June 13: State income tax, more on blogging and bad reception

State:

*Today's Miami Herald included a commentary by Ana Menendez on a state income tax, the great third rail of Florida politics. No one will touch it. And that's too bad, because it might help solve a lot of budget problems.

Local:

*This is infuriating. The Broward County Commision, which is mostly made up of Democrats, is considering terminating its contract with radio station 610 WIOD for emergency broadcasts because the station carries Rush Limbaugh's show.
Dumb decision, if a majority of commissioners make it. Dumb, Dumb, Dumb. One has nothing to do with the other. This certainly should not be about politics, it should be about saving people's lives. If WIOD can clear the space for the county if a hurricane threatens or some other emergency occurs, so much the better. Rush Limbaugh isn't going to be on the air when a hurricane is over us, anyway (Heaven knows a hurricane is trouble enough.).

Sports:

*More on that Louisville Courier-Journal reporter being thrown out of the pressbox by the NCAA. Here's a great column by Troy Johnson of the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer:

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/sports/story/59597.html

Amen.