Let Charlie out of his cage and he's flailing like a lost canary.

That was some luncheon speech the Democratic gubernatorial candidate treated trial lawyers to Wednesday at the posh Coconut Grove Ritz-Carlton.

Apparently Charlie figured he was among friends at the Miami-Dade Justice Association fundraiser, so who needs to talk policy?

On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., called for VA Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign after a critical inspector generals report focusing on altered wait lists at VA medical centers across the nation. Rubio called for the Senate to pass his bill which would make it easier for the VA secretary to fire or demote problem employees. The House passed a version of the bill, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., earlier in the month.

After the Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general released a report on Wednesday about altered waiting lists at VA medical facilities across the nation, U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla, the chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, called for VA Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign.