Fort Lauderdale – Today Rick Scott, Republican candidate for governor, released the following statement in regard to yesterdays’ news of Bill McCollum’s involvement in the Jim Greer scandal. Scott is an advocate for transparency and accountability in government, which is in stark contrast to his primary opponent, Attorney General Bill McCollum, who in both his words and actions has opposed transparency. “The situation is Tallahassee is as sad as it is appalling. That is why we need a conservative outsider, like me, who can clean up this mess and force true transparency. As more comes to light about Bill McCollum’s knowledge and involvement in the Greer scandal, it is clear that no matter how far removed McCollum says he is from the investigation being conducted by his employees, it cannot be truly independent so long as McCollum is their boss. These latest revelations coupled with what already had been public knowledge raises serious questions about what McCollum knew, when he knew it and why did he fail to act earlier.” Less