John Thrasher, the new head of the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF), sent to RPOF members clarifying that any support of Governor Charlie Crist (should he decide to run as an independent) would violate their loyalty oath.
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Florida Republicans Marco Rubio, Ray Sansom, Jim Greer, and Delmar Johnson are being by the IRS, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and the FBI.
The state Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum decided to sue the Federal government and gives the contract to without an open bidding process.
Rubio demands that other release their RPOF credit card statements, but .
Ex-RPOF Chariman Jim Greer “ nearly $500,000 to his American Express card to eat well and live well: spa treatments, flowers, flights, fine hotels and pricey restaurants. In a month ending in March 2008, he dropped $41,421.31 in Las Vegas, Washington and Beverly Hills.”
An ex-RPOF staffer of $1.3 million buying goodies like a $40,000 hotel stay for Sansom and his family, thousands of dollars on jewelry and sporting goods, and $19,000 for a visit to a restaurant.
Republican state Representative Dean Cannon $19,151 on his RPOF credit card to fly to New York to see the lights at Rockefeller Center, and $2,530 for his birthday bash at Hot Olives. His tab over the last couple of years has run up to $175,000.
Representative C. W. Bill Young regularly for his .
Republican operative Mary McCarty was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison last year on federal .
During his tenure Charlie Crist has had to remove or replace in South Florida because of corruption charges.
Anti-corruption bills brought up by the Democratic minority in Tallahassee are on the floor by the Republican majority.
So, does the RPOF have a problem with corruption? The overwhelming response from Floridians is “We don’t care!” The RPOF Florida Democrats 2.5 to 1 in the first quarter ($7.2 million to $2.77 million).
