Our Spineless Politicians - To avoid the charge of raising taxes at the state level, our spineless representatives in Tallahassee (read: the Florida GOP) are simply going to make local government do it. See "Leaders worry state set to pass costs to counties". It was't too long ago when the GOP was screaming about the feds doing the same thing to the states.
"Gov. Jeb Bush And His Amen Chorus Of Goose-Stepping Legislators" - We couldn't resist quoting that again. Here's the link from yesterday if you want to read the editorial.
Service "Worst" - Service First is just a device to empty state buildings, according to research by "three Florida State University professors and a research fellow at FSU's Askew School of Public Administration and Policy, who did a survey of 457 of the 'supervisory, managerial and confidential' employees."
Lobbyists At Work - A number of articles about the state technology contract bid being reopened. This is a lobbyist feeding frenzy; and guess who is in the middle of it? In that connection, FlabBlog has this link about our favorite lobbyist.
Who Owns Florida (Well, At Least A Good Part of the The Panhandle)? The Tallahassee Democrat tells us in this lengthy article.
Saint Toni - The Associated Press has a puff piece on Toni Jennings, descibing her as a consensus builder, among other things. With all due respect, she is a hard right Republican and proud of it. Jennings recently disputed any claim that she was "moderate", pointing out that "She voted for Bush's education plan and helped him pass legislation to place business-backed limits on jury awards to injured consumers. A ban on so-called ''partial-birth abortions'' originated in her Senate, as did a bill backing prayer in schools." And, trumpets that "She has won consistently high marks from the Christian Coalition and the conservative Eagle Forum." A moderate consensus builder, give me a break.
Sunshine Blues - It happens every year about this time, a spate of editorials about right wing efforts to weaken Florida's public records and open meetings laws, collectively referred to as "Sunshine" laws. This editorial says it all.