FCAT - We have concocted this 'you don't pass FCAT, you'll never see the fourth grade' policy - and by 'we' I mean Gov. Jeb Bush and his mindless toadies in Tallahassee - in a misguided effort to improve public school standards." See "The Incredible, Expanding Third Grade".
Byrd Fundraising- "Florida House Speaker Johnnie Byrd, who has been aggressively soliciting big political contributions from corporations and lobbyists involved in the ongoing fight over medical malpractice insurance, said Monday he would no longer engage in such fundraising." See "Byrd won't seek hefty campaign contributions".
McBride - "'I don't think there is a doubt in my mind that he is going to be a candidate for governor in 2006,' said Doug Head, the leader of Orange County's Democratic Party." See "McBride's back -- or is he?"
Spare Us - Today, the Tampa Tribune explains its endorsement of Bush in the Gov's race last year: "This newspaper twice endorsed Jeb Bush for governor, because we believed in his intelligence, his honor, and his understanding that politics is the art of compromise. In the debate over malpractice reform, we have been disappointed in the governor's rigidity, but even more in his startling hostility." See "A Word Of Counsel To Jeb Bush From A Republican Of Long Ago".