It should surprise no one that amnesty shill Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL) is endorsing Gov. Charlie Crist to replace him, seeing as Crist is a moderate at best, having strongly pushed for porkulus alongside Barack Obama. But he didn’t have to be such a dick to Marco Rubio, a fellow Republican competing in the Republican primary against Crist.

Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) is endorsing Gov. Charlie Crist as his replacement — and is politely advising potential Crist challenger Marco Rubio to seek employment elsewhere.

Martinez, speaking to reporters in the Capitol Tuesday, hinted that the former Speaker of the Florida House might want to consider a state AG run — as has been suggested by some GOPers.

“I am endorsing [Crist],” said Martinez.

After saying “I’m not telling” Rubio not to run, he added: “I also believe he will not be successful at this time, so he might want to focus on a race he wants to win.”

Yeah, I’m pretty sure he wants to win this Senate seat. And, if Florida Republicans want more than a moderate, porkulus-supporting replacement for the amnesty shill currently occuping that seat, they’ll nominate him over Governor Crist.

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