Beckner again says recent controversial blog post sign of what's to come from Republicans next year

He attacked the post written by Naffe (who served as a regional field director for the Bush-Cheney 2004 re-elect team in Florida) as an example of "the extreme right" part of the GOP that he says is dominating the national conversation right now, "trying to set tone and policy. Policy not based on what's right in the community, but what's right for their politics."

Beckner, who is openly gay and whose partner, Gil Saentz, works for the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, has been shook up by the inclusion of the street address of a neighbor of the couple who live across their street. State law allows law enforcement officers to shield their home information to protect themselves.

Although Naffe never responded to our request for comment, she did do so after March posted his story last week, which you read at the bottom of his story.

Meanwhile, just as Beckner was asking for financial contributions from the group of Democrats to help withstand what he says will be more attacks over the coming years, the Republican he defeated in 2008, Brian Blair, issued a statement, where he criticized Beckner for supporting an increase in the millage for HART, the county's transit agency.

Blair said “with the poor economy and a decline in housing values, this tax increase makes no sense, and is a waste of tax payer’s money."

What Blair doesn't say in the press release is that one of Beckner's colleagues on the BOCC, Republican Mark Sharpe, also voted for the modest increase, and we put the emphasis on modest.

HART officials say the increase amounts to 41 cents more annually for a household whose value is roughly around $90,420.

The missive has some wondering if Blair is contemplating running against Beckner in 2012. But there's no guarantee if he were to get back into politics that he'd be the candidate. Steve Cona and Margaret Iuculano have already announced their candidacies for the Republican nomination for the District 6 countywide seat.