Best of the Blogs: "No We Won't"

Progress Florida Education Center's Best of the Blogs for the week ending 5-4-12
Best of the Blogs is featured weekly as part of Progress Florida Education Center's popular free Daily Clips service.

Book Review: From Yellow Dog Democrats to Red State Republicans
By Dave Trotter
Political Hurricane
For those of you that might be new to Florida politics or don't know much of this history behind it, this is the perfect book to get you up to speed.

Florida Lawmakers Claim 'Stand Your Ground' Is Pro-Woman, Despite Exemption For Domestic Violence
By Annie-Rose Strasser
Think Progress
A father/son duo in the Florida state legislature is working hard to bring gender politics into the debate about Stand Your Ground laws.

Marco Rubio: refuses to meet with climate change scientists
By Gimleteye
Eye on Miami
Dr. Harold Wanless is Chair of the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Miami.

I Live In Florida And Wanted An Education, But All I Got Was This Rick Scott Sharpie
By Inkberries
Beach Peanuts
Hey Kids, Can You Spell Awkward? Maybe not, but it's the same way you spell pathetic: "R-i-c-k  S-c-o-t-t."

The Concealed Carry Dream World
By Jon Rector
SOG City Oracle
Tampa Bay Times columnist John Romano wrote an opinion piece the other day on concealed carry entitled, Get ready for new face of gun owners.