Is Sink Sunk?

It turns out the Florida Gubernatorial Race is a lot closer than it should be. Hopefully, voters see what recently happened and make sure this race breaks away from its closeness. Apparently, in a debate on Monday between Democrat Alex Sink and Republican Rick Scott, aired on CNN, an aide to Sink passed notes to the Democrat, via an iPhone, that included talking points she can use to counter Scott. The video below captured the incident. (starting at 00:24, the staffer clearly shows Sink the information on the iPhone.)



In the real world, cheating could have wide ranging ramifications. Plagiarism could lead to expulsion, banishment and civil lawsuits, cheating on an exam in college could lead to expulsion from the respective university, lying on a resume can lead to termination from the respective job and cheating on a graduate school entrance exam could not only lead to banishment from even being accepted to a graduate program, but it could lead to jail time!

The rules were planned and agreed upon ahead of time and Sink was caught red handed changing the rules in the middle of the game as it suited her. This race is much closer than it should be and I hope Florida voters see Sink's questionable character traits and how they came out in this debate. Character does matter and one needs to expand their scope, as voters much ask themselves, as a result of this incident, how Sink will carry herself in the Office of the Governor; whether she will make sure Florida's taxes stay low to create jobs and attract new residents, whether or not this less than honest behavior will be practiced on a larger scale in Tallahassee and what role her character may have in facilitating an honest and fair re-districting of Florida; which will definitely play a role in the 2012 elections.

With one week to go and early voting having already begun, I hope Florida voters take a look at this great character rift by Alex Sink and ask themselves whether or not they want to elect a leader who will lie, cheat and change the rules, as long as it favors them. Will this continue on a larger scale?