Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart said yesterday that Gov. Charlie Crist knows the reason why he and brother Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart rescinded their endorsements of his Senate bid. "The governor knows why we withdrew and he left us with no choice," he said.
The reason, sources familiar with the situation say, [...]
By Mike Clary, Sun Sentinel
TALLAHASSEE – While asserting that Florida’s blood supply is safe and adequate, a state Senate committee recommends that nonprofit blood collection centers open up about their business practices to increase competition and reassure the public that they are ethically and fiscally sound.
The draft report [...]
Diaz-Balarts bail on Crist
"Lately, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has been having a tough time in his bid for U.S. Senate, and things just got worse."
From our sister paper, the Sun-Sentinel.
WASHINGTON — The Charlie Crist for Senate campaign suffered a blow this week when Miami Congressmen Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart withdrew their support for him in the Republican primary.
The withdrawal came without explanation.
Senator George LeMieux, a close confidant of Crist, offered no theories on Tuesday.
“I’ve [...]
A week ago, Miami Republican Reps. Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart, were lauding Gov. Charlie Crist's pick for a vacated Senate seat, saying George LeMieux "has already become a force to be reckoned with in Western Hemispheric affairs.''
Now they've turned their backs on Crist, but LeMieux -- a close Crist associate -- declined" [...]
In what could be a major blow to Gov. Charlie Crist’s campaign for the U.S. Senate, Mario and Lincoln Diaz-Balart, the congressmen/brothers from Miami, appear to have withdrawn their endorsement of Crist.
The Diaz-Balarts’ names are no longer on Crist’s campaign web site under his list of endorsements from congress… [...]
Lincoln offered few details as to why, just that Crist had "left us no alternative and he knows why."
He said the withdrawal has nothing to do with Crist's slumping poll [...]
Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart have pulled their endorsement of Gov. Charlie Crist for the U.S. Senate.
Lincoln offered few details as to why, just that Crist had "left us no alternative and he knows why."
From Crist spokeswoman Andrea Saul: "Gov. Crist is enthused by the support he continues to receive across the" [...]
By William Gibson, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — The Senate’s health-care reform bill gets mixed reviews from Florida leaders as it heads toward final passage.
Bill Nelson mostly likes it. George LeMieux deplores it. And Charlie Crist says it would “cripple state economies.”
“I firmly believe this legislation will provide more affordable coverage for [...]
Just after 1 a.m., all 58 Democrats, including Florida's Bill Nelson, and the Senate's two independents voted to overcome a GOP filibuster and move the health care bill to a final vote by Christmas Eve. (More here.) Reaction around Florida mirrored the division.
Republican Sen. George LeMieux: “Why do we [...]
TALLAHASSEE — With slightly more verbiage than his GOP primary rival, U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio is also taking aim at the health care bill in Congress.
Here’s his release:
“Early this morning, Senate Democrats took the first of four significant votes this week to approve their disastrous health care policy. Especially [...]
TALLAHASSEE — Although he still insists the $2.2 billion in new taxes and fees used to balance Florida’s budget were not taxes at all, Gov. Charlie Crist is blasting the federal health care bill steaming toward passage in the U.S. Senate.
Senate Democrats marshalled the 60 votes needed to aovid a [...]
Sixty self serving Democrats voted to socialize health care very early this morning.
Michelle Malkin has the list of payoffs: Cash for Cloture.
