Florida Republicans Are at Odds With Their Leader - NY Times

[QC]

Rick Scott, the conservative Republican billionaire who plucked the governor’s job from the party establishment in November with $73 million of his own money and the backing of the Tea Party, vowed during his campaign to run the troubled state like a corporate chief executive (which he was) and not a politician (which he proudly says he is not).

And now it has become a problem, some