My recollection of him is as a pretty solid conservative, with some of the worst political luck I have ever seen.
Bill was against Arizona before he was for it.
Yes....a solid conservative who was one of the House Managers during the Clinton Impeachment. He is pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, supports the Second Amendment, and a fiscal conservative.
He was also the first state Attorney General to bring a case that the Obama Health Care insurance mandate is unconstitutional. Numerous states have followed his lead.
He also recently proposed an Illegal Immigration Law for Florida that is similar to the Arizona law.
McCollum was one of the members of the House’s managers of Bill Clinton’s impeachment and trial.
In 2000, he was the GOP nominee for US Senate but lost to Bill Nelson.
In 2004, he ran again for US Senate but lost the GOP primary to Mel Martinez.
In 2006, he was elected Attorney General of the state of Florida.
In 2008, he was state campaign manager for Rudy Giuliani’s Presidential campaign.
McCollum is a conservative, but he’s also a politician. I think he’ll be much more conservative than Crist, more in the vein of Jeb. Jeb wasn’t the perfect conservative, and McCollum won’t be either, but he’ll be a whole lot better than the alternatives. At this point, I don’t think Scott can beat the Dem. He has too much baggage. McCollum will also have a tough time with the Dem, but can probably pull it out in a Republican year. Denying the Dems control of the governorship will help the GOP a lot in 2012.
McCollum is a conservative, but he’s also a politician. I think he’ll be much more conservative than Crist, more in the vein of Jeb. Jeb wasn’t the perfect conservative, and McCollum won’t be either, but he’ll be a whole lot better than the alternatives. At this point, I don’t think Scott can beat the Dem. He has too much baggage. McCollum will also have a tough time with the Dem, but can probably pull it out in a Republican year. Denying the Dems control of the governorship will help the GOP a lot in 2012.
He’s started out great but has become a first class RINO. The areas I specifically remember are he likes to spend, like McCain he has become a very recent convert to stopping illegal immigration, and he voted for the Brady Bill. There are other two faced actions that I can’t yet recall, but I do know never to trust him because he is now a full waffle RINO.
Here’s the deal in Florida:
A possible crook running against an actual RINO. You can take your pick, but I don’t vote for RINOs.