As I recall, Matlow came out guns-a-blazin… but it didn’t take long for the local “power brokers” to slap him down and into place. We’ll see if Porter has the stones to and intestinal fortitude to withstand the pressure.

And for the record… I’m not looking for “influence”… I’m seeking courage, leadership, integrity, and commitment to ones’ convictions. We’ll see how this plays out.

Keep up the good work, Steve and TR… transparency in government is paramount.

The truth about Jack Porter is: all the rich folks who pull the strings are shitting their pants she won. She is outside the clique of usual suspects, they know their time is up and they are freaking out. I love it. She’s actually doing a pretty fine job in general.

Political appointees in Tallahassee are always going work places I don’t like, but enjoying watching the country club boys and girls who think they run the wolf squirming over this newcomer who beat the brakes off them is well worth my vote for Jack. There’s a potential power in a left-right coalition in a town like this and she seems open-minded, smart and most of all – not on the $$ take.

What did we want, a middle of the road Democrat off the assembly line? A candidate like that would have lost and we’d have someone much worse in there. Our path to influence runs through people like her, Proctor, Matlow, maybe Cummings etc.

Hell, Desloge was a registered Republican and he was one of the worst goons for the gov establishment there was. We helped beat him and elect Porter. Let’s stay the course.

Commissioner Porter, let this be a lesson. Don’t take Republicans for granted and show us you’re listening. Continue to fight the status quo and the crooks, and you’ll be just fine by this conservative.

By the way Commissioner Porter and Aide Estanga… there is such a thing as a “non-partisan” public office holder… but there is no such thing as a “non-partisan” elected public office. That’s just a semantic cover for surreptitious intent and dark money influence.