Florida Republican Party threatens to sue their former leaders

A St. Petersburg Times/Miami Herald analysis of his daily work schedule shows he has scheduled no work for 123 days — a number that excludes weekends but includes conventional holiday time. On 238 other days, Crist worked half days or less — equal to an additional 164 days off.

Added together, Crist's schedule indicates he has taken off an average of more than 14 weeks annually over four years, though his term isn't finished. Crist has worked some weekends — often attending luncheons or parades — and has put in days where he has worked more than 8 hours. But that overtime work is eclipsed by the equivalent time off he took on 250 other days in which he worked less than 8 hours but slightly more than a half day.

One wonders if the Governor's work ethic will become a story in the campaign – as he was able to successfully do against his 2006 Democratic opponent for Governor, Jim Davis.  Who can forget the empty chair ads?

On Saturday, state Republicans were spread out and about.  Several of the major statewide candidates appeared in Sarasota for a partisan rally.  However, two public employee unions, The Florida Professional Firefighers, and the Police Belevolent Association, blasted such hard campaigning on the 9th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks.  The fact that they both have endorsed Alex Sink for Governor surely played no part in their registering their outrage.