When walking infomercial Dick Morris visited Florida last October, he reportedly said that GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott “is a criminal who belongs in jail not the governor's office.” Asked about Scott's opponent, Alex Sink, Morris reportedly said “She's a terrible candidate... her opponent is a criminal.”

As reported by The Hill, Morris also told conservative magazine NewsMax last July that Scott is “not the tea party candidate” because he “fleeced and robbed the federal government and the taxpayers.” He added that “the only way” Scott is “qualified to be governor is that he's very experienced -- he stole from the taxpayers once, so he's really experienced, and he'll steal from them again.”

But that was months ago, long before Morris had a new book to sell about how to “translate this avalanche of votes” for the GOP in the 2010 election “into power and action in Washington.”

In a post on his blog hawking his latest book, Morris listed Scott among the “reform Governors” who are “leading a movement for fundamental change in America.”

Morris also listed Scott among his chosen “courageous governors” in his column outlining the “GOP's budget dream team” for The Hill this week.

What a difference a few months (and a new book) make.