in a dispute over a parking space, and the video of his encounter with assailant Michael Drejka has inspired passionate responses on all sides. The assailant was white. The victim was black. Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said Drejka's actions fell within the bounds of … [Read more...] about Democrat’s bid for ‘stand your ground’ special session faces steep odds

The Republican Jewish Coalition, which seeks “to foster and enhance ties between the American Jewish community and Republican decision makers,” made the demand. “We work to sensitize Republican leadership in government and the Party to the concerns and issues of the Jewish community, while articulating and advocating Republican ideas and policies within the Jewish community,” the RJC added. Their own interests Yet the group devoted to Jewish and Republican interests saw fit to order Congressional Black Caucus members to repudiate meeting with a man who has worked on behalf of Black people for over 62 years? Clearly the only thing that matters is the Jewish part of any so-called Black-Jewish relationship. Blacks don’t have a right to forge their own agendas or to even meet among themselves – which are apparently rights reserved for Zionist Jews. Apparently, Jewish concerns even outrank party loyalties and naked attempts to hurt Blacks inside the … [Read more...] about Black Democrats take orders from Jewish Republicans