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'''Charles Joseph "Joe" Scarborough''' (born April 9, 1963) served as a [[Republican]] U.S. [[Representative]] from [[Florida]]'s 1st congressional district from 1995 through 2001, before resigning to spend more time with his family. <ref>http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2001-05-25-scarborough.htm</ref> He went on to host [[MSNBC]]’s Morning Joe and The Joe Scarborough Show on ABC Radio Network. Previously he hosted "Scarborough Country" in primetime on msnbc.

'''Charles Joseph "Joe" Scarborough''' (born April 9, 1963) served as a [[Republican]] U.S. [[Representative]] from [[Florida]]'s 1st congressional district from 1995 through 2001, before resigning to spend more time with his family. <ref>http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2001-05-25-scarborough.htm</ref> He went on to host [[MSNBC]]’s Morning Joe and The Joe Scarborough Show on ABC Radio Network. Previously he hosted "Scarborough Country" in primetime on msnbc.

Joe Scarborough was elected during [[Newt Gingrich]]'s 1994 Republican Revolution, and served on the Judiciary Committee and the Armed Services Committee. Like most freshman Republicans in the 104th Congress, Scarborough was a reliable [[conservative]], earning a 95% rating from the [[American Conservative Union]]. <ref>http://www.acuratings.org/ratingsarchive/2000/2000House.htm</ref> After leaving Congress he joined the law firm of Beggs and Lane. In recent years Scarborough has been critical of conservative leaders such as [[Rush Limbaugh]], [[Karl Rove]], and [[Glenn Beck]]. "We have not been conservative as a party, we've been radical" <ref>http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/05/03/scarborough-todays-gop-not-too-conservative-its-too-radical</ref> His 2009 book ''The Last Best Hope: Restoring Conservatism and America's Promise'', which was highly promoted on left-leaning media outlets, was unsuccessful in book sales. <ref>http://newsbusters.org/blogs/p-j-gladnick/2009/06/20/joe-scarborough-conservative-bashing-book-flops-bigtime</ref>

Joe Scarborough was elected during [[Newt Gingrich]]'s 1994 Republican Revolution, and served on the Judiciary Committee and the Armed Services Committee. Like most freshman Republicans in the 104th Congress, Scarborough was a reliable [[conservative]], earning a 95% rating from the [[American Conservative Union]]. <ref>http://www.acuratings.org/ratingsarchive/2000/2000House.htm</ref> After leaving Congress he joined the law firm of Beggs and Lane. In recent years Scarborough has been critical of conservative leaders such as [[Rush Limbaugh]], [[Karl Rove]], and [[Glenn Beck]]. "We have not been conservative as a party, we've been radical."<ref>http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/05/03/scarborough-todays-gop-not-too-conservative-its-too-radical</ref> His 2009 book ''The Last Best Hope: Restoring Conservatism and America's Promise'', which was highly promoted on left-leaning media outlets, was unsuccessful in book sales. <ref>http://newsbusters.org/blogs/p-j-gladnick/2009/06/20/joe-scarborough-conservative-bashing-book-flops-bigtime</ref>

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