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On 3/12/14, 7:53 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:

I am sure you heard that Republican David Jolly won the special election
in Florida. The area is almost equally divided between registered
Republicans and registered Democrats, so it can't be brushed off as
being a "Florida" thing. There are a lot of disgruntled voters across
the nation who are looking for a change in direction.


I saw that. A Republican retains a seat held by Republicans for 50
years. I'm not surprised. Jolly is just another conservative lobbying
whore, and is no better a public servant than the governor there, a
fellow who, among other things, pushed for mandatory drug testing of
welfare recipients and, just coincidentally, happens to own a drug
testing company. Whoosh.

It's said that about half the voters +65 of age in this district.
Jolly was heavy on Medicare Advantage scare ads.
Those old folks will die off in time.
Obamcare won't, so the Republicans should be talking about "fixing"
it, instead of dismantling it.
They won't, of course.
Sink was a flawed candidate anyway.
Former CEO of Florida BOA, and too "rich."
She couldn't beat the crook they have as governor.
Beating a lesser crook was a high hurdle.

On 3/12/14, 9:43 AM, Boating All Out wrote:
In article , says...

On 3/12/14, 7:53 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:

I am sure you heard that Republican David Jolly won the special election
in Florida. The area is almost equally divided between registered
Republicans and registered Democrats, so it can't be brushed off as
being a "Florida" thing. There are a lot of disgruntled voters across
the nation who are looking for a change in direction.


I saw that. A Republican retains a seat held by Republicans for 50
years. I'm not surprised. Jolly is just another conservative lobbying
whore, and is no better a public servant than the governor there, a
fellow who, among other things, pushed for mandatory drug testing of
welfare recipients and, just coincidentally, happens to own a drug
testing company. Whoosh.

It's said that about half the voters +65 of age in this district.
Jolly was heavy on Medicare Advantage scare ads.
Those old folks will die off in time.
Obamcare won't, so the Republicans should be talking about "fixing"
it, instead of dismantling it.
They won't, of course.
Sink was a flawed candidate anyway.
Former CEO of Florida BOA, and too "rich."
She couldn't beat the crook they have as governor.
Beating a lesser crook was a high hurdle.


Ahh, I wasn't following that Florida race. I had no idea Ms. Sink was
just another bankster.

Speaking of big-time crooks, I haven't been following the Florida
governor Scott's re-election race, either.

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On Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:49:21 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

Speaking of big-time crooks, I haven't been following the Florida
governor Scott's re-election race, either.

I wouldn't if I were you.
Once Scott starts comparing records in the inevitable deluge of ads
that are coming, people will remember why they were not thrilled with
Crist.

Perhaps you weren't "thrilled" with Crist.
But he had a 63% approval rating vs Scott's 45%.
Of course he's a Democrat now, so that'll make a difference.

On 3/12/14, 12:25 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 12 Mar 2014 10:44:03 -0500, Boating All Out
wrote:

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On Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:49:21 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

Speaking of big-time crooks, I haven't been following the Florida
governor Scott's re-election race, either.

I wouldn't if I were you.
Once Scott starts comparing records in the inevitable deluge of ads
that are coming, people will remember why they were not thrilled with
Crist.

Perhaps you weren't "thrilled" with Crist.
But he had a 63% approval rating vs Scott's 45%.
Of course he's a Democrat now, so that'll make a difference.

It is going to be a long summer.



I do hope Scott's "past" becomes a serious issue this time and, of
course, his pushing as governor for drug testing of assistance
recipients while he owns a drug testing lab.

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On Wed, 12 Mar 2014 10:44:03 -0500, Boating All Out
wrote:

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says...

On Wed, 12 Mar 2014 09:49:21 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

Speaking of big-time crooks, I haven't been following the Florida
governor Scott's re-election race, either.

I wouldn't if I were you.
Once Scott starts comparing records in the inevitable deluge of ads
that are coming, people will remember why they were not thrilled with
Crist.

Perhaps you weren't "thrilled" with Crist.
But he had a 63% approval rating vs Scott's 45%.
Of course he's a Democrat now, so that'll make a difference.


The question is not how well he looked when he started. It is how he
ended.

