His LEADERSHIP abilities are mediocre. This is the moron who HANDED the "Terry Schivio talking points" memo to the ENEMY so they could claim it was all a GOP publicity stunt. This is the moron who flip flopped on Club Gitmo when he the bad ol' media confronted him on the issue. This is the moron who started speaking "en espanol" on the floor of the U.S. Senate for the benefit of TV cameras when the audience in the room actually had no clue what he was saying (Good going reinforcing the Democrats agenda to make America "bi-lingual", Mel) This is the "100% pro-life" moron who happily donated to pro-abortion liberals like Fritz Hollings and then conviently joined the GOP when it was politically advantageous to do so in FL.
The consensus has been universal on this forum that Mel Martinez has been a "disappointment" as Senator. And you wanna know why?
Mel Martinez is in the Senate for one reason and one reason alone, he has a "Hispanic" last name and the GOP needed him as their token "minority". Far more qualified candidates in FL were passed up in favor of Mel. His track record is extremely ho-hum and there's probably half a dozen cabinent members that would have made a better Senator than him.
Leave affirmation action to the Dems. Let the GOP pick minorities who have outstanding credentials and are the most qualified for the job. Michael Steele is a rising star. Mel Martinez is a GOP hack.
I'm against affirmation action and therefore certainly against this cipher getting promoted because his last name is "Martinez" instead of "Martin"
"Far more qualified candidates in FL were passed up in favor of Mel."
Who? Were they available in '06?