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By Mark Young mark.young@manateeherald.com It’s been a busy couple of days and so much that is worthy of discussion, but how in the world do we not address the big Red elephant in the room? President Donald J. Trump’s Tuesday announcement that he will launch a bid to retake the White House was impressive and…
Irony is a unique aspect of life we often don’t appreciate as a big part of the human condition.
Governor results: From The Associated Press Election Day was a Stephen King novel kind of day. What seemed certain was turned on its head and celebratory toasts were postponed for Republicans who don’t live in Florida. Let’s talk about Florida. Our election was DeSantis versus Biden and it was a Mike Tyson fight. A knockout…
By Mark Young mark.young@manateeherald.com It’s fair to admit that I’ve had some time to simmer down. Had I knocked on your door for today’s visit as the national election results rolled in, I wouldn’t have been very good company. There would have been a need to attach a warning label for excessive use of profanity….
Donald Trump has channeled his inner demons
By Mark Young mark.young@manateeherald.com Like everything the liberals do these days, this ridiculous narrative that democracy is on the ballot – and that democracy will be destroyed if Republicans are elected – is hilarious and unnerving at the same time. But hear me out, because there is some accuracy to what liberals are saying. It’s…
One of the biggest con jobs foisted on the American public is the idea of plastic recycling. Americans of all political persuasions have dutifully sorted their trash into separate receptacles and smugly thought they were doing their part to save the planet. The most obnoxious would stop and berate others as to why they were…
Florida’s Gubernatorial election presents voters with a distinct choice between Ron DeSantis and Charlie Crist. Ron DeSantis grew up in Florida and attended Yale University and Harvard Law School. DeSantis joined the US Navy in 2004 and was promoted to lieutenant before serving as an advisor to Seal Team One. DeSantis served in Iraq and…
What did Florida do wrong that caused us to have to endure watching Charlie Crist run for some political office every 2 to 4 years? Charlie Crist seems to be the herpes of Florida politics; he just never goes away! I remember sitting in the room with Charlie Crist numerous times as he was fundraising…
