Yes to meetings; no to DNC, Naugle

*It’s who you meet with:

Well, this will go over big (not):

http://www.miamiherald.com/416/story/179947.html

Castro, with his health problems, may be a moot point. Chavez is not, however. Edwards is already facing heat for campaigning with actor Danny Glover, a Chavez buddy. And while the answer won’t affect Obama and Edwards in the rest of the country, it will hurt them in cash-rich South Florida. Let’s see what they have to say the next time they answer that question in these parts.

By the way, Ron Fournier of the Associated Press has an article about the Democratic presidential candidates not wooing the centrist Democratic Leadership Council.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070725/ap_on_el_pr/snubbing_moderates_8

It points out that Bill Clinton appealed to them before he annouced his run for the presidency. His wife, who addressed them last year, isn't doing so right now. Let the Democrats remember the late House Speaker Tip O'Neill's words: People like to be asked. And Democrats need the middle to win the White House.

*Go bye-bye, Jim Naugle
Fort Lauderdale residents must be counting the days until the 2009 municipal election for mayor. Incumbent Jim Naugle can't run again, and it's just as well, because he's worn out his welcome by repeatedly insulting others. In the last year, he's managed to insult working-class families, civil servants and gays, all of whom play a major role in the city.
Back in the early 1990s, Fort Lauderdale was the darling of South Florida even though it had another mayor, Bob Cox, who had a tendency to say things he shouldn't have. This time, though, Naugle's mouth is hurting the city. Hopefully, in 2009, Fort Lauderdale voters will elect a mayor with a sharp eye on the city's future.