Primary endorsements - part 8

Yours truly had to save the GOP primary for Florida Governor til last in this series about the upcoming primary.

This one got down and dirty, and it did so WAY too fast.

In fact, I would venture to say the real winner in all this mudslinging is Alex Sink.

What ever happened to the good ole days of never speaking ill of another Republican?

If you believe the ads being put out by Attorney General Bill McCollum and political outsider Rick Scott, both men are rabid abortionists?

Hardly.

It's time to tamp down the vitriole, guys.

I suppose I give Scott credit for the "Let's get back to work" theme. At the very least, that indicates that he gets it on some level that folks in this state are more worried about their jobs than anything else.

At the end of the day, I think what Florida Republicans have to decide is whether McCollum has spent the last three decades as "a political insider" or "a trusted public servant."

Hold your nose and pick one. That's what I'm doing this Tuesday.

Primary endorsements - part 3

OK, let's throw a non-partisan race into the mix.

In this little corner of heaven, we will soon have our first ELECTED school board chair.

The candidates are former state legislature Bill Sublette, former county commissioner Homer Hartage, and schoolteacher Leona Rachman.

Despite the non-partisan label on this race, Hartage is a well-known Democrat. I couldn't find anything on Rachman.

Sublette, on the other hand, is a Republican. He nearly beat Ric Keller in the party primary to succeed Bill McCollum in Congress back in the 1990s.

No use crying over all the spilled milk in District 8, though. Congress's loss is the school board's gain if you join me in voting for Bill.

To find out more about his campaign, check out this site: http://www.sublette4chair.com

Primary endorsements - part 1

With just a few weeks left before we head to the polls in this little corner of heaven, yours truly has received his official "sample ballot" in the mail and begun researching the candidates.

Thought I'd spend the next few days figuring out who to vote for.

Keep in mind, the posts will be limited in scope by ye olde party affiliation and official residence.

The first race is for the Republican nomination to become the next Florida Attorney General.

The candidates are attorney Pam Bondi, former Hillsborough County legislator Holly Benson, and Jeff Kotkamp (the current lieutenant governor).

I know this may be irrational, but Kotkamp immediately gets scratched off my list due to his association with Charlie Crist. Unfair? Maybe. But, it is what it is.

Couldn't find out much about Benson, but do recognize Pam Bondi from her occasional commentary on FoxNews. I also liked what I saw on her website (www.pambondi.com) about how she will continue Bill McCollum's fight against imposing ObamaCare on Floridians. And, she had some good things to say about preventing mortgage fraud and identity theft. I'm ready to give her a shot at the job.

March Madness

Having had another 24 hours to further digest the recent constitutional travesty, I am pleased to see our state's attorney general Bill McCollum is taking the lead on filing a lawsuit against the ObamaNation's stealth scare scheme.

Florida, along with eleven other states (so far!) have filed suit in federal court at Pensacola, claiming the socialist agenda is unconstitutional. I'm pleased to see the AG from Louisiana, a Democrat, standing by our side on this one.

Virginia, for a variety of reasons, has filed a separate suit up in Richmond. The basis of their claim is that the mandates issued from on high by Pelosi, Reid, and their ilk, conflicts with existing state law.

Furthermore, it is my understanding that at least 32 other states have either put into place, or are in the process of creating, legislative and constitutional challenges in a variety of forms.

So, America isn't just sitting back and taking it.

I love it!

It sounds like this version of "March madness" may just be settled in the courts, too!

Hope and change, y'all!