Commentary: Florida bucked the trend toward sanity

By: Diane Roberts

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: November 9, 2026

Words: 1,491

Last Updated: 2 hours, 42 minutes ago

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Not subtle. Not nuanced.

Americans launched an almighty middle finger at the Mob Boss of Mar-a-Lago, repudiating him and his congressional Flying Monkey squad.

The Bible-spouting Pharisee Mike Johnson will no longer be Speaker of the House; the sclerotic Chuck Grassley will no longer chair the committee that placed Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch on the U.S. Supreme Court; and no longer will Congress sign off on obscene funding for the Iran …

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