A LOOK AT THE 2006 GOVERNOR'S RACE

Jim Saunders, Tallahassee Bureau Chief for the Daytona Beach News-Journal, takes a look at what could become the most costly and possibly bitter governor's race in recent history. And in it's "Vantage Point" column, Pamela Hasterok has her own view of the race...and the candidates. She makes an excellent point worth mentioning here:

Hard-core ideology is more suited to scholarly institutions than state governments. Florida gets a new governor on Jan. 2, 2007.

Between now and then, voters need to find a good ol' middle-of-the-roader to return the state to its pragmatic past.

I still don't believe that Lieutenant Governor Toni Jennings will run this time. Her entry would only add to what promises to be a divisive Republican primary. She will simply wait for a better opportunity, like 2010.