Jack Nicklaus, aka The Golden Bear, is enjoying a sweet life in Florida. His company helps develop and build Golf Courses throughout the country. But new Golf Courses aren't being built in Florida.
In Central Florida, there are too many Golf Courses and they are going broke. In South Florida, Golf Courses are being razed for Condominium Development. What is Jack to do?
Easy. He has dinner with Tea Party Governor Rick Scott, and voila, a new proposal from the GOP controlled legislature.
Build Jack Nicklaus Golf Courses on public land in publicly funded Florida State Parks. And only Jack Nicklaus Golf Courses. No Tiger Woods. Or John Daley.
Senator John Thrasher and Representative Pat Rooney's legislation would allow Golf Course and Hotel Construction in all state parks over a certain size. And the first would have to be built in Thrasher's district.
Never mind that it is an environmental disaster and taking protected lands away from Floridians.
But a no-bid contract for Jack Nicklaus. That's a Jobs Program Florida can do without.
h/t Orlando Sentinel.