March  31,  2010               Contact:  Rosemary  Goudreau  

Paula  Dockery  Comments  on  FDLE  Investigation  of  State  Republican  Party  

 LAKELAND  –  Since  November,  Paula  Dockery  has  been  calling  for  the  Republican  Party  of  Florida  to  do  
what  is  right  by  our  members  and  contributors  and  disclose  any  records  that  may  cause  questions  about  
our  party’s  ability  to  lead  in  these  troubled  times.  

Paula’s  call  for  openness  and  honesty  were  ignored  by  the  establishment  in  Tallahassee,  and  now  the  
result  could  be  catastrophic  for  the  Grand  Old  Party  that  Paula  has  fought  for  all  her  life.  

If  Bill  McCollum  had  shown  some  leadership  and  called  for  the  RPOF  to  come  clean  and  the  records  to  
be  released,  this  whole  situation  could  have  been  avoided  or  possibly  past  us  by  now.      

Instead,  the  entire  Republican  Party  of  Florida  structure  is  staring  at  a  serious  FDLE  investigation  as  we  
move  into  the  closing  months  of  the  most  important  election  in  our  lifetime.  

“This  is  a  sad  day  for  Florida  Republicans  and  I  share  in  that  grief  and  concern.  Many  have  been  
counting  on  Bill  McCollum  to  be  our  next  leader,  but  how  can  Floridians  trust  Bill  McCollum  when  he  
refused  to  question  friends  who  recklessly  spent  other  people’s  money?  It  took  evidence  of  criminal  
activity  for  him  to  finally  do  something,”  Dockery  said.  

“Leadership  comes  with  responsibility  and  as  a  leader,  not  to  mention  the  state’s  chief  law  
enforcement  officer,  Attorney  General  Bill  McCollum  had  the  duty  to  stand  up  against  this  corruption.    
Instead  he  looked  the  other  way,  more  interested  in  lining  up  political  support  than  on  doing  the  right  
thing,”  she  said.  

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