Should Bill McCollum endorse Alex Sink?

08/31/2010

Bill McCollum is clearly still ticked off as the video below shows.

And really, who can blame him. Four months ago, McCollum and his team had every reason to believe that not only would he be the Republican nominee for Florida governor but that it would happen easily.

By mid-summer, Rick Scott was like the tornado that suddenly rips through a quiet town in the middle of the night. Everyone in the McCollum camp was glad to still be alive but they weren't sure if they could repair the damage.

This was a huge personal loss for McCollum because it marks the end of three decades in public life.

At 66, this was it. And with no political future ahead of him, McCollum clearly feels no need to play nice just to help Scott and the Republican Party.

Does McCollum's support matter?

Frankly, no. Politics is a cold sport. Five minutes after he lost, Republican insiders were feeling their way toward Scott. And no election night party ends faster than the one of the losing candidate.

Maybe the larger question for McCollum is whether he wants to leave the stage with his dignity intact. The more he continues to question Scott's integrity, the more it sounds like sour grapes.

If he really believes that Scott can't be trusted with the governor's mansion than the right thing for him to do for the people of Florida is support Democrat Alex Sink.

So which is it - sour grapes or genuine concern for Floridians?