Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Mel Martinez Quits
Fox News Live ^ | 8-7-09 | Fox news live

Posted on 08/07/2009 12:10:42 PM PDT by LegendHasIt

Just heard on Fox News: Mel Martinez is quitting the Senate "to get on with his private life".

Some scandal about to erupt?

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 111th; florida; gop; martinez; melmartinez; resignation; senate
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-56 next last
Bye Bye RINO... Of course his replacement will probably be a RINO at best.
1 posted on 08/07/2009 12:10:43 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: LegendHasIt

The scandal is: Someone finally told him he is irrelevant


2 posted on 08/07/2009 12:11:56 PM PDT by claymax ("Man is not free unless Government is limited" Ronald Reagan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LegendHasIt

Bye-bye, open borders boy. Of course, Crist will probably appoint someone with similar views. But it won’t be Marco Rubio.


3 posted on 08/07/2009 12:12:11 PM PDT by La Lydia
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LegendHasIt

Must be something serious. Mel really liked being a senator.

So, a RINO resigns, and a RINO will be appointed.

Shrug.


4 posted on 08/07/2009 12:12:39 PM PDT by RexBeach
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LegendHasIt

Get out, traitor.


5 posted on 08/07/2009 12:12:44 PM PDT by chris37
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LegendHasIt

He had already said he wasn’t going to run again. Crist and Marco Rubio are supposed to be running for the seat. I’m going with Rubio.


6 posted on 08/07/2009 12:12:58 PM PDT by bamagirl1944 (That's short for Alabama, not Obama)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LegendHasIt

he had announced earlier this year that he was going to step down....crist announced shortly after that he is running for the open seat...some think crist will step down and the lt gov will pick him to fill the seat then he can run as an incumbent....its all shadey with those guys...


7 posted on 08/07/2009 12:13:22 PM PDT by tatsinfla
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: La Lydia

Think Crist will appoint Jeb Bush?


8 posted on 08/07/2009 12:13:29 PM PDT by Kartographer (".. we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: LegendHasIt

Yes, there is a god.


9 posted on 08/07/2009 12:13:55 PM PDT by Fledermaus (Welcome to the USSA: United Socialist States of America: Bow to The Obama!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LegendHasIt

He was already retiring at the end of his term in 2010.

Definitely sounds a little suspicious. Palin at least had an obvious reason to leave office, the legal bills.


10 posted on 08/07/2009 12:14:00 PM PDT by Terpfen (FR is being Alinskied. Remember, you only take flak when you're over the target.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LegendHasIt

Melanie is such a drama queen.


11 posted on 08/07/2009 12:14:18 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LegendHasIt

He was busted in a Key West bathhouse with Charlie Crist? That would be delightful.


12 posted on 08/07/2009 12:14:37 PM PDT by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard (Some men just want to watch the world burn.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LegendHasIt
Maybe the wheels are coming off the democrat party..
Martinez is republican but everyone knows RINOS are covert democrats anyway..
13 posted on 08/07/2009 12:14:59 PM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole....)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Kartographer

Knowing Crist, he’ll try to appoint himself and therefore be the incumbent come election time.


14 posted on 08/07/2009 12:15:09 PM PDT by Terpfen (FR is being Alinskied. Remember, you only take flak when you're over the target.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: LegendHasIt
You can bet that the only reason he is leaving is because he has been promised a CZAR job or something more lucrative by the Dems or another similar and just as Leftist Org.!
15 posted on 08/07/2009 12:16:40 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LegendHasIt

Not that it matters but is he homosexual?


16 posted on 08/07/2009 12:16:54 PM PDT by GoCards ("We eat therefore we hunt...")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Terpfen
Bye Mel...


17 posted on 08/07/2009 12:18:27 PM PDT by jessduntno ("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction." - Ronald Reagan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: LegendHasIt

Good riddance you scumbucket POS!


18 posted on 08/07/2009 12:20:00 PM PDT by Ammo Republic 15
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Terpfen

Charlie will probably hand it to himself...he’s known to be an expert at it.


19 posted on 08/07/2009 12:20:08 PM PDT by not2worry (WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: GoCards

I hadn’t heard that about Martinez... Certainly have heard those rumors about Crist though.

I’m not much into Fla. politics and personalities, so I’m no authority at all on such matters.


20 posted on 08/07/2009 12:20:08 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-56 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson