Poetic Justice, Florida Style

From the "all's well that ends well" file:

The Florida Democratic Party has been slapped with a lien by the Internal Revenue Service for failing to pay payroll and Social Security taxes in 2003.

Meanwhile, the state party's budget and finance committee voted Tuesday to ask for a new audit to account for more than $900,000 it believes somehow disappeared from the books during 2003-2004.

Man, we couldn't write the script better ourselves, could we? First they try to steal the 2000 election, then they get humiliated trying to unseat Jeb Bush in '02, then they lose Bob Graham's senate seat last fall, and now they're stealing from each other.

But that's not the punchline:

Scott Maddox, who led the party during that time, is now seeking the Democratic nomination for governor. His campaign strategist said Tuesday that he would accept responsibility for any errors made by his staff or the auditing firm. [emphasis added]

Rotsa ruck getting sunshine state voters to trust you with their state's finances, "Governor" Maddox.

Here's the punchline, BTW:

State party vice-chair Diane Glasser of Fort Lauderdale said she was confident the party would be able to meet its commitments.

"We've had these problems before," Glasser said. "I think that everything will resolve itself."

That's like an alcoholic semi driver slurring, "Oh, what the heck, I'll have one more for the road."

"Now where'd I put my keys....?"