Crist got beat by Rubio ... twice in the same race.

He ran as an independant, and Meek as the Democrat took 20% of the vote.
That was for a Senate seat in the "Year of the Tea Party."
Now he's a Democrat, and opposes Scott alone for the governorship.
But I make no predictions that he can unseat a crook, in Florida.

On Thu, 13 Mar 2014 05:51:48 -0500, Boating All Out
wrote:

He ran as an independant, and Meek as the Democrat took 20% of the vote.
That was for a Senate seat in the "Year of the Tea Party."
Now he's a Democrat, and opposes Scott alone for the governorship.
But I make no predictions that he can unseat a crook, in Florida.

===

Scott did one thing that impressed me. When the Feds tried to hand
him a multi-billion pork barrel project to build high speed rail
between Tampa and Orlando he said no thanks. Scott said the project
was ill advised, not needed and a financial boondoggle - absolutely
right on all counts. Not many governors would have done that.

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On Thu, 13 Mar 2014 05:51:48 -0500, Boating All Out
wrote:

He ran as an independant, and Meek as the Democrat took 20% of the vote.
That was for a Senate seat in the "Year of the Tea Party."
Now he's a Democrat, and opposes Scott alone for the governorship.
But I make no predictions that he can unseat a crook, in Florida.

===

Scott did one thing that impressed me. When the Feds tried to hand
him a multi-billion pork barrel project to build high speed rail
between Tampa and Orlando he said no thanks. Scott said the project
was ill advised, not needed and a financial boondoggle - absolutely
right on all counts. Not many governors would have done that.

The $2.4 billion was quickly allocated to about 24 other states.
Good for Scott. I'm sure those states appreciated his largess.
This disputes your contentions:
http://www.politifact.com/florida/st...1/aug/11/rick-
scott/gov-scott-says-rail-would-have-cost-state-taxpayer/
But facts are useless when you're talking extremist politics.
Scott is now doing something similar anyway, but with slow trains.

On 3/13/14, 3:03 PM, Boating All Out wrote:
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says...

On Thu, 13 Mar 2014 05:51:48 -0500, Boating All Out
wrote:

He ran as an independant, and Meek as the Democrat took 20% of the vote.
That was for a Senate seat in the "Year of the Tea Party."
Now he's a Democrat, and opposes Scott alone for the governorship.
But I make no predictions that he can unseat a crook, in Florida.

===

Scott did one thing that impressed me. When the Feds tried to hand
him a multi-billion pork barrel project to build high speed rail
between Tampa and Orlando he said no thanks. Scott said the project
was ill advised, not needed and a financial boondoggle - absolutely
right on all counts. Not many governors would have done that.

The $2.4 billion was quickly allocated to about 24 other states.
Good for Scott. I'm sure those states appreciated his largess.
This disputes your contentions:
http://www.politifact.com/florida/st...1/aug/11/rick-
scott/gov-scott-says-rail-would-have-cost-state-taxpayer/
But facts are useless when you're talking extremist politics.
Scott is now doing something similar anyway, but with slow trains.



Scott probably wanted to be sure there would be funds to pay for some of
the costs of the drug tests he wanted to impose on welfare recipients,
because that would have channeled dollars into the drug testing company
he owns.

I know Crist is running a pretty good campaign against Scott, but it is
awfully close.

On Wed, 12 Mar 2014 08:43:26 -0500, Boating All Out
wrote:

It's said that about half the voters +65 of age in this district.
Jolly was heavy on Medicare Advantage scare ads.
Those old folks will die off in time.

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What you may not appreciate is that there are "new" old folks being
created all the time, and quite a few more moving into Florida as part
of their retirement dream.

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On Wed, 12 Mar 2014 08:43:26 -0500, Boating All Out
wrote:

It's said that about half the voters +65 of age in this district.
Jolly was heavy on Medicare Advantage scare ads.
Those old folks will die off in time.

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What you may not appreciate is that there are "new" old folks being
created all the time, and quite a few more moving into Florida as part
of their retirement dream.

Florida has fallen to 5th in "oldsters."
Besides, one generation of oldsters is different than the last.
They "learn."