Rick Scott aka Governor Voldemort(R-Florida) is joining the growing calls for self-proclaimed "Hip Hop Conservative" and admitted cocaine user Trey Radel to resign.
Among the other voices in the Florida GOP(yeah you know them) that want Radel to man up and resign are the chair of the state Republican party and the local Fort Meyers head. In their own words from the Washington Post:
“The people of Florida’s 19th Congressional District need a congressman who is 100 percent focused on the needs of Southwest Florida,” said Lenny Curry, chairman of the Republican Party of Florida. “Therefore, Congressman Radel should step down and focus his attention on rehabilitation and his family.”
Obviously Radel should resign. A person who votes to deeply cut food stamps and to drug test recipients to get those services should not expect that us the taxpayers would treat him any differently than he would treat the most vulnerable. And yes, drug testing the needy is a sick idea and never should be made law. I'm sure that Congressman Radel can find a niche in the prvite sector where he can tell people that the NWA's seminal classic "Fuck the Police" is really about Big Government sticking it to the small businessman and yeah, I think he could do a roadshow with Rob Ford.
I can curious as to what Public Enemy makes of Trey Radel though.