I have a loud-mouthed friend (we go fishing and that's about it) who is a big cheese in the Democrat party, locally.
We were watching baseball at a sports bar when a Gallagher commercial came up on the air and his tongue, loosened by a couple magaritas, allowed him to spill the beans on what the Democrats are up to.
He spoke of how they have dug up a lot of dirt on Tom that puts him in the same category as Gary Condit and Bill Clinton.
I asked him if they had the goods on Crist and he said they still working on it, but the big news was that with Gallagher they had "struck the mother lode".
You will notice that Gallagher has probaly known this at some point in time and has tried to "immunize" himself by objecting to negative campaigning. (Clinton made the same comment, because he was the one with all the negatives.)
Now he has remarried and "settled down"...just like Bill and Hillary on CBS 60 Minutes. She forgave him and he said he'd never do it again. If he's going to act like someone, why does it have to be Clinton?
Charlie doesn't live in a real world. So, the St. Pete High football team is not voting for their teammate who got the real captain kicked off. Crist has lots of bootlickers. Too bad he's incapable of doing an honest day's work.
Dear Friends,
Thank you for all of your hard work this week. It was another great week on the trail.
I would like to start this week’s Notes from the Trail by addressing our nation’s security. As you all are well aware, this week our nation received news that officials from the United Kingdom joined with US officials and stopped a terrorist plot against our nation and arrested more than 20 suspected terrorists. This event is a stark reminder that even though we are safer now than we were pre-9/11, we are still not completely safe. That is why we must continue to call on the federal government to secure our borders and enforce the law.
On Monday, in Fort Lauderdale, I had the opportunity to address an Insurance and Tax Forum. At the event, I explained my comprehensive strategies to provide insurance and tax relief for Florida’s families. Less taxes and less regulation will grow our economy and today, thanks to Republican stewardship, Florida has one of the strongest economies in the nation. We must maintain our commitment to less taxes and less regulation and keep our economy expanding for the future.
On Wednesday, I was in the Villages where I spoke about the need for our next Governor to follow the path laid out by Jeb Bush, and stay committed to the values of the Republican Party.
Yesterday, I officially kicked off the final 25 days of this campaign. With less than a month to go before the primary election, it’s time to re-focus on choosing the candidate who’s best qualified to represent the Republican Party.
I have great respect for my opponent, but over the course of the last year, it has become very clear that we have very different ideas about what’s best for the Republican Party and for our state. Our differences are meaningful, and they are consequential.
For the next 25 days of this campaign, I intend to talk about four critical issues that separate us: taxes, immigration, insurance and family values. Over the next month I am going to convince the voters that I’m the best person to lead our party. I’m going to stick to the issues, and I urge my opponent to do the same. This race should not be about the candidates’ personal lives. It should not result in mud-slinging and our paid messages need to remain positive. Doing otherwise will only help the Democrats in November.
This race all comes down to this: my opponent wants to take the party in a new direction, away from the conservative course set by Jeb Bush. I want our party to remain conservative in every sense of the word. That’s a fight that I can and will win.
Thanks again for another great week. With only 25 days left of the campaign, things are really starting to heat up at the grassroots level. Many of you have been involved in President Bush’s and Governor Jeb Bush’s campaigns. As you know, campaigns are won at the grassroots level, and the campaign with the best team in place will win. This one is no different. This primary race is important because we need someone with the vision and integrity to lead our great state like Governor Bush has over the last 8 years.
Tom Gallagher