The Republican Party of Florida has a penchant for issuing “press releases” on wacky topics. At the drop of a hat, they’ll issue a release that just quotes wholesale from some media report that pertains to something that they automatically assume their readers will understand. These guys are so deep “inside” that the only context they have is the RPOF.

It’s kind of like that old saying: If you’re not the lead sled dog, the view never changes.

The most recent blurt by RPOF Chairman Jim Greer was this “release” that was ripped [off] from the St. Petersburg Times Buzz Blog. The release is reproduced here as it appeared in my inbox (sans the RPOF logo, etc.):

November 6, 2009

Crist Has ‘Extremely High’ Confidence In Greer

Gov. Charlie Crist says he stands by Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer…

“Extremely high” is how Crist described his level of confidence in Greer. “There’s always a tendency to have different factions in society,” Crist said Friday, “and so some people are going to be happy and some people are going to be disappointed. I think that’s the natural flow of things, really.”

“I know he is a tireless worker,” Crist said of Greer, his hand-picked choice for party boss who was first elected by a margin of a dozen votes. “He’s dedicated to trying to help the party do better and broaden the appeal to minorities. I just think he’s done a great job.”

This actually was in response to calls for Greer’s resignation as state party chairman by his fellow party members. U.S. Representative Jeff Miller called for Greer’s resignation based on the chairman’s expressed bias toward full-time Senate candidate and part-time governor Charlie Crist. Oh, and some scandal involving some Twitter chicanery.

Said Miller (posted on The Buzz blog):

Jim Greer has shown on numerous occasions that he is incapable of running the Republican party of Florida (RPOF) and refuses to remain neutral in contested primaries. Mr. Greer has failed at managing the financial, political, and public relations aspects of the state party.

“The latest scandal involving a RPOF operative and the use of a fake Twitter account to disparage a duly elected county Chairman is just another in a long Greer list of management failures. Further, Greer has shown a bias in the primary of the United States Senate Seat in publically supporting Governor Crist and has repeatedly ignored calls from county party organizations for neutrality. This behavior is inexcusable and Florida Republicans deserve better.

“At a time when Republicans across the country are energizing and unifying to defeat the Democrats in 2010, Greer is dividing and deflating Republicans in Florida.I call on Mr. Greer to resign as Chairman of the RPOF.”

Of course, Mr. Miller is a staunch supporter of ultra-right-winger Marco Rubio, Crist’s likely primary opponent.

Greer is not one to take a call for his resignation lightly. He responded on The Buzz almost immediately, demonstrating his lack of bias by referring to himself in the third person:

“Although Congressman Miller has shown little interest or involvement with the RPOF over the last several years, Chairman Greer appreciates and acknowledges his thoughts and would be happy to discuss these issues personally with the Congressman. Chairman Greer fully intends to serve the remainder of his elected term, which expires in January 2011. While Congressman Miller has publically pledged his support to a candidate in the U.S. Senate Primary, under Chairman Greer’s leadership the RPOF has not made an official endorsement in this race. Chairman Greer and the RPOF look forward to working with Congressman Miller to make our party stronger and more inclusive, insuring that Republicans maintain our majority in Florida’s Congressional Delegation, State House and Senate, and carry the U.S. Senate, Gubernatorial and Cabinet races during this critical election cycle.”

You’ve got to admit, the RPOF’s shenanigans are a lot more entertaining than the Florida Democrat Party’s. We have a long and probably loony campaign ahead of us. However, the main show is not the candidates, but the goobers who make up the “leadership” of the state Republican Party — that’s where all the entertainment is going to be.