It's become no surprise to anyone who remembers the 2000 election that Katherine Harris is part of the Republican culture of corruption and incompetence. However, she has proven to be a competitive candidate in difficult races before.

The personality is stronger than the policies. These are issues that Democrats are talking about.

Florida Democrats are all for it.

If you look at Republican priorities, they're not in line with what the people of Florida want. But they may be in line with special interests -- and special interest money.

Either things are so bad for Republicans in Florida that even their cars are turning blue, or it's an acknowledgement that to compete in a Republican primary against Katherine Harris' $10-million, the speaker's going to need something really fast.