[mgist]

I wonder how much it cost to get this "non dirt" on Rubio. This is ridiculous.

Common Cause Florida????

March 20, 2009
Common Cause closing down in Florida
After 35 years, the watchdog group Common Cause is leaving Florida as a result, its leader says, of the bad economy. Executive Director Ben Wilcox has lost his job after 10 years of advocating for open government, stricter ethics laws, campaign finance reform and other issues.

http://blogs.tampabay.com/buzz/2009/03/common-cause-closing-down-in-florida-.html

[marstegreg]

Rubio’s charges to GOP credit card included $134 haircut Wine, groceries, car repair: What Florida’s Rubio charged to GOP Senate candidate Rubio wows conservative audience

What’s that compared to a “tax free” villa in the carribbean? How about AMTRAK establishing a route that somehow runs past your vinyard for a mere 30 million dollars? Shall I continue?

[Road Warrior ‘04]

As far as I’ve seen, only three newspapers in Florida are going after Rubio. Miami Herald, St. Pete Times and the Orlando Slantinel. All left wing rags.

[Travis McGee]

Closeted Christ is desperate. But he can’t hit “too” hard, or all of the stories of his gay cruising lifestyle will tumble out. And his “beard” wife won’t help.

[SoFloFreeper]

What is funny is this is being published in the Miami Herald, an entity that is losing money hand over fist—a dying media dinosaur gasping for relevance...and being read by fewer and fewer people every day.

I’ll laugh my ass off when they have to shutter the operation.

[kabar]

Crist is desperate. He is also going to lose. Go Marco.

[NotSoModerate]

$50,000 from a political group run by Republican fundraiser Alan Mendelsohn, a Broward County eye doctor indicted last year on corruption charges, who has also donated to Crist.

Small part of the story overlooked by everyone... but will come back to bite either Crist or Rubio in the general election.

Ponzi Scheme could sink Crist AND Rubio

Mendelsohn raised more than a half-million dollars from Mutual Benefits in 2003 to finance the hiring of a dozen lobbyists and make contributions to lawmakers to stop legislation that would have tightened regulations on the so-called viatical industry. The industry sold life insurance policies of people dying of AIDS and other diseases.

I recommend FReepers take a good hard look at Bob Smith, who is running for the Senate seat as well. He might be too conservative to win... but he's got a proven record and has fought for everything FReepers stand for.