NEWARK, N.J. -- Gov. Chris Christie could be forgiven if he had chips on both shoulders as big as those shoulders. This year, the first of his second term, has been overshadowed by often partisan investigations, more protracted than productive, of the involvement of several of his former aides -- he fired them -- in the closing of some access lanes to the George Washington Bridge.
Once word dropped Wednesday that Charlie Crist received $40,000 from strip clubs, the Republican Party of Florida was quick to pounce on the donation, saying Crist should return the campaign contributions.
SB Productions Inc., based out of Hollywood, Fla., sent a Crist PAC $30,000, while J.W. Lee Properties LLC out of Hallandale gave the PAC $10,000. Both companies manage strip clubs throughout the South Florida area.
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Gov. Rick Scott, R-Fla., took part in a conference call with the White House on Wednesday as the nation prepares for an Ebola outbreak after nations in Africa were impacted by that disease.
Scott urged President Barack Obama to help Florida prepare for the possibility of an Ebola crisis.
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In an ad released Wednesday, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) tied trial lawyer John Morgan,the chief sponsor of getting Amendment 2 on the November ballot,to former Gov. Charlie Crist, the Democratic nominee running against Gov. Rick Scott in November.
The new ad, titled "The Company He Keeps," shows a clip of Morgan using profane language at a rally backing Amendment 2, a proposal to expand medical marijuana in Florida, followed by Crist, who used to work for Morgan's law firm, praising him.
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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and other Republican senators wrote to U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, on Wednesday, urging him to stand up to President Barack Obama and warning that the White House could ignore Congress by funding Obamas signature federal health-care laws risk corridor aspects. The Republican senators also warned about insurance company bailouts under the law.
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