Adam Hasner Rips 'Career Washington Politician' Bill Nelson

With Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson speaking in West Palm Beach, former state House Majority Leader Adam Hasner, who is running in a crowded Republican primary to take him on in 2012, took off the gloves and ripped into the senator on Thursday.

"Senator Nelson is the kind of career Washington politician who makes real reform impossible. Despite being in and out of Congress since the Carter administration, most Floridians couldn't tell you where Senator Nelson stands on any issue. He says he supports tax reform, but that's just code for job-killing tax hikes. He says he supports a bipartisan approach to solving our fiscal crisis, but he voted in lockstep with Washington Democrats to kill the balanced budget amendment. He says the hyper-partisanship in Washington needs to stop, yet he votes with President Obama 99 percent of the time, said Hasner in a statement released on Thursday morning.

He continued:"In order to grow jobs in Florida, we need a balanced approach in Washington to rein in spending, eliminate tax loopholes, and cut tax rates for individuals and corporations. This is far different than Senator Nelson's vision of selectively raising taxes to fuel more Washington spending. Senator Nelson has never achieved any significant tax or spending reforms during the decades he's spent in Washington. Why should Floridians believe giving him another six years will result in anything different?"