Amid gloom and doom, GOP parties

An e-mail went out today announcing a reception honoring RPOF Chairman Jim Greer at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando this coming Friday. The break will be a nice respite for lawmakers who have been hearing gloom-and-doom stories all week long about the impact of their cutting the state budget.

The host committee includes Gov. Charlie Crist, Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp, Sen. Jeff Atwater, House Speaker Ray Sansom and several lawmakers.

See the e-mail and full list on the jump.

From: Chairman Jim Greer [mailto:xxxx@rpof.org]
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 3:06 PM
To:
Subject: Invitation from Governor Crist and Host Committee

H O S T  C O M M I T T E E

________________________________

Governor Charlie Crist

US Senator Mel Martinez
Attorney General Bill McCollum
President Jeff Atwater Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp
Commissioner Charles Bronson
Speaker Ray Sansom
Republican Party of Florida State Executive Committee Members*
Dan Abel
Roy Abshier
Rep. Sandy Adams
Adeniyi Aderibigbe
Doug Adkins
Rep. Janet Adkins
Senator Thad Altman
Lane Altom
Erwin Beck
Senator Mike Bennett
Bert Benoit
JJ Beyrouti
David Biddle
Congressman Gus Bilirakis
Katie Bolon
Gerald Braley
Tom Brincefield
Jason Brodeur
Robert E. Brown
Austin Bryant
Congressman Vern Buchanan
Bill Bunting
Rep. Dean Cannon
Gayle Cannon
Chairman Al Cardenas
Rep. Jennifer Carroll
Carol Carter
Doug Conkey
Allen Cox
Deborah Cox-Roush Rep. Steve Crisafulli
Chairman Duke Crittenden
Lenny Curry
Steve Czonstka
Sharon Day
Carla Dean
Senator Charlie Dean
Gary Delatorre
Senator Alex Diaz de la Portilla
Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart
Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart
Tony DiMatteo
Sid Dinerstein
David Dodge
Rep. Chris Dorworth
Leslie Dougher
Senator Mike Fasano
Peter Feaman
Debra Fredrick
John Friskey
Senator Andy Gardner
C.W. Gilbert
Scott Glover
Sherry Goad
Cindy Graves
Rep. Denise Grimsley
Joe Gruters
Daryll Gunter
Dawn Gunter
Robert Hagaman

Fran Hancock
Senator Mike Haridopolis
Sandra Helms
Cynthia Henderson
Deno Hicks
Mike Hightower
Thomas Hogan
Jeff Howell
Rep. Matt Hudson
Linda Ivell
George Jackow
Julius Jackson
Stafford Jones
Chairman Carole Jean Jordan
Mel Karau
Ed Kennedy
Beth Kigel
Kathleen King
Lavigne Kirkpatrick
Louis Kirschner
Chip LaMarca
Tommy Langford
Debbie Large
Brandon Lind
Tom Lockwood
Congressman Connie Mack
Randy Maggard
Elly Manov
Donald Marshall
A.J. Matthews

Edie McCrimmon
Congressman John Mica
Allen Miller
Hal Miller
Susan Moore
Steve Nisbet
Robert Norman
Tim Norris
Chuck Oakes
Lew Oliver
Lona O'Reilly
Heather Parramore
Reece Parrish
Joel Pate
Nancy Patterson
Georgia Phillips
Chairman Van Poole
Congressman Bill Posey
Rep. Steve Precourt
Senator Ken Pruitt
Congressman Adam Putnam
Betty Ramey
Brenda Rees
Lane Rees
Becky Reichenberg
Bob Reid
Carole Reid
Senator Garrett Richter
Nancy Riley
Rep. David Rivera Eugene Roberts
Congressman Tom Rooney
Liliana Ros
Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Speaker Marco Rubio
Joseph Rudderow
Paul Senft
Martin Simmons
Donna Solze
Richard Solze
Bob Starr
Robert Staton
Jim Stelling
Senator Ronda Storms
Gina Stuart
Jane Sturges
Hannah Sumner
Dana Swanson
Lorene Thomas
Craig Thompson Jr.
Ana Trinque
Greg Truax
Ray Valdes
Barbara Wall
Rep. Will Weatherford
Richard Windle
Jon Woodard
Congressman C.W. Bill Young
* List at time of printing

Cordially invites you to a Red, White & Blue Reception

Honoring
Chairman James A. Greer

Friday, January 9, 2008
8:00pm-12:00am

Rosen Shingle Creek Resort
PANZACOLA BALLROOM
9939 Universal Boulevard
Orlando, FL 32819

Regrets only please to Lela Whitfield at xxxx@RPOF.org

*

Comments

A 3.5% reduction, following a 75% increase in revenue… being sold as the end of times.

BRILLIANT!

[terminator]

will they all fly in on corporate jets and stay in $2,000 a night suites on the taxpayer dime?

