Florida’s Lieutenant Governor Problem Has a Green Beret Solution

While They Talk, He Deploys—The Florida Model Needs Muscle

🎙 A Seat Is Empty, But a Leader Isn’t Missing

In the political anatomy of state government, the Lieutenant Governor is often treated like an appendix—quietly attached, largely unutilized, and at best, ignored. And in most states, that’s a tolerable oversight. But Florida isn’t most states.

Florida is the testing ground of modern conservatism. It’s the model for conservatives across the country.

It’s the staging base for a culture war fought with policy, not platitudes. And in a state that leads during hurricanes, evacuates citizens from foreign war zones, and builds the only serious model of post-pandemic governance, it is—frankly—bizarre to leave the second chair empty this long.

But what if, by accident or providence, we’ve already seen who’s meant to fill it?

✈️ Florida Doesn’t Wait for Washington

This week, as rockets lit the sky over Israel and embassy hotlines buzzed endlessly, Florida moved. Not with photo ops or hashtags—but with action.

With the help of Governor Ron DeSantis and at his direction, the state partnered with Grey Bull Rescue, a group of veterans operating in high-risk zones, to evacuate American citizens trapped in Israel.

And leading the charge—boarding the flight without delay—was Senator Jay Collins.

No political handlers. No committee briefings. Just boots, bags, and the mission. A man who’s been to war and came back to serve, not sulk. While others send tweets, Jay sends coordinates.

And if that sounds like someone acting beyond their pay grade, maybe it’s because the pay grade is beneath the mission.

🧰 What a Lieutenant Governor Could Be

Let’s stop pretending this role has to be ceremonial. That’s a luxury for states with no ambition. Florida, by contrast, has hurricanes to mitigate, foreign extractions to execute, veterans to support, bureaucracies to audit, and rogue legislators to corral.

So imagine this:

• A Lieutenant Governor who steps into disaster zones with actual experience leading troops—not just leading press conferences.

• A Lieutenant Governor who understands the bureaucracy from the outside in, not the inside out.

• A Lieutenant Governor who already speaks for the mission and values of the Governor—not because he’s told to, but because he believes in it.

Jay Collins has proven himself the ideal executor of the Florida Model, not by talking about it—but by living it. Whether it’s defending Hope Florida from disgusting smears, or flying into war zones to extract Americans, he doesn’t perform—he performs.

He’s not next in line. He’s already in the line. The rest just haven’t caught up.

🛡 The Avengers Initiative, Florida Chapter

Yes, I said it.

Let’s not ignore the obvious: Florida is assembling a team.

• Casey DeSantis, architect of Hope Florida, delivering compassionate conservatism with strategic precision.

• Jay Collins, Green Beret, state senator, quiet operator, vocal advocate—an executor of principle.

• James Uthmeier, Blaise Ingoglia, Mike Caruso—serious minds with steady hands.

The populist soap operas of performative outrage and shadowy influencers have weakened the right’s immune system. Florida is administering the cure.

This is not the Ron DeSantis era ending. This is the movement evolving.

🧭 Direction, Not Drama

Jay Collins isn’t begging for attention. He’s not dancing for endorsements. He’s building a lane.

When Dana Loesch asked him about being named as part of DeSantis’ conservative legacy, he responded like a man more concerned with earning trust than seeking titles. He reminded listeners he came up on government cheese. That he owes the state. That public service, when done right, is humbling.

Now let’s be blunt.

Compare that to a an absentee Gubernatorial candidate and a certain grifter who couldn’t keep his bar license current, paid his way out of Congress with a Venmo trail, and now wants to cosplay as an “influencer” while mom-shaming Florida’s First Lady.

One of these men deploys with Grey Bull Rescue.
The other deploys memes and seeks attention.

Your Realization

Here’s where I’ll stop telling you and let you draw your own conclusion:

• There’s a seat open.

• There’s a state in motion.

• And there’s a man whose boots are already on the tarmac.

Now ask yourself—what would Florida look like if the people we already trust were simply given the mission?

You don’t need a campaign to see the answer. You just need to pay attention.

Whether Governor DeSantis appoints him tomorrow, whether Casey DeSantis—should she run—taps him later, or whether Jay Collins steps forward himself, one thing is already abundantly clear:

Jay Collins isn’t waiting to lead. He’s already doing it.

The title may come later. The team is already forming. And Florida, if it’s wise, will recognize the mission demands men like this in the fight—whatever patch they wear.

Florida’s just waiting for the nameplate to catch up.

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