Notes For Saturday, November 16, 2002

More Post Election Surprises: First we find out that Bush is contemplating legalization of gambling to pay for the class size amendment (I wonder why Bush neglected to mention this to Russert during the "debate"; then again, Russert was too busy savaging McBride to press John Ellis Bush on the issue). Now we find out "the economy is not recovering as quickly as they hoped, economists working for Gov. Jeb Bush and the [Republican led ]Legislature said Florida's tax collections will grow only by 4.1 percent or about $802 million in the coming year. That's $232 million less than economists predicted eight months ago." This is scandalous

It would appear that the "economists working for Gov. Jeb Bush and the [Republican led ] Legislature" used intentionally rosy economic projections to mislead voters prior to the election.

Why were the revised budget projections delayed until just after the election? Where is the media on this? 9:49 AM [Go to current Florida Politics site (no popup ads)]