Is It Time to Recall Rick Scott??|?Florida Center for Investigative Reporting By Ralph De La Cruz
Florida Center for Investigative Reporting
Rick Scott came into the governor?s office without having ever governed. Not even a term on a school board. He never even had to get folks to reach consensus in a precinct.
Scott?s main qualification to be governor was that he was CEO of an HMO found guilty of the worst case of Medicare fraud in U.S. history.
He?s such a newbie that he doesn?t grasp the most fundamental concept about governing: Politics is the art of compromise.
Academics Donald J. Boudreaux and Dwight H. Lee, writing for no less a conservative voice than the Cato Institute, can explain: ?Regardless of the terms employed, few doubt that politics is indeed the art of compromise. Politicians unwilling to compromise are typically labeled ideologues ? a label not regarded as a badge of honor among members of the political class. Moreover, politicians who refuse to compromise seldom win and hold on to office ??
Being CEO, on the other hand, is the art of applying force and pressure.
Running a company is nothing like running a state.
And that?s becoming clearer with each passing day of Scott?s term.
The tea party?s governor came into office in January like a man possessed ? and unconcerned about anyone but his business buddies and the tea party set.
He showed little interest in building compromise or coalitions, immediately going after teachers and county and state workers as if they were his employees. Pawns to be moved and sacrificed as only he sees fit.
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SoWal InsiderAuthor
betting he will be subject to a recall vote....takers???
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😱 Where do I sign, how can I help organize, and where do I send money???
SoWal InsiderAuthor
fortunately scott is doing a great job of alienating everyone but his cabal of corporate lobbyists and teabaggers
SWGB
😱 Where do I sign, how can I help organize, and where do I send money???
I'm in and it looks like the effort has already kicked off.
recallrickscott
Rep. Rick Kriseman has already filed a bill to actually create a recall process for Florida (it doesn't presently exist).
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Secti...ocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=0787&Session=2011
SWGB
I'd also like to add that the recall talk didn't start until after he started doing stupid things.
Beach Fanatic
I'd also like to add that the recall talk didn't start until after he started doing stupid things.
like this: Facts don't faze Scott's world - St. Petersburg Times
Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio was right to fault Scott's reasoning and his refusal to even allow private companies already interested to put a bid on the table. "In effect," she said in a statement, "the message being sent to eight worldwide business (consortia) across the globe and the United States is don't bother." The only silver lining: The Interstate 4 region was united like never before. Business and government leaders from Tampa, Lakeland and Orlando stepped up to save a project that could have moved the entire region forward.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...ed-rail-guest-022511-20110224,0,1593277.story
In making his decision, Scott relied on a controversial report on the Tampa-to-Orlando project published in January by the libertarian Reason Foundation. A key adviser was Robert Poole, a founder and transportation director of the Reason Foundation, and member of Scott's economic transition team.
The Reason Foundation is by no means an unbiased organization, as it receives funding from major conservative and corporate donors including oil and highway interests, and it's consistently opposed to high-speed rail as a transportation alternative. Scott cited figures and projections pulled directly from the Reason Foundation report, using its false comparisons with other rail projects to justify his decision.
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I'm in and it looks like the effort has already kicked off.
recallrickscott
Rep. Rick Kriseman has already filed a bill to actually create a recall process for Florida (it doesn't presently exist).
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Secti...ocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=0787&Session=2011
Thanks swgb, this information, for me, is like a single life preserver in the middle of a dark, oil slicked ocean.
Beach Fanatic
I'll recall Scott if you recall Obama:clap:
Beach Fanatic
I'll recall Scott if you recall Obama:clap:The caterwalin' and cryin' is fun to behold isn't it? Now, lets get to work!
SoWal InsiderAuthor
He has shown a disinterest in working with minorities. When Scott met with black lawmakers who were concerned he does not have a single minority in his cabinet, he tried to ingratiate himself by saying he could relate to them: He had grown up in public housing with a parent who had a sixth-grade education. How charming.
Scott, who was viewed with suspicion by Hispanics during the campaign because of his promise to bring harsh Arizona-style immigration enforcement to the state, briefly softened his stance ? at least until after his brief appearance at the Hispanic Leadership Network. Then he reverted back to his old rhetoric.
His budget, presented to a tea party rally as if the rest of the state didn?t matter, pushed corporate tax cuts onto the backs of teachers, county and state workers, and correctional officers. Maybe if those correctional officers had contributed $100,000 at his inauguration, which was a dolled-up fundraiser for him and the Florida Republican Party, things might have been different. But instead, it was the Geo Group ? which runs private prisons and employs Scott?s close chum, Bill Rubin, as its lobbyist ? handing out the checks. And surprise, one of the first targets of Scott?s decimation of the state infrastructure was ? the state prison system.
Scott campaigned against the hiring of state lobbyists, then hired state lobbyists. The difference, he explained, was that these were his lobbyists. He threw state Sen. Paula Dockery, one of his earliest political supporters, under the political bus (or train) by rejecting $2.4 billion in federal money for a high-speed rail project that she had been working on for years. That decision reportedly occurred after he met with tea partiers in his office.
Hey, appeasing those loyal tea partiers by making an anti-Obama statement comes before political loyalty ? or creating upwards of 20,000 Florida jobs.
Scott, who was viewed with suspicion by Hispanics during the campaign because of his promise to bring harsh Arizona-style immigration enforcement to the state, briefly softened his stance ? at least until after his brief appearance at the Hispanic Leadership Network. Then he reverted back to his old rhetoric.
His budget, presented to a tea party rally as if the rest of the state didn?t matter, pushed corporate tax cuts onto the backs of teachers, county and state workers, and correctional officers. Maybe if those correctional officers had contributed $100,000 at his inauguration, which was a dolled-up fundraiser for him and the Florida Republican Party, things might have been different. But instead, it was the Geo Group ? which runs private prisons and employs Scott?s close chum, Bill Rubin, as its lobbyist ? handing out the checks. And surprise, one of the first targets of Scott?s decimation of the state infrastructure was ? the state prison system.
Scott campaigned against the hiring of state lobbyists, then hired state lobbyists. The difference, he explained, was that these were his lobbyists. He threw state Sen. Paula Dockery, one of his earliest political supporters, under the political bus (or train) by rejecting $2.4 billion in federal money for a high-speed rail project that she had been working on for years. That decision reportedly occurred after he met with tea partiers in his office.
Hey, appeasing those loyal tea partiers by making an anti-Obama statement comes before political loyalty ? or creating upwards of 20,000 Florida jobs.
SoWal InsiderAuthor
the criminal won't last, all the teabags in the world cannot stop his recall.
SoWal InsiderAuthor
The caterwalin' and cryin' is fun to behold isn't it? Now, lets get to work!meaningless statement from okieworld
SoWal Insider
I'll recall Scott if you recall Obama:clap:
Nanci Pelosi has to go too! :clap::lol:
SoWal Expert
I don't think a recall would serve Florida very well - but perhaps Scott will be the impetus other politicians need to work together and get stuff done.
Beach Fanatic
I kinda wish my side of the aisle would be as loud as the other side when it comes to politics - but I prefer the more civil approach.
So Rick Scott never held office. (We dislike him immensely here in Louisville too.)
When Caroline Kennedy was mentioned as a candidate for Senator, the right screamed/hollered about her not having any experience - isn't everyone inexperienced some time? Don't some people bring other experiences to the table? And why is politics a good background?
Anyway, the other side of the aisle forgets about the tap dancing senator from CA and the actor who became Governor/President. But that's alright. But since so much of the other side of the aisle's audience is easy to upset, they know the right buttons to push.
Yep, I like the more civil approach.
Ellen
So Rick Scott never held office. (We dislike him immensely here in Louisville too.)
When Caroline Kennedy was mentioned as a candidate for Senator, the right screamed/hollered about her not having any experience - isn't everyone inexperienced some time? Don't some people bring other experiences to the table? And why is politics a good background?
Anyway, the other side of the aisle forgets about the tap dancing senator from CA and the actor who became Governor/President. But that's alright. But since so much of the other side of the aisle's audience is easy to upset, they know the right buttons to push.
Yep, I like the more civil approach.
Ellen
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Nanci Pelosi has to go too! :clap::lol:
You gonna move to her district in California and vote for her opponent? I really dislike outsider interference in how a given/state elects their public officials, even though I'd so love to see someone like the distinguished moron Darrell Issa crawl back under his rock.
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Now on Facebook and Growing.....Join Today!:clap:
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Recall Rick Scott
WE ARE NOW OVER 10,000 "LIKES" FOR "RECALL RICK SCOTT"! THANK YOU, AND KEEP SPREADING THE WORD! WE WILL PREVAIL...on Monday
Sowal. Keep it going on Facebook--I just sent facebook link to all my Florida fb friends. This will spread geometrically very fast!
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SoWal InsiderAuthor
Nanci Pelosi has to go too! :clap::lol:not a unreasonable request if she bests Scott in civil fraud
SoWal InsiderAuthor
I kinda wish my side of the aisle would be as loud as the other side when it comes to politics - but I prefer the more civil approach.then civilly ignore the man's background and turn out the lights....put the cat out too nite,nite
So Rick Scott never held office. (We dislike him immensely here in Louisville too.)
When Caroline Kennedy was mentioned as a candidate for Senator, the right screamed/hollered about her not having any experience - isn't everyone inexperienced some time? Don't some people bring other experiences to the table? And why is politics a good background?
Anyway, the other side of the aisle forgets about the tap dancing senator from CA and the actor who became Governor/President. But that's alright. But since so much of the other side of the aisle's audience is easy to upset, they know the right buttons to push.
Yep, I like the more civil approach.
Ellen
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