AND SPEAKING OF KATHERINE HARRIS...

Lakeland Ledger political columnist Bill Rufty notes that the Sarasota congresswoman's loyalty to George W. and Jeb Bush cannot be questioned, especially since what happened in 2000 while she was Secretary of State. But he does seriously question wheather that loyalty is reciprocal.

Rufty looks at Mrs. Harris' apparant willingness to put her own ambitions for a U.S. Senate seat off last year in favour of Bush sweetheart Mel Martinez...and the unspoken deal that she could run this year against Bill Nelson. But with appearances that Florida House Speaker Allan Bense is being courted to make the race, deals may be off the table now.