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.
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.
