Legislature’s zaniness pales next to Scott’s (FL)

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BY CARL HIAASEN

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Having a radical wingnut for governor has proven to be a blessing for other top Florida Republicans. No matter what kind of reckless mischief they devise, they still appear almost sane and levelheaded compared to Rick Scott.
The new $68 billion state budget is a good example of them pretending to be responsible while inflicting damage on the average Florida taxpayer.

Governor Spaceman wanted $2.4 billion in property tax cuts and giveaways to big business, a sum no one took seriously because it would have financially crippled not just the state, but many cities and counties as well.
Lawmakers came back with a figure of $308 million. It’s still an outrage, because Florida can’t afford to lose $308 million right now, but it’s not a catastrophe on the scale of Scott’s goofball scheme.



Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/05/07/2206750/legislatures-zaniness-pales-next.html#ixzz1Llj9Rsm1

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1. that's how the game is played...

ask for a ridiculous amount and settle for a less ridiculous amount

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2. Kick

nt

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3. As a floridian I absolutely despise that SOB.

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4. I really, really want to move back home to S FL

I am sort of in an hegira from South Florida, hoping that it will, eventually, straighten out and I can go back. It seems more and more like I won't. Oh - the kicker - Allen Fucking West now represents one of my old S FL neighborhoods.

Whoa.

It makes me want to :cry: