Nelson (right) in a 2009 interpretation of Elton John’s “Rocket Man.”

Florida Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson and Sir Elton John teamed up this week to write a piece for Politico calling for more AIDS funding.

As odd as the pairing between the Space Coast lawmaker and Glam Rock survivor may seem, it isn’t Nelson’s first Elton John-related collaboration. Back in 2009, Nelson and Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., strained to hit the high notes on John’s 1972 hit Rocket Man in a duet captured on blackmail-worthy video.

The Senators had wagered on the Florida-Oklahoma BCS championship game. When the Tim Tebow-led Gators beat the Sam Bradford-led Sooners, Nelson forced Coburn to sing Rocket Man, which Nelson selected because he had flown on the Space Shuttle in 1986. Though Nelson won the bet, he joined with Coburn for part of the song.

Asked about rumors that poor attendance will fuel a Jacksonville Jaguars move to Los Angeles, Gov. Charlie Crist said the team should draft Florida Gators QB Tim Tebow.

“I’ve actually talked to the ownership about that. I think it’d be great,” Crist told reporters. Crist also said the team owners thought it was “not a bad idea.”

“Well I hope they stay here, obviously,” Crist said. ” We’re certainly blessed to have the Buccaneers, the Dolphins and the Jaguars. And hopefully we’ll get the Cubs, too, for spring training. We’re working on that.

Asked about the Jaguars attendance, Crist said, “Hopefully it will get better next week.”

Does Heisman Trophy winner, two-time national champion and John 3:16 advocate Tim Tebow have a future in politics?

“We’ve talked about it a little bit,” says Gov. Charlie Crist in this article by The Post’s Ben Volin on the eve of the Gator legend’s final home game.