Good Lord..the guy is all over the place in his political beliefs. I think it is just a front. No one that is conservative could have EVER BEEN FOR DEAN...lol!!
This part was interesting:
"...This year, it seems every closeted gay politician is getting outed. In fact, people who were out for years are amusingly now claiming indignation for getting re-outed (Mary Cheney). I got a tip a few years ago that a middle-aged, bachelor GOP Congressman who was unexpectedly retiring -- just a few weeks after he announced for re-election -- was doing so because a potential social conservative candidate for his seat had threatened to out him as gay. My story wasn't going to be "that Congressman X is gay" but was more focused on the blackmail angle. The state GOP chair even confirmed to me that he was "aware" of allegations similar to the blackmail story I was investigating. In the end, I had an awkward and bizarre phone call with the Congressman and his Chief of Staff (the COS did just about all the talking). Without ever answering any of the story directly -- not the gay stuff or the blackmail stuff -- they pleaded with me not to write the story because the Congressman's parents were still alive and infirm and it would be too embarrassing if they heard about this. I thought the whole thing was pretty sad but, in the end, I didn't write it. I'll admit it was in part because I couldn't pin down which of the potential candidates made the threat -- although I have no doubt that one of them did blackmail this Congressman into quitting."
He didn't write the story because HE WAS PROBABLY IN ON IT (just covering his A)!! Wonder who it was? I don't normally keep up with FL. politics. Do you guys know?
Interesting.
I don't have any idea who the congressman was. Probably was someone in South Florida because I can't think of anyone who fits the description in the Tampa Bay area. Most are still in office or running for higher/another office.