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Subscribe to RSSFLORIDA: “Political novice Rick Scott pushed past veteran Bill McCollum to win Florida's Republican gubernatorial primary Tuesday,” the AP reports. “In the extraordinarily bitter GOP race for Florida governor, Scott's financial might and criticism of his opponent as a typical tax-raising politician proved too much for McCollum, the state's attorney general and a former congressman with the support of national party leaders in Washington.”
“Millionaire businessman Rick Scott’s surprise win in the Florida Republican gubernatorial primary Tuesday left both parties scrambling over how to cope with a candidate who possesses both glaring flaws and considerable assets,” Politico writes. “The $1.7 billion that Columbia/HCA hospital chain paid in fines over Medicare and Medicaid fraud under Scott’s tenure as CEO offers Democrats significant fodder for the fall and is partly why the Republican Governors Association issued a tepid statement Tuesday night observing only that the party ‘now looks forward.’”
They said it was because of logistical issues, but the level of negativity in the Republican gubernatorial primary last night may have had something to do with the state Republican Party’s abandoning its plans “for a unity event they were attempting to hold [today] in Tampa,” the Palm Beach Post writes.
“Mr. Meek’s victory in the Democratic Senate primary sets the stage for what will be one of the most closely-watched races this fall. He will face Marco Rubio, the Republican, and Gov. Charlie Crist. Mr. Crist abandoned the Republican Party in April when he looked likely to lose to Mr. Rubio, who won the Republican primary essentially unopposed,” the New York Times writes.
“Meek has little time to savor defeating a brash billionaire who vowed to spend ‘whatever it takes,’” the Miami Herald says. “He wakes up Wednesday somewhat bruised, very broke, and polling in last place behind a national Republican superstar, former House Speaker Marco Rubio, and the sitting governor, Charlie Crist.”
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Listen my friends and make no mistake on these insights concerning the American Right… they are wrong.
They are not only wrong, they are confused cattle that know nothing other than chewing the cud.
Let’s take the young Levi Johnson for example:
I’m quite certain that he is serious about his chances of being elected to the mayoral office of Wasilla. He is so certain that he has filed the paperwork to run for said office. But here’s the big thing, the residents of Wasilla will likely elect this young man, someone that has no idea what politics is about, even in a small town like Wasilla. But the short sighted residents do not figure anything other than his name is attached to Sarah Palin and in spite of the fact that she turned her back on the state of Alaska, they still see her as the best thing since sliced bread.
I pity the Republican party and the TEA baggers that they drag around by the neck. TEA baggers that allow the heads of their states to “place their boot heels on their necks” deserve what they elect.
Another example is the soon to be determined election of the Democrat that will unseat the Republican TEA baggers. The hatred exhibited by the TEA baggers is overwhelming for even some of their own that has decided to break ranks from the dumbing down of America.
In short, Quayle said it best and I’m sure he speaks on the behalf of all TEA baggers, “My moral compass is so broken I can barely find the parking lot.” But if you expect for them to say it them self you’ll be waiting for a looooooooooooooong time.
Should be an interesting race in Fl - and it may all play to Alex Sink's favor. Fl has more independents than most acknowledge and that could be the turning point in this election. While there is a large Hispanic population in FL, there is also huge anti Hispanic infighting in the republican party and a great divide will occur if the republicans stay on the illegal immigration issue (quite a few of those FL voters were very illegal when they arrived and some continue to be). There is also a rather large Gay community vote that is often overlooked in FL - this year I expect it to come to front & center and could even be a large part of the vote that makes the decision. Sounding like a really good year for Charlie Crist after all.
I was shocked about Rick Scott. I do not desire either him or Bill McCollum, but I was sure McCollum would win the primary. Will be an interesting November. I just hope folks wake up and not vote against their own interests. Unfortunately, anger makes one do silly things. Equally unfortunate, Republicans are running on scare tactics since they cannot run on a fiscal platform. Hopefully once September comes and they put out their so-called economic plan, folks will see the light. If it is anything like Boehner spewed yesterday, the losses suffered by the Dems may not be as great as those oh so knowledgeable (not) pundits think. In any event, the Democrats better grow a pair and quit running scared - that is playing right into the Republicans hands - and that they cannot blame on the President.
talk about cud chewer - Levi Johnson? You want to talk about Levi Jonson?