Haven't Watched The Florida Gov Race Until Hearing Of The Fan Incident.....

[madfloridian]

6. And from his book some words about Rick Scott

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5681511

http://cltampa.com/politicalanimal/archives/2014/01/20/in-the-partys-over-charlie-crist-says-the-current-gop-has-been-taken-over-by-the-forces-of-intolerance-and-extremism#.VEGCVck1r-Q

In his new book, The Party's Over: How The Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat, Crist details his political evolution from "Chain Gang Charlie" to the politician invited to speak at the Democratic National Convention a decade later.

Several juicy excerpts have already been blogged about in various publications. One of the most interesting chapters is devoted to Rick Scott, the man who succeeded him in Tallahassee and who Crist hopes to replace in November. It begins this way:

Rick Scott didn't only bring a new administration to Tallahassee on January 4, 2011. He also arrived with a wrecking ball. He'd barely unpacked his toothbrush and his custom-made, Florida-seal cowboy boots when he got busy knocking down some of our proudest achievements. Rolling back consumer protections. Reversing the progress on voting rights. Signaling to the oil drillers, utilities and insurance companies that Florida was open season again. In Tallahassee, the whole tone changed. The bipartisanship that had been such a hallmark of the past four years evaporated with the first morning dew. Democrats were still welcome to their opinion — but no one in power had any interest in listening to them. Teachers, minorities, women's groups, and anyone else suspected of being even faintly Democratic — they were back on the please-don't-bother-us-list.