John Russell will get another chance to unseat U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite this November. ...more

August 27, 2008

Acute Care Nurse Beats Two Other Democrats ...more

August 27, 2008

Here's a rundown of some of the hot races and issues facing voters in November: Hillsborough County supervisor of elections: The race pits incumbent Buddy Johnson against Phyllis Busansky. ...more

August 27, 2008

U.S. Congress, 5th District As much as his opponents are nice people genuinely concerned about the future of our country, John Russell is the only legitimate Democratic candidate vying for the Fifth District U.S. Congressional seat against "Grandma" Carol Castagnero and perennial candidate H. David "The Pole Sitter" Werder. ...more

August 23, 2008

Nobody asked, but that never deters. If I'm advising Barack Obama, here's the memo to his handlers: As long as delegates are the currency that counts, the race remains yours to lose. But being in a response mode, playing it safe and having plenty of money is not a winning strategy. Schedule a meeting to fine-tune where necessary and revamp where mandatory. Then do a sequel. It's that serious. ...more

May 9, 2008

I read an article by Marsha Mercer in the Feb. 10 paper about the Clintons that raised the proverbial red flag of caution for me. First, Mercer makes mention of the fact that the Clintons are stonewalling any and all attempts to release any papers from the Clinton Presidential Library, notably the notes, memos and appointment calendar of Hillary while she was first lady. What are the Clintons afraid of that they do not want people to know about her? Secondly, Mercer mentions Hillary's strong desire for universal health care. The thing that got my attention about this subject was, quote, "Hillary's health care plan forces everyone to buy insurance even if they could not afford it." Hillary has said that her administration might garnishee the wages of those who could afford to buy health care insurance but refused to. ...more

February 15, 2008

As I watched the returns on Super Tuesday, one of the campaign-rally interviews stuck out. "It's the most exciting presidential race, certainly in my lifetime," said a 60-year-old woman in New York City. ...more

February 10, 2008

A controversial but popular health care plan that came under state scrutiny last year is back in business and looking for new members. ...more

February 8, 2008

A controversial but popular health care plan that came under state scrutiny last year has received clearance to begin marketing for new members again. Nearly a year after being placed under state supervision, Universal Health Care Insurance Co. of St. Petersburg said Friday that it has received the green light from state and federal regulators to resume marketing its Any, Any, Any insurance plan, a Medicare program. ...more

February 8, 2008

Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama faced off in their first one-to-one debate of the presidential race on Thursday night, delivering their final arguments before the multistate contests on Tuesday on who is better prepared for the White House and highlighting their differences on issues such as health care and immigration. ...more

February 1, 2008