St. Pete Times Columnist Daniel Ruth writes a scathing article about Rick Scott and how he cannot run Florida, the fourth- largest state, since his only experience came from running a hospital company charged with massive Medicare fraud, and that Scott is in over his head because he does not have any experience working with government and relies on the Tea party for ideas and decision making. DAMNNNNNNNN
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“The governor has yet to figure out there is a substantial difference between running a company that ripped off the government and actually governing a government. That's why they are called governors. “
He spends more time on Fox News than he does in Tallahassee which speaks volumes and, according to Ruth, is drowning in Demagoguery-definition:
"A leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power."
Daniel Ruth's review over the space of just a few short weeks, newbie Gov. Rick Scott, R-Lurch, has managed to:
• Alienate vast swaths of his own Republican Party by treating them with no respect
• Invite the legislative black caucus for lunch, only to serve up a steaming plate of condescending hooey worthy of a plantation overseer.
• Recoil against the state's long-standing open government laws as if they were inspired by the Communist Manifesto
• Scuttle Florida's high-speed rail effort that would have meant tens of thousands of jobs by rejecting $2.4 billion in federal funding based on a matchbook cover and Rush Limbaugh's website. Daniel Ruth
Rick Scott, as per his reasons for rejecting the High Speed Rail money, is incapable of managing such a large project, as quoted by Pam Iorio, Mayor of Tampa.
“The governor fretted about the project becoming mired in mismanagement, which struck high-speed rail supporter Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio as rather odd when she correctly noted Scott — as the state's chief executive officer — was essentially admitting he wasn't capable of handling oversight of the project.
He campaigned on bringing jobs to Florida and has rejected at least 20,000 jobs by turning down HSR. Sure hope those that voted for him are not laid off or need medical services!