Elections!
Not those ones in November that will be here soon enough, but the *primaries* that take place THIS Tuesday!
All eyes are on the Senate race. Because it's a closed primary state, only registered Republicans can choose whether to send little Marco on to the general election and maybe back to Washington (for a small percentage of the time, assuming he didn't learn any lessons from his current run as part time senator), while registered Democrats choose between current house members Patrick Murphy or Alan Grayson to put up against little Marco in November. (By the way, Rubio does still have an opponent, a Trumpish homebuilder named Carlos Beruff, but he's being pretty much ignored.) My endorsements: if you're red, vote BERUFF, if only just to honor the fact that Rubio said he didn't want the job back when he was competing in hand size contests with the Donald ... and if you're blue, vote MURPHY, if only to inject a little youthful attitude into our government.
Some eyes are also on a certain race pitting Debbie Wasserman Schulz against an opponent (Canova) in what is being portrayed as a Sanders/Clinton revenge match, what with all the democratic drama while she was heading up the DNC, a job she held until the Russians intervened with a well timed email hack. Only registered Democrats in a certain area can participate in this battle (by voting ... a lot of people from all over have been spending money to influence the outcome, which is a bit frustrating), so if you fit those *voting* categories, my endorsement is for SCHULZ, because of her history of delivering for her constituents -- which is the job of a representative, after all.
One more item of interest (accompanying lots of local races all over the place) is an amendment that would promote solar energy by providing tax breaks to homes and businesses that install solar panels. Some are concerned that this is a play for big businesses to avoid paying taxes that would help local communities, but the reality is that this is a very sunny place ... and that alternative energies need to be encouraged in order for there to be future survival (at least up until the rising ocean waters wipe out the state). My endorsement: vote YES on the amendment (which needs 60% to pass).
FLORIDA PRIMARIES IN A NUTSHELL:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/guide-floridas-primary-election-41701372
FLORIDA PRIMARIES IN DETAIL:
http://elections.mytimetovote.com/dates/florida.html
FLORIDA PRIMARY AMENDMENT VOTE IN DETAIL:
https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Property_Tax_Exemptions_for_Renewable_Energy_Equipment,_Amendment_4_(August_2016)
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