Notes For Wednesday, December 11, 2002

HOUSE LEADERSHIP POSTS ANNOUNCED: Article. 7:29 AM [Go to current Florida Politics site (no popup ads)]

ONLY THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST - "HOUSE INSIDER" APPOINTED TO FIRST DCA: "Former state Rep. Paul Hawkes was appointed Tuesday by Gov. Jeb Bush to the 1st District Court of Appeal. Except for a brief stint in the governor's Office of Policy and Budget two years ago, Hawkes, 45, has been a policy adviser to the House of Representatives since Republicans took control in 1996." [Article.] 7:26 AM [Go to current Florida Politics site (no popup ads)]

I WONDER IF HE ALSO PROMOTED HIS NATIONAL POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS? "At a meeting with members of financial institutions in New York City, Bush said he had the opportunity to promote Florida as an attractive destination for venture capital."

["Bush hypes Florida as venture capital destination" article in The Business Journal.] 6:52 AM [Go to current Florida Politics site (no popup ads)]

TODAY'S NEWS: Six DCF administrators take fall, 1.1 billion in next year's budget is all that is needed for the class size amendment this year, and our favorite - Bush election panel recommends elimination of the requirement for a witness on absentee ballots. 6:47 AM [Go to current Florida Politics site (no popup ads)]

WALLSTEN - BUSH "THE COUNTRY'S MOST POWERFUL GOVERNOR AND POTENTIAL FUTURE PRESIDENT". Peter Wallsten writes that "Gov. Jeb Bush's landslide re-election and renewed talk of a family dynasty have secured his stature as the country's most powerful governor and a potential future president." If you can get past this bombast, the rest of Wallsten's lengthy syndicated piece about Bush's lieutenants leaving (presumably to make big bucks lobbying) is worth a read.

["Jeb Bush's regime showing cracks", Knight Ridder Newspapers]
6:14 AM [Go to current Florida Politics site (no popup ads)]