SINK BASICALLY GETS A FREE RIDE AT ORLANDO CFO CANDIDATE FORUM

How would you feel sitting at a political candidate forum seated between two rivals going after each other?

Democratic candidate for Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink said she wanted to crawl under the table during the Orlando Tiger Bay Club forum as the GOP candidates, Senate President Tom Lee (R - Brandon) and State Representative Randy Johnson (R - Celebration), lobbed attacks at each other. Meanwhile, she was mainly left alone to discuss her experience as a banker --- most recently in charge of Bank of America's Florida operations --- and positions on issues.

The CFO position is generally felt by many Democrats to be their best shot to gain a Cabinet-level position this election season.

Much of the fireworks dealt with insurance issues, and the Legislature's delay until the very end of the 60-day session to pass a bill which attepmts to bring insurance companies to Florida. The state's "rainy day" fund also came under debate, as did the affordable housing trust fund.

AP Florida political writer Brendan Farrington reviews the event here.