[url=http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/scott-will-learn-government-is-not-a-business/1149663]Scott will learn government is not a business - St. Petersburg Times[/url][quote]Barely a month has passed since Gov. Rick Scott took office, and it is clear he views his new job as Florida's chief executive no differently than his old job as chief executive assembling the nation's largest hospital chain. It's just another hostile takeover. [/quote][quote]The inclination is to give a new governor the benefit of the doubt and let him settle into office a bit. Scott squandered that with his arbitrary decisions and disregard for other institutions, including the Cabinet, Congress, the voters and the media. But he will learn that government is not a business. There are more checks and balances on the governor than the chief executive of a private hospital chain that flouted the law. It will be interesting to watch whether that lesson is taught by the Legislature, the courts or the public. [/quote] I wonder how long it will take regular Floridians (those who aren't involved with politics on a regular basis, or who aren't paying attention for whatever reason) to figure how what is going on here...
