CAN WE CALL CRIST "THE APPRENTICE"?

Attorney General Charlie Crist has been racking up some big bucks to date as he gets his gubernatorial campaign off and running. He has enjoyed a bit of celebrity aid as well, as America's Most Wanted host and former South Florida resident John Walsh filed Crist's paperwork for him at the Division of Elections office to officially kick off the campaign.

The AG will really get the celebrity help on June 14 in New York when real estate magnate and part time Palm Beach County resident Donald Trump hosts a fundraiser --- on Trump's birthday, no less --- at, where else...Trump Tower.

As anyone who keeps up with Trump knows, he never does anything on a small scale. So I would expect the amount to be raised by his friends and partners in The Big Apple to easily surpass the estimated $1.1 million collected/pledged last week at a Tampa luncheon.

Can't you only guess as to what Trump would ask for if Crist won the governor's office? Who's Bill Rancic? Forget Kelly! Don't think about Kendra! He'd have Charlie as his new Apprentice! He wouldn't be able to tell Crist "You're Fired!", but Charlie would know where the mother's milk came from that got him there.

Seriously, though. The Donald is expanding his property portfolio across Florida. In addition to his Mar-A-Lago properties in Palm Beach County, Trump is building a luxury 52 story condo building to be know as Trump Tower Tampa, the three building Trump Grande Ocean Resort and Residences in Sunny Isles Beach, and two projects in Fort Lauderdale, the Trump International Hotel and Tower and the Trump International Beach Club. I'm sure a LOT of tax breaks for The Donald and his condo residents would be in order...hmmmm.......