Mel Martinez To Resign Immediately (Crist Could Appoint Himself to Senate?)

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[SoFloFreeper]

WSVN just had a special report saying Mel Martinez was resigning...Crist could appoint himself to Senate.

[SoFloFreeper]

RINO land. Sorry no link...it was just on TV.

[SoFloFreeper]

Any other Florida confirmation??

[SoFloFreeper]

Any other Florida confirmation??

[April Lexington]

What is going on??

[abb]

On CNN Headline news now.

[Sybeck1]

Final act, flipping his finger to this republic, with his vote for the wise latina......

[STARWISE]

Mel Martinez resigning

Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) will be stepping down from the Senate, according to several senior Republican sources familiar with his thinking.

He made the announcement at a morning staff meeting, where he said he will not be returning to the Senate after the August recess.

The decision adds a twist to the Florida Senate race. Gov. Charlie Crist (R-Fla.) is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination, and he would be tasked with appointing a candidate to fill the seat until Martinez’s term expires in 2011.

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Nice going, Mel ... vote for your wise latina and quit ...

http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/0809/Mel_Martinez_resigning.html

[for-q-clinton]

Someone must have some good dirt on the RINO.

[bustinchops]

Somebody must have some serious dirt on him.

Crist will probably appoint a rat.

[Beaten Valve]

Mel Martinez Resigning:

Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) will be stepping down from the Senate, according to several senior Republican sources familiar with his thinking.

He made the announcement at a morning staff meeting, where he said he will not be returning to the Senate after the August recess.

The decision adds a twist to the Florida Senate race. Gov. Charlie Crist (R-Fla.) is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination, and he would be tasked with appointing a candidate to fill the seat until Martinez’s term expires in 2011.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/0809/Mel_Martinez_resigning.html

[justlurking]

I doubt Crist could appoint himself.

But, he could probably resign, then the Lt. Gov could appoint Crist to the Senate seat after being promoted to Governor.

But, that would be a very bad idea. When a Democrat governor did exactly that in the 70's, it resulted in the Minnesota Massacre.

In the subsequent election, both Senate seats and the Governor's office switched from Democrat to Republican.

[Lurking in Kansas]

What?

[csvset]

?? Health? Scandal ? Has he been to Argentina or hiking on the Appalachian Trail ?

[Kakaze]

Good, we can’t seem to remove the crap during elections,maybe Crist will make a inspired appointment

[for-q-clinton]

Good Riddance. The only problem with this is that Crist gets to appoint another RINO to replace him.

Maybe he could appoint a die hard conservative (in hopes that he could easily beat him in the election).

[SoFloFreeper]

Yes, well...I wouldn’t be surprised, frankly, if Crist announced a party change...the guy is a chameleon...and that is being kind.

I regret my vote for him. He is not at all a conservative. He is an opportunist. Same for Mel.

I know Jeb gets grief here because of his last name, but he was an honest man and governor. I wish HE would run for Senate. (No offense to Marco Rubio who is also a decent man.)

[org.whodat]

Someone has the pictures, wonder if it was female are a male???

LOL

[wombtotomb]

not willing to face the music. No loss for us, even if they do appoint a democrat at this point, Mel hasn’t answered his phones since the amnesty fiasco. We have no representation in the senate......

[omega4179]

Good he should resign after his admitted race-based vote for Sotomayer

[ryan71]

Out of the frying pan, into the fire.

great.

[Joe Brower]

Can anyone confirm or deny this report?

Florida Freeper

[taildragger]

Didn't "Chester Lott" pull the same stunt?

Wasn't it about time between being in the Senate and going to the Lobbyist side on "K Street"?

IMHO this is probably about the "Benjamin s"....

[Pistolshot]

Crist appoints Jeb Bush, sending Bush to the Senate to set up his run at the WH in 2012, and Crist for Senate.

[N. Theknow]

Replace Martinez with Crist?

Rino a Rino.

Same $hit, different a$$hole.

[N. Theknow]

Replace Martinez with Crist?

Rino a Rino.

Same $hit, different a$$hole.

[fortunate sun]

he’s probably a friend of Caesar Romero.

[pctech]

Wow, what brought this on? Came completely out of left field.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

Hanging out with Spitzer’s hookers?

[anniegetyourgun]

Will they call him “a quitter” - or is that reserved for female pols?

[Future Snake Eater]

Final act, flipping his finger to this republic, with his vote for the wise latina......

Surely there was no racial motivation, right?

[musicman]

"Someone has the pictures, wonder if it was female or a male???"

[SE Mom]

FOX confirming this news.

[angkor]

I didn’t know he was a Republican.

Always through he was a Democrat.

Same as McQueeg, it always surprises me when I hear him called “the Republican Senator.”

It’s some kind of cultural dissonance.

[Uncle Ike]

” Can anyone confirm or deny this report? “

FNC just reported “Martinez will not be returning to the Senate at the end of the August Recess..”

Don’t know if that qualifies as ‘confirmation’, but it’s out there....

[NautiNurse]

Someone must have some good dirt on the RINO.

Martinez has generated his own mud pit as a RINO.

[org.whodat]

Good One!!!!

[GWB00]

Theory = Jeb Bush will be appointed. Skeletons in Crist closet, would not make it through the senate race giving the rats a pick up.

[for-q-clinton]

Can you clue me in on what that means?

[clintonh8r]

Shouldn’t Crist appoint Marco Rubio....I mean, it’s a “Latin seat” isn’t it? (For those outside Fla., Rubio is running for senate against Crist).

[Liberty Valance]

Placemarker

[blam]

He must be in trouble.

Is he quitting so that he can retain his (royalty type) 'benefits' from the senate before he is indicted or something?

I don't trust any of these bastards anymore, R or D.

[Iron Munro]

His work here is done.

[NautiNurse]

Theory = Jeb Bush will be appointed.

TGTBT = Too good to be true

[deannadurbin]

Jeb’s further aspirations died when he didn’t save Terri Schiavo. “An honest man” and a true Catholic would have stopped her unholy execution at all costs.

[clintonh8r]

Who does something like this? Resign from the United States Senate with essentially no "notice"? This guy is so pathetic. He is one of the worst senators Florida has ever elected from either party. And then there was his putrid stint as party chairman...that was the period when the GOP basically lost its way. Good riddance, el senor Martinez. Vaya con carne.

[fortunate sun]

Caesar Romero was a closet-queen. All that suave, debonair, Latin lover stuff was all for show.

[UCFRoadWarrior]

Just mentioned on Fox News

Senator Illegal Alien (er Martinez) is leaving early....will not return after summer recess

Hopefully a non-RINO is picked...would not be surprised if Crist picks himself.

Right now there is no real conservative candidate in the mix for Martinez’s seat

[beltfed308]

Good riddance! No more Rinos!

[Reagan Man]

Mel Martinez, the amnesty loving, Sotomayor backing chump!

[wisenheimers_kid]

Crist appoints McCollum. This way next year Crist runs for McCollum's job and McCollum runs for governor.