A LITTLE NERVOUS? DON'T BLAME HER!

In politics, appearances mean everything. So according to today's column by Jeremy Wallace in the Sarasota Herald Tribune, Congresswoman Katherine Harris (R - Sarasota) was scheduled to hold a fund raising event for her U.S. Senate campaign at Signatures, a Washington-area restaurant once owned by controversial lobbyist Jack Abramoff. You may recognize the name as that of the fellow tied to Tom DeLay and who reportedly made disparaging comments about Native Americans even as he took considerable amounts of money as the lobbyist for several tribes (he's currently under federal investigation for his dealings with some of their casino interests).

Well, once the Washington Post noted the fundraiser and it's location, Harris campaign people went into crisis mode. Within days of the story appearing in the Post, the site was changed to another restaurant, Tosca. No explanation was given for the move. The Post got a copy of the invitation, which noted that the event is being hosted by John Meridith with the National Nursey & Landscape Association.