The St. Petersburg Times says Sen. Mel Martinez is quitting the Senate:

Martinez won't seek re-election; Sink will

U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez plans a major announcement in Orlando shortly and a highly-placed Republican source says Martinez will announce that he's not seeking re-election and that he may leave his seat in advance of the end of his term in 2010. That would open the door for Gov. Charlie Crist to appoint a replacement in advance of a wide-open Senate race in '10.

`Pathetic' label fits school woes

By Dan Gelber

"Pathetic." Gov. Bush recently called the Democratic Party "pathetic" over the reported failure of the party to submit payroll taxes for two quarters in 2003. The dictionary definition of "pathetic" is "arousing or capable of arousing sympathetic sadness and compassion." As a Democrat, I am, of course, appreciative of the governor's sympathetic concern, but let me suggest a few and more proper applications of the word "pathetic."

Pathetic is having the worst high school graduation rate in the nation. Worse than any other state and worse than any other time in Florida history. Now that arouses sympathetic sadness and compassion.

With all other options exhausted it looks like the Christian Right via Jeb Bush is just going to walk in and kidnap Terry Shiavo snubbing their morally correct noses at all that is America .

We have sat by and passively watched the Executive and the Legislative branches of our goverment run rough shod over the Judiciary , While the courts have upheld all that is humane the zealots will hear none of it , they are right and to hell with everyone that doesn't see the world through their rose colored glasses , If you live anywhere near Pinellais Park I implore you to go guard this godly child from these Right wing nut cases , We have to take a stand , write all the media outlets and express your and our collective outrage , Demand the immediate resignation of Jeb Bush , Tom Delay and of course the demi-god himself GW Bush . If they do this deed and get away with it our lives as private citizens is over , We might as well get in line and drink the Kool-aid , The time has come we have got to make a stand now !!!!