THE WORST PEOPLE

This development in Gaetz-ghazi is just too perfect:

Joel Greenberg, the former Seminole County Tax Collector at the center of a sprawling criminal probe into everything from stalking to wire fraud to sex trafficking, used taxpayer money to pay $7,500 in legal fees to state Rep. Anthony Sabatini, records show.

While still serving as tax collector, Greenberg gave Sabatini a $3,000-a-month “legal counsel” contract in September 2019 — five days after Sabatini was admitted to the Florida Bar. Greenberg canceled the contract a little more than two months later, citing “extreme budget constraints.”

It’s not clear what Sabatini, a Republican from Howey-in-the-Hills who casts himself as a crusader against “wasteful” government spending, did for the $7,500.

Emails provided Monday by the Tax Collector’s Office show that Sabatini was asked to help with litigation involving a software contractor and with a trio of disputes involving former employees. But the emails didn’t show any work Sabatini produced, and records compiled as part of a Seminole County audit into Greenberg’s office spending show officials were “not sure” what exactly Sabatini worked on.

Anthony Sabatini? That would be this guy:

This legislative session I will be sponsoring an amendment to rename U.S. Highway 27 as the “President Donald J. Trump Highway.” Looking forward to working on this important designation honoring one of the greatest Presidents in American History. pic.twitter.com/x2gNzv8pxv

— Rep. Anthony Sabatini (@AnthonySabatini) January 19, 2021

Anthony Sabatini, a member of the Florida House of Representatives, appeared to endorse QAnon this afternoon, sharing a link to a site that collects "Q" posts. pic.twitter.com/3GqgSZUY5H

— Alex Kaplan (@AlKapDC) May 3, 2020

KYLE RITTENHOUSE FOR CONGRESS

— Rep. Anthony Sabatini (@AnthonySabatini) November 21, 2020

Birthright citizenship is the biggest LEGAL SHAM in American History

— Rep. Anthony Sabatini (@AnthonySabatini) January 16, 2021

JANUARY 6TH!!!

— Rep. Anthony Sabatini (@AnthonySabatini) January 3, 2021

BREAKING: Joe Biden just announced he is going to DISMANTLE the Second Amendment

Stop what you are doing and SIGN the official petition to NULLIFY Joe's gun grabbing agenda

SIGN HERE 👇👇👇https://t.co/uVQPGpzFGl

— Rep. Anthony Sabatini (@AnthonySabatini) April 8, 2021

CALLING ALL PATRIOTS

Vaccine passports = THE FIGHT WORTH FIGHTING

The American people are WAKING UP

We will not sit quietly as Joe Biden tries to DISMANTLE our way of life

SIGN THE OFFICIAL PETITION TO BAN VACCINE PASSPORTS: https://t.co/StQEcMyFXz

— Rep. Anthony Sabatini (@AnthonySabatini) April 8, 2021

Of course this guy is running for Congress -- and he might be handed a seat by the Florida legislature:

Sabatini has tried to emulate Gaetz’s bombastic and confrontational style in politics and has already announced plans to run for Congress himself in 2022.

Incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster, who currently represents Lake County, criticized Sabatini for potentially challenging him. But Gaetz has expressed tacit support for Sabatini’s decision to run because Florida lawmakers may draw a new Congressional seat in the area when they redo legislative boundaries next year.

THe word "kakistocracy" means "government by the worst people." It would seem to apply in this case. Maybe the Gaetz/Greenberg scandal will keep Sabatini out of Congress -- but I doubt it.


(Via Betty Cracker.)