This year's easiest decision

Yours truly has been a fan of Marco Rubio for quite some time, since he was Florida's Speaker of the House.

Since that time, he has matured into a political force of national stature and is running to become our state's next United States Senator.

As has been noted (ad nauseum?) in this and other outlets, he was thumping our illustrious governor in the Republican primary.

Charlie Crist wouldn't take the hint, so is now running as an "independent." In truth, anyone who has lived in this little corner of heaven for any length of time knows that he is nothing more than an "opportunist." His record of flitting about from one elective office to another is the stuff of legend. He has no clear vision, except to continue drawing a government salary.

Kendrick Meek, the Democrat in the race, stands by his liberal convictions. I actually respect him for that. They just don't resonate in 2010.

I encourage all of ye socks who are registered to vote in Florida to join me in supporting Marco Rubio for U.S. Senate.

Marco Rubio interview

Don't know how many of ye socks caught Greta Van Susteren's interview of Marco Rubio tonight.

For those of you who aren't privileged to live in this little corner of heaven, Rubio is the former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and is currently running for the U.S. Senate.

After watching this interview, I don't know how anyone could vote for either of the two guys running against him.

This guy is a rising star, and will represent Florida as well in DC as he did in Tallahassee.

In fact, if I had to lay money on it, I'd bet he could be on the GOP ticket in 2012 . . .

Primary endorsements - part 9

Just to recap my picks in tomorrow's primary election:

Florida Attorney General: Pam Bondi

State Representative (District 36): Greg Reynolds

Orange County School Board Chair: Bill Sublette

Orange County Commission (District 5): Ted Edwards

U.S. Senate: Marco Rubio

U.S. Congress (District 8): Kurt Kelly

Orange County Mayor: undecided . . . (leaning toward Jacobs as of this moment)

Florida Governor: also undecided . . . (leaning toward Scott as of this moment)

Primary endorsements - part 5

This one should come as no surprise to ye socks.

Marco Rubio is my pick in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate.

A lot of us around this little corner of heaven were relishing the thought of his trouncing Charlie Crist, but I guess Governor Q-Tip will have to wait til November . . .

The two remaining opponents on the ballot (Billy Kogut and William Esoffery) stand no chance.

To find out more about this rising star, check out his website: http://www.marcorubio.com

Crist campaign is toast

Our illustrious governor was twice burned yesterday.

And, that's not a tasteless reference to his famously perennial suntan.

Ye socks who have followed his inexplicable career to date have no doubt noticed his predilection for hitching his wagon to greater stars in the political universe.

Remember in the rosy days following the dawn of the ObamaNation how he gleefully embraced the disaster-in-waiting otherwise known as "the stimulus plan?!"

More recently, he's been pimping whatever conservative credentials he thought he had left by invoking the name of his supposed-mentor Connie Mack.

I can only imagine how he felt when his hug buddy paid a whopping 27 minutes of lip service to the future of Florida's Space Coast. It was painfully clear the real presidential focus was on getting away from Cape Canaveral as quickly as possible to attend a big Democratic fundraiser down in Miami. His announced policy shift essentially left the country's space program in shambles, and thousands more Floridians worrying about their jobs.

And, as for Mack, he walked away from Crist's senate campaign in the wake of his veto of the education bill.

Whispers abound this morning that Mitt Romney will soon be joining Mike Huckabee and Rudy Giuliani in endorsing Crist's primary opponent Marco Rubio.

Methinks in the past 24 hours or so that Charlie may have discovered just how few real allies he has.

So, could he seriously be considering a run as an independent?!

Stranger things have happened, I suppose. I mean, this IS Florida, after all!!