Earlier this week, the St. Pete Times named Senate President Jeff Atwater as the loser of the week because of his remarkable transparency flip-flop on his credit card usage. On the one hand, Atwater claims he would love to reveal his expenditures on his credit card, but on the other hand he says, “he is helpless to make that happen.” The Times noted this apparent hypocrisy and called him to task on it, noting that the transparency issue lies with only one person…Jeff Atwater…”he can do it himself” the article correctly noted.

Tallahassee Kickoff Reception
Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Ft. Myers Reception
Sunday, March 14, 2010

Port St. Joe Reception
Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Ft. Lauderdale Reception
Thursday, March 18, 2010

Miami Reception
Monday, March 22, 2010

Dear Friends,

Floridians are witnessing the height of two-faced hypocrisy.

The first face…The face they want you to see: The leaders of the Republican Party of Florida rail on about public accountability, responsibility, and transparency.

The second face…The face they try to hide: These same so-called leaders have been knee-deep in the cover up of campaign expenditures; expenditures that are governed by state law and supposed to be used for very specific purposes. The excuses for a blatant lack of transparency and accountability run the gamut from “not my job” to “not my card.”