One brave Florida blogger.....

[madfloridian]

Glad to see one speak up about the primary fiasco. There have been new attacks in the media today from major Florida Democrats who refuse to admit they did some things they should not have done.

Pushing Rope today presents it clearly, and admonishes the Democrats who are still putting all the blame on the DNC.

Pushing Rope talks about the primary

The Democratic National Committee told Florida Democrats they can not release candidates from the no campaign pledge, since Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina made the candidate sign the pledge. That is a correct reading from the DNC's part. Alex Sink, Ted Deutch and Dan Gelber made a valient attempt to end the boycott.

Florida's Democratic leadership needs to convince the early states to release Clinton, Obama and Edwards. (Gravel and Kucinich do not matter.) There are only six days left until the primary. The Florida Democratic Party and Bill Nelson's blame game and refusal to compromise pissed off national Democrats. The Sunshine State's Democrats are now resorting to begging. Great strategy, gang.

The pathetic part is Nelson and state Democrats won't admit that they fucked up. Despite repeated warnings from Howard Dean and the early states, Democrats voting to move up the primary, then blame Republicans for this madness. The reason the Democrats are the Florida minority is because of a lack of political courageousness.

Alex Sink, the Democratic CFO of Florida and wife of Bill McBride...got pretty ugly today.

Alex Sink blasts DNC

Curiously enough, Alex invokes the "Dean is boss of us" meme....seemingly forgetting that Florida recently said he was not the boss. Can't have it both ways, Alex.

Given that the Democratic National Committee has stripped Florida of its delegates and there's little time to schedule campaign events, it's unclear whether New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama or former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards would even come to Florida. None of the campaigns immediately returned messages seeking comment.

Party chairmen in the four states didn't immediately return calls for comment.

Sink also sent a letter to DNC Chairman Howard Dean. The DNC issued a statement saying it's up to the campaigns, not the national party, to decide whether the pledge should be honored.

"That is not a DNC matter," the statement said.

Sink responded saying, "that's a bunch of bunk. Chairman Dean is the leader of the national Democratic Party. He has relationships with the chairs of the Democratic Party in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina. And it was the national Democratic Party who got us in this situation."

See, Alex? You say he is the boss, but Florida made it clear he was not. Besides, Florida knew for months who set those rules. In fact your very own Senate leaders threatened to sue the four early states for that rule.

Terrorist rogue states

Senate Democratic Leader Steve Geller, who on Wednesday labeled Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina “terrorist, rogue states” for coercing Democratic presidential candidates not to campaign in Florida in advance of its Jan. 29 primary, on Thursday announced he will not be attending a Tallahassee fundraiser held by the head terrorist himself, Democratic chairman Howard Dean.

“He’s welcome in certain, small enclaves of the state,” Geller told the Q. “If you don’t have something nice to say about someone, you shouldn’t say anything at all. Therefore I will not go.”

This week they all going on the attack again in the media, with only one side being presented. They seem to have forgotten what they once knew.

If Florida leaders had moved the primary back one week to February 5th, there would have been no problems for any of us. Delegates would have counted, it would have been fine.

Hillary would have won easily, just as she will next Tuesday. The difference now is the level of anger.

Thank you, Michael, for this bit of truth to come out in Florida this week.

One more thought. I watched an interview John Roberts did with Dean about behind the scenes. Dean did admit some calls had been made, but he would not say much more. I thought to myself how hard it would be for any chairman, especially one who was in over the objections of the DLC....to tell the former president to hush. I imagine that would not go over very well.

Florida in one breath says he's boss, and in the next implies he isn't. Whatever's convenient. I will be so glad when the primary is over next Tuesday. It's awful watching the Florida Dems spin it.

[madfloridian]

1. Good for this blogger because the attacks on the DNC are increasing.

It is unbelievable how it is happening.

I am feeling just like I did with all the lies before the war.