Another day, another $0.86 (adjusted for inflation):

  • I wasn't going to take a poke at this tightwad, but I'm glad that Sue Carlton did.
  • Tampa stoners, you're still good to go; but Pinellas hop-heads, bummer.
  • Somewhere deep in the bowels of the Tower of Power, there is a copy editor smirking with self-satisfaction this morning because he got this headline into the newspaper. You, sir or madam, are a super genius.
  • Scary thought of the day: Fully 1/3 of Floridians think Katherine Harris should be our U.S. senator.
  • I think there are a few flaws with this poll (robo-calls, not clear how they determined who is a likely voter), but SurveyUSA says the Florida CFO race between Tom Lee and Alex Sink is a statistical tie, with Lee ahead 49-47. Love the interactive crosstabs, for you poli-sci geeks. (via PEER Review)
  • Failed US Senate candidate (and Safety Harbor developer) Peter Monroe rips his own party a new one, in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, of all places.

This article appears in Oct 11-17, 2006.