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The Blog for Friday, April 08, 2005

Trib Blasts "No Nothing" Mel

    The editorials are starting, and this is a bit of a shocker from the Tampa Tribune:
    Sen. Mel Martinez is off to a disgraceful start as Florida's junior senator, most recently playing an instrumental role in politicizing the last tragic days of Terri Schiavo's life.

    On Wednesday night he confirmed that his office was responsible for producing the infamous March 18 "talking points" memo that discussed the political advantage the Schiavo legal battle provided Republicans. ...

    Martinez claims ignorance of the whole thing, an excuse we've heard before when his staffers attack. He says he never read the memorandum he pulled from his jacket pocket and handed Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin. He said he thought the memo explained his reasons for sponsoring the law giving federal courts the authority to review the Schiavo case. ...

    Martinez expects the citizens of this state to believe he knew nothing of the memo's contents. Why should we? He has shown a breathtaking pattern of disingenuousness. ...

    He owes Floridians an apology, too, for allowing so public a wedge to be driven between our two senators.

    More important, he needs to begin taking responsibility for his office and quit imitating Sgt. Schultz from the old "Hogan's Heroes" television show: "I know no-thing!"

    It's time for know-nothing Mel to hold himself accountable.
    "Know-Nothing Martinez Shifts Blame To Staff Once Again".

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