She never should have been appointed in the first place.

Frankly, I've lived in Florida long enough to know that this state does not do regulation very well, if at all. If that's the case, her concerns are valid:

wont trust states to regulate medical marijuana and yet let them do whatever they want with regard to voting.

I dont share your view that her concerns are valid. The Federal Government is wayyyyyyy behind the states in recognizing the need for legalizing medical marijuana. Her concerns are to insure that those seeking to abuse the drug dont have easy access. Easy access, you mean like the access some states have already legalized. Of all the things we need to worry about abuse of marijuana isnt one.

i.e., who is going to profit from the business.

The state and local government is far more unreliable than the feds. There are political networks all over Florida. And they are not all partisan based. We are a Libertarian state, as far as business goes. There is not enough consumer protection, which is why this state is known for its con artists.

Florida is a cesspool of corruption on so many levels. Politicians, citizens, out of state "investors"-Florida is a prime example of laissez-faire on steroids.

And most people are not aware of it. They move in expecting direction from local and state government and are always bewildered by what they find.

That is NOT debbie's concern. Debbie is the archteypal Florida democrat that tries to be as conservative as a GOP. She is one of the main reasons Marco Rubio is in office, as she, like many other White Democrats, hung Kendrick Meek out to dry. If she was so damned concerned about the pill mills, she could have slammed them much more intensely; hell, in the gubernatorial campaign, the democrats are NOT hanging the pill mills around the neck of Rick Scott, whose wife owns many of them.

Frankly, I would rather have weed sold in ever damned 7-11 than Oxy. Oxy KILLS, something Cannabis, for all it's glory, does NOT do.

From Alex Sink and the botched gibernatorial campaign, to Marco Rubio, there are so many, many reasons why DWS, the friend of GOP, needs to go.

a bad idea in Florida, since local and state government is compromised by heavy-handed politics.

smgdh. LOL.

That's really outrageous to equate pills with cannabis.

If we are going to amend the Constitution, that's not the issue to start with.

for her to reply to an email asking her which progressive causes she supports.

Of course, she has no problem asking for donations.

was distressing to discover that the same reporter referred to her as a liberal in another article. At least it wasn't capitalized. It is not a good sign when our journalists expose their conservative leanings in their writing. We should demand that they learn the distinction between liberal and neo-liberals.

It's a subscription only article, but here's the comment:

All of this is raising so many questions that even liberals like Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee and congresswoman from Weston, are raising concerns about Amendment 2.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/os-medical-marijuana-beth-kassab-20140609,0,1361419.column

One of the most satisfying aspects of my time in Denver was being able to see Democrats uniting together to help other Democrats. I received financial support from Congressman John Salazar (D-CO), Congressman Phil Hare (D-IL), future Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO), as well as from convention attendees from Washington, Montana, North Carolina, and Florida. What I have not been able to do is to get Democrats from Florida’s congressional caucus to risk offending their good friend, Adam Putnam, by contributing from their personal wealth or campaign accounts, or by endorsing me.

I, of course, was most anxious to meet and speak with Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (DINO-FL), who is chairing the DCCC’s Red-to-Blue program. I just knew that she would welcome the chance to defeat Adam Putnam, as that would allow her lay sole claim to the title of “Wonder Kid” in Florida’s politics. Adam, after all, isn’t her next door neighbor. Once she comes onboard, I assumed, the other members of the caucus would lose their timidity and also support me. I was dead wrong, and I should have known better.

It is well known that Wasserman-Schultz supports Republicans Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Mario Diaz-Balart, and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen over their Democratic opponents, although lately she has been pressured into giving belated and grudging support to Joe Garcia and Raul Martinez who are opposing the Diaz-Balarts. I always figured that she was just afraid of the Hispanic backlash in her own district. What I hadn’t considered is that she is just afraid of all incumbent Republicans in Florida. When I met her in Denver, she immediately told me that she couldn’t support me, saying I hadn’t raised enough money. I told her that I had raised $100K, that I was a military retiree, that my family is living on my wife’s Air Force E6 pay, and that I wasn’t able like other “viable” candidates to drop a quarter of a million dollars into my own campaign. I then told her, “Congresswoman, I am one of those working-class guys that our party claims to represent.” Her response was “Don’t pull that populist stuff with me.” I thanked her for her time.

