St. Petersburg Times metro columnist extraordinaire Howard Troxler took on Florida politicians Wednesday in a farewell speech at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. Troxler, who will end his 20-year run at the Times in June, was sent off with a standing ovation and thunderous applause by the non-partisan Suncoast Tiger Bay Club.
The ballroom luncheon's clinking plates hushed to a blanket of silence as Troxler demonstrated his signature common-sense approach to political discourse. As many hoped and anticipated, neither side of Florida's aisle was spared the columnist's aggressive yet exceptionally comical censure.
This article appears in May 26 – Jun 1, 2011.