Jeb's opening gambit was months ago when he put forth Allen "who?" Bense as a potential candidate to run against Harris. Allen Bense (the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives) was never a legitimate candidate. He has no statewide name recognition. The Governor put him out there, and Bense turned him down. That left a hole in the ticket, and I have believed for months Jeb intends to step in as the savior of the party - just as you say.

I'm a little surprised at the timing. I thought he would have done it by now. But maybe he's waiting for her to fully self-destruct, so that he can jump into the race with a clean conscience.

The really sad thing is that Bill Nelson is taking Florida Democrats for granted. I'll vote against the Republican candidate, but I know Democrats who have vowed not to vote for Nelson because of his positions. I almost made such a promise when he said he was undecided about the Alito nomination. He "leads" the Democrats of a key state, and he was waffling on something so obvious? I wish we had some better choices.