Former Okaloosa County Sheriff Charlie Morris Arrested.

Posted on February 27th, 2009 by Billie Kennedy Jr

I have never been a big fan of Former Okaloosa County Sheriff Charlie Morris. Today just goes to prove my dislike of him. Okaloosa County Sheriff Charlie Morris and one of his top employees have been arrested on federal charges of fraud, theft and money laundering, the U.S. Department of Justice said Friday. – NWFRead the Rest…

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Final Vote on Stimulus Bill H.R. 1 has Congressman Allen Boyd(D) voting “Yes” and Congressman Jeff Miller(R) voting “No”

Posted on February 20th, 2009 by Billie Kennedy Jr

The Stimulus Bill H.R. 1 was passed through both the Senate and House. Here is how our Congressmen voted. On the original House Bill both Congressman Jeff Miller(R) and Congressman Allen Boyd(D) voted “No” on the Bill. Yet when the version passed the Senate, Congressman Allen Boyd changed his vote to “Yes” on the finalRead the Rest…

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Filed under: Congress, Economy, Government Reform, National Politics

Allen Boyd(D) and Senator Bill Nelson(D) among those taking PMA money.

Posted on February 19th, 2009 by Billie Kennedy Jr

If you haven’t already heard about it you probably will shortly. More than 100 House members secured earmarks in a major spending bill for clients of a single lobbying firm — The PMA Group — known for its close ties to John P. Murtha , the congressman in charge of Pentagon appropriations. – CQPolitics WhyRead the Rest…

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Filed under: Corruption, Florida Politics

US Government starting to get on board with Twitter?

Posted on February 13th, 2009 by Billie Kennedy Jr

Twitter still seems to be the up and coming web application of the year. More and more people are using it every day. Even the US Government is starting to use it. Check out a list of Government agencies and officials using twitter to tweet about their votes and policies. Could be quite useful inRead the Rest…

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Filed under: Florida Politics, Government Reform, Technology

Where’s the stimulus? Looks like pork to me.

Posted on February 9th, 2009 by Billie Kennedy Jr

I haven’t heard anything good about either version of the bill, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 1. Nothing suggests that this will actually do anything for those it is supposed to help. There is lots of money for projects that would be best financed through the normal channels. But there doesn’t appearRead the Rest…

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Filed under: Congress, Corruption, Government Reform, National Politics, Pork

Representative Ray Sansom did the right thing.

Posted on February 3rd, 2009 by Billie Kennedy Jr

Representative Ray Sansom resigned as House Speaker yesterday after a big push to get him to resign. Rep. Ray Sansom gave up his position as Republican leader, which entitles him to serve as speaker. His resignation was announced as the House GOP met to oust him. He’ll keep the title of speaker, though, until aRead the Rest…

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