You guys were warned in the primary election that Mel Martinez was a pro-illegal alien puppet and Bush lackey. The idea that Martinez was "opposed" amnesty was laughable given that he was a member of Bush's cabinet for four years and never once spoke out against the President's proposal.
Everyone who warned what Martinez's true intentions were was attacked on this board as a nasty bigot who was "against hispanics" Everyone who supported other Republicans in the primary was told "only" Martinez could "win" statewide (a laughable statement given the 2nd tier opposition on the Dem side and how often Republicans win in Florida) and accused of "wanting Betty Castro to win".
I do find it rather amusing that the "electable" Mel Martinez barely eeked to victory in a huge GOP year by running on Bush's coattails, but the "unelectable loser" Bill McCollum won by a comfortable margin running for statewide office in a big Democrat year.
You guys shoved Martinez down our throats, now the rest of the country is stuck with this blowhard as RNC chairman. You guys that backed this loser deserve him, but we sure as hell don't.
A vote for McCollum assured us Betty Castor. The lesser of the evils prevaled. As bad as he is, he is better than Castor.
We have three years to find a suitable opponent. I don’t see a strong conservative out there....well, maybe Alan Bense, if he will run.