Rocket Man

For months, supporters of Charlie Green have urged him to be more aggressive.

Some believe that the Lee County Clerk of Court should adopt a more confrontational role with the county commission over how it spends taxpayer money. After all, the clerk is the constitutional officer charged with the responsibility of auditing the county's finances.

Green hasn't shied away from doing his job, and he's sniffed out his share of financial shenanigans over the years. In a series of four audit reports recently, Green highlighted how Lee County overpaid for conservation land at the depth of the real estate collapse. The audits contributed to the electoral defeat of one of the longest-serving county commissioners in the Aug. 14 primary election, Ray Judah.