Best of the Blogs: Dare Not Speak

Progress Florida Education Center's Best of the Blogs for the week ending 8-10-12
Best of the Blogs is featured weekly as part of Progress Florida Education Center's popular free Daily Clips service.

GOP Won't Speak His Name
By Jake
Rantings From Florida
Stories like this just make me chuckle. It seems even Republicans have embraced the Voldemort comparison, and dare not speak the name of a Governor Rick Scott, even as the campaign in primary season.

Barron vs. Bruner: The Most Important State Senate Race in Modern Florida History
By Kartik Krishnaiyer
The Political Hurricane
At the time it was the most expensive election in Florida legislative history.

State Political Parties in Florida
By Gimleteye
Eye on Miami
What is one to make of the Republican Party of Florida?

Florida education chief resigns amid controversy
By Valerie Strauss
The Answer Sheet
Gerard Robinson is resigning as Florida's education commissioner at a time of growing discontent with -- and a series of blunders involving -- the state's standardized test-based accountability system.

Florida's Transportation Battle: Smart Road Improvements
By Ann Mesnikoff
Daily Kos
All across America there are roads lined with strip malls and box stores.