Poor GOPers. Their responsibility for our economic crisis must be a terrible burden for them.

Geez. This is news. The Chairman is having a party in his own honor.Surprise, surprise. He will probably eat too much, drink too much, say something stupid and do a rotten version of Elvis.

Nahhhh, Termie, they used up all the private planes and first-class seats getting themselves and staff to the special session. And they still have regular session coming with even more chances to travel in style.
If they ever put some "sacrifice" on themselves (like flying coach or carpooling) people might have a little sympathy for the crying about budgets.

[PO'd RPOFer]

This guy has a brass pair as big as bowling balls. Amid all of the scandal he has created he insists on throwing another Party. Is this one paid for by the RPOF too ? This wind bag has to go. He is dangerous for the party.

And, you know what, PO'd RPOFer? He is still going to get reelected. There is noone who will pose a credible challenge to him. Nobody has any balls anymore.

[terminator]

termie told you guys what was going to happen when you elected empty chair Charlie!
don't say I didn't warn you.
FloriDUH is going to hell in a handbasket!

Doesn't someone have to be credible to begin with... before someone can "pose a credible challenge" to them?

Jim Queer's a bloated pinhead!

What exactly has Greer done to earn such honor?

Has Greer provided copies of the credit card statements outlining detail of charges as required by law on filings subsequent to the report the charges were first reported?

[Disgusted R]

Don't forget the half million donated to the RPOF by Developer Jay Odom as payment for the 6 million dollar airplane hanger for his corporate jets. Half a million can pay for a lot of parties for the Party.

Okay... if that is the actual email... Greer sent it himself...

TACKY!

Don't they have a generic email they can send stuff from?

Nice misleading title...this is not a party...it is business...electing a Chairman is important business for a political party....we were in a recession a few weeks ago when the D's got together to select their Chairman...where was the "Party" headline then?

isn't Greer's email the same as everyone else's

jgreer@rpok.org?

[gilbert]

Most of the folks on the host committee could probably care less about Greer...they are just trying to show party unity...the shame of this is just like the Sansom issues...people not recognizing the significance and impact of their actions, and the symbolic nature that those actions have long beyond...these Greers and Sansoms are not leaders or statesmen, just businessmen who found new ways to get more toys and make more "new friends"

apparently i really missed out on the charter flights etc. as a former aide. I remember eating takeout and sleeping on a sofa in an apartment with 6 other people.

But, i guess misery loves company so go ahead and drag everybody down with your complaining.

[Pearl]

When your national party has been reduced to a regional challenger, I guess you have to do something to relieve the pain. Sounds like they're fiddling while Rome burns.

Shame on them, and shame on us for putting up with them.

2:55 - as a former aide, I remember the Lear Jets going home... at least a bottle of liquor each night I went out... unlimited food... luxury apartments fully furnished...

Looks like Greer has enough people on his "host committee" to win several times over.

I guess the vocal are in fact a minority. We'll see come election time

Does anyone know when that is?

Greer is a pig!

I would not trust that HOST committee list at all. There are people on there that are just covering their political butts. Greer is in trouble. He is sweating like a fat man in a sauna. And the fat lady will sing on saturday. No More Greer

No wonder the RPOF is in the red. It must cost a fortune to transport Greer, Delmar, and Fat Mikey from Point A to Point B. Not to mention the grazing that takes place in between!

How can you Demoncraps say anything about Fat Cats and Spending?

The One, The Only, HIM, spent more money buying the election then most 3rd World countries spend per year.

Add to that the orgy that is coming in two weeks.

You are just a bunch of hypocrites!

I hear Green Peace is predicting a HUGE hole in the ozone over Washington DC about the time of Obama's inauguration. Obama will need to close coal plants after that blow-out.

None of this is at taxpayers at expense. What about the lavish inaugural Obama is throwing is that not a slap in the face of those struggling? No neither are. they are Political events paid for with 100% private resources not one state or federal dime.

1:18 Ditto!

Guest looking forward to attending another good party with great people and you others that complain, get off the blogs and get a job so you can host and pay for your own party.

A 3.5% reduction, following a 75% increase in revenue… being sold as the end of times.

BRILLIANT!

[Lee in Brandon]

http://www.crossforflorida.com/index.html

Mark Cross is the answer.

5:05
Whats the question?

Oh! I know. Who would a RPOF member vote for if that RPOF member had a IQ of 50 or less.

Greer 75-85% NO MAAS-NO MAAS!

RPOF Member THAT VOTES SAT.

[FSU]

If this is the type of drivel I have to put up with in my future, then my double major of PoliSci/Public Admin and Policy is being changed.

My 12 year old whose taking 11th grade Quantum Design could do better than this.

Quick, without going to google: wht is Quantum Design?

My son for President in.......