AN ACTIVE WEEK IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY POLITICS

And you thought you'd heard it all...

First, Tampa's adult entertainment king Joe Redner "comes out of the closet" (believe it if you will) claiming that he is gay in order to press his court challenge to Hillsborough County's decision barring county government from acknowledging or participating in gay pride events. Redner's announcement is an attempt to protect his standing in the litigation as one who would be personally affected by the county's policy.

Personally, I highly doubt that Redner is homosexual. I had a chance to watch and listen to several interviews he did during the past week on various Tampa Bay area programmes, and he did an excellent job of dancing around the question without specifically addressing the issue of his sexual orientation. But give the man credit for standing up for his beliefs.

Now we hear that Redner's (not to mention most progressives') nemesis on the Hillsborough County Commission, Ronda Storms, is reportedly telling her supporters that she will run for the Florida Senate seat being vacated by Senate President Tom Lee (R - Tampa) who is (I believe) term limited.

UGH!