PB Post on Martinez' History of Buckpassing

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Friday April 08, 2005 · 6:47 AM PDT

2005/04/08 · 06:47

With apologies to Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter:

"It's a buckpasser's choice, my friend, better take my advice/you know all the rules by now and the fire from the ice..."

More after the jump.

Martinez the Buckpasser

Both the Palm Beach Post and the St. Petersburg Times have noted that Senator Mel Martinez has been linked to more than one bit of political naughtiness, and that he always denies that he personally did anything wrong.

From the Palm Beach Post:

As late as Tuesday, Martinez had forcefully denied any knowledge of the memo. But Wednesday, he admitted that his legal counsel, Brian Darling, was the author and that it was Martinez himself who had brought a copy of the unsigned memo to the Senate floor, although Martinez said his role was accidental.

He said he thought he was only handing Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, some talking points on the Schiavo bill, and he had no idea his office had produced such a memo.

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"This is not the first time (Sen. Martinez) has engaged in this kind of activity," Singer said, adding that "the first time it's an accident, the second time it's a coincidence, the third time it's a pattern. This is the third time where Sen. Martinez seems to pass the buck to someone on his staff and say, 'It's not me, it's not me.' "

A Florida Republican strategist, who asked not to be named, said, "It's just so familiar. It's never his fault."

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