Sen. Martinez is blaming a top-level staffer for the Schiavo memo. Apparently,
he makes a habit of passing the buck elsewhere, something the St. Petersburg times warned him about right after he was elected:
"When challenged,
Martinez was too eager to assign blame to his staff or to groups he said he couldn't control. As a senator, he will need an office and a staff that speaks with the measured and centrist tone he says will be his own.
He can't pretend to be above it all if the people he employs are not.http://www.sptimes.com/2004/11/04/Opinion/The_real_Mel_Martinez.shtml