what the hell is going on withj florida dems? debbie "the dingbat" wasserman shulz won't campaign for fellow dems and now this mahoney guy won't endorse his own party's nominee?

somethings rotten in the state of florida.

someone needs to kick that delegations ass.

Is this guy still living in the past?

Someone send him a telegram.

One of my favorite sayings from gandalf..

"..tis easier to say then to unsay.."

florida dems are missing the boat here and it will sail w/out them. I don't envy them later when the boss comes to visit them!

Primary that guy.

No matter. Wexler is a dynamo. It's only June.

Maybe he's afraid because it's a red district to begin with, and then there are a lot of Clinton supporters there? o_o

I got an email from "Florida Democrats for Hillary" praising and endorsing Obama. I don't have it anymore so I'm not sure who was on it, but I thought it was a lot of party people. (In the house.) Does anyone have that? I imagine this is not going to go over that well with party elders.

What are PUMA'S?

we are a coalition of millions with one thing in common: NObama

Late update:

John McCain has issued the following response to Rep. Mahoney's remarks:

What? He wants to meet me in the lobby with ideas? Good! I need ideas. Are they mavericky ideas? Which lobby? What time? Did I tell you I knew William Jennings Bryan?

Refused to declare as superdelegate as late as last week

*U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney, D-Palm Beach Gardens: "I will continue to be an independent voice speaking out on behalf of my constituents. . . ."

GOOD FOR YOU BUDDY!!

WAY TO GO ...!

THIS IS GRRRRREEEEAAAATTTTTT!

YOU GOT MY VOTE IF I EVER MOVE BACK THERE!

I bet you didn't have a problem when Michelle Obama said she wasn't sure if she would vote for Hillary if Hillary was the nominee.

Hello President McCain.

What is with this guy, you ask?

Won word: Cuba.

Tim Mahoney is sort of useless. I guess he's just trying to establish his "independent" credentials in case Obama runs poorly in his district come November.

He is a fool for saying he's going to "lobby" McCain on local issues, but I don't think he necessarily needs to have a primary challenger considering the redness of his district and the trouble we would have holding it otherwise. I know Childers and Cazayoux won their special elections in much redder districts, but they were also solid, inspiring candidates unlike Mahoney. Tim Mahoney won because of a fluke and I'm sure his district's voters would return a Republican to the House if Mahoney were not: (a). an incumbent and (b). in the majority party. This is the problem we get sometimes with so-called "self-funders." They've got enough money to often make races competitive without relying on DCCC or DNC cash, but they are usually really inept politicians and/or public servants.

Nevertheless, I'm certainly glad he is in this seat rather than Joe Negron or whomever it was that stood in Mark Foley's stead after Pagegate '06 (or as Wonkette called it, Cocktober Surprise).

Sorry, but you have no idea just how much money is sloshing around Palm Beach County. It is the county the Republican tax cuts were designed to help. Mark Foley was the Republican bag man in the most affluent of Republican districts. That is why Denny and the rest closed their eyes to his unwholesome recreational activities. The current guy will soon be gone. Cut him a break. He doesn't have a choice. His only hope is to run as a DINO.

Hello All:

This Michelle person has actually migrated from Daily Kos to TPM. There is a journal/entry on Daily Kos about Michelle (whatever) and PUMA (whatever). I think she/he is looking for a home, and rests where people respond.

The collective decision at Daily Kos (and perhaps other sites) was not to respond to her coments, and I think (not sure)that she/he left that site and is now here.

BTW: For those who are interested in the entire economics call from the Obama campaign yesterday (Greg posted small excerpts, but did not have much to say about the substance of the call), The Field gives access to the entire call.

P.S.: I remember being first introduced to the topic of green-economy ? listening to Obama's talk with a paper's editorial board in Wisconsin during the primary race there. He knew alot about it, and also knew the specifics of how Wisconsin's economy had "retooled" for a new economy (unlike, maybe, Ohio?? Michigan?? Don't know). The Field also has a critically (as in informed/thoughtful) analysis of Obama's Americas policy talk (given last month in Fla).

BTW: I don't know about the LA race, but they guy in MS won because of the increased enthusiasm and participation of African American voters in the district! (and yes, AAs can be "conservative" also). That is one reason why Obama at the top of the ticket is good downticket, whether people want to be associated with him or not (Distancing oneself from Obama seems short-sighted, but I don't know anything about the Fla case).

Voter registration is so very important!

i think that the florida democrat is very upset with obama and the way he treated hillary. she was really put thru alot of trouble. and he is so high and mighty. plus i am sure he feels more comfortable with mccain's values. obama really has a problem with true blooded americans.

Allen Boyd, another Democratic congressman (mine) in Florida's 2nd District (Northwest Florida, which leans very Republican) has made a similar statement about "remaining uncommitted." I have written him and encouraged others to do the same.

Hey Ms. or Mr. Freaktown..
It is disappointing that Tim Mahoney is not blindly following the Democratic nominee to be the president. Florida Democrats don't need another kick in the ass. We already got one when the DNC decided not to count our primary in January, after the Republican controlled Florida legislature moved the primary date on us. It's time the DNC got the kick in the butt for messing with us. Half of our delegates' votes do not count in the long run, especially, when they were given AFTER the nominee was selected. As long as the DNC and the RNC allow states which are 95% white and not representative of our country, like Iowa and New Hampshire, to have such a huge voice in selecting our party's nominee, the troubles have just begun. Tim Mahoney is my new hero. And Debbie Wasserman-Schulz is my representative, whe is no doubt the best respresentative in the country. You should be so lucky. We won't vote for Obama, and we may not vote for McCain, but in order for our votes to count... we have to do something.