This time around, Wasserman Schultz and Meek say their relationships with the Republican incumbents, Reps. Lincoln Diaz-Balart and his brother Mario, and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, leave them little choice but to sit out the three races.

''At the end of the day, we need a member who isn't going to pull any punches, who isn't going to be hesitant,'' Wasserman Schultz said.

The decision comes as Democrats believe they have their best shot in years to defeat at least one of the Cuban-American incumbents with a roster of Democrats that include former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez, opposing Lincoln Diaz-Balart; outgoing Miami-Dade Democratic party chair Joe Garcia, opposing Mario Diaz-Balart; and businesswoman Annette Taddeo, opposing Ros-Lehtinen.

But Wasserman Schultz and Meek say their ties to the three Republicans are personal as well as professional: Both served in the state Legislature with Mario Diaz-Balart and say they work in concert with all three on South Florida issues.

Are you kidding me?

Let's face it, we have a bleak Dem situation going on in Florida. Few of them seem to want to go it alone.

So much for ideals.

Whatever he is, these days.

but I will also admit he has butchered many a sacred cow on the GOP side, such as the mantra of "protect and genulflect to inmsurance companies." He is to the left of many dems, including and especially DWS.

Republican player-players.

That's all anyone can ask for. And, I wasn't referring to Crist in my comments.

I don't know his party affiliation.

Then of course theres the trainwreck that is Cong Dist 13 (Bill Young's district). There was a Dem entered in the race to challange David Jolly, who beat Alex Sink in the special election. But he wasn't "their" guy, being a progressive. So DWS, Fl Dem Party, and Pinellas Dem Party threatened him, which led to his pulling out. "Their" guy, was a former cop, Iraqi War vet, and former Republican. Except he switched parties too late to run as a Dem, so was running as an Ind, with official Dem Party backing. Then it was discovered he didn't have the degrees he claimed. Oopsie. He withdrew from the race, saying he didn't know campaigning would take so much time from his family. WTF? What a clusterfuck of a trainwreck. This is a purple district. A Dem can win this district. A Dem can win statewide in Fl. Its the goddam self-serving DLCers like DWS and Bill Nelson that have fucked up so badly a real Dem has trouble winning in Fl, and their fake Dems always lose. She's got to go... bring back Howard Dean and his 50-state strategy (which gave Dems majorities in House and Senate, AND won the WH), and start him out down here in Fl clearing out the Turd Way.

Over progressive Dem, John Russell.

and that, my friends, is why the Florida democrats are USELESS!

reminds me of Democrats who supported Christie in NJ and Democrats, like Hillary Clinton, who supported Joe Lieberman when he left the Democratic Party and ran as an independent and voted with Republicans.

This was mostly Rahm and Karen Thurman, but if it's Florida DWS is involved for sure.

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/madfloridian/1487

Lutrin said that he also met personally with Mahoney. During a three- hour breakfast meeting, Mahoney offered Lutrin a higher-paying job if he agreed to drop out of the primary. "Mahoney tried to get me to run in a different district. He offered me a job at one of his non-profit organizations where he said that I would make more than I was making as a teacher. He said I could campaign full time while working at his non-profit as long as I agreed to drop out of the race," Lutrin said. Lutrin declined the job offer.

According to Lutrin, when he refused to step aside, the DCCC shored up local political support for Mahoney. The local AFL-CIO chapter, of which Lutrin was a member, came out with an early endorsement of Mahoney's campaign. According to Lutrin, the union told him that "they would like to back a fellow union brother, but Mahoney has more money and more political support from the party." Lutrin eventually dropped out of the race when the local teachers' union decided to support Mahoney.

Even the union screwed Dave. His GOP not yet turned Democrat bribed him.

She is on the short list of the last people on earth who should be in that position.

I say yes, please resign.

But he's the one who should have it.

Wasserman Schultz does not represent the overwhelming concensus among Democrats about marijuana legalization. I agree, it's like having an anti-choice person head the committee.

We need legislators that align with the majority of the party to lead the party or to run for public office.

We learned that lesson with Joe Lieberman.

Ms. S-W needs to be thrown out on her ass. And bring back Dean and his 50 state strategy. And begin systemically banning Turd Way policies from the Democratic Platform.

Part of the "looking forward" crowd leadership. Ugh!

http://warisacrime.org/node/28554

Now, see what this "looking forward" crap gets you Debbie? Hasn't stopped Republicans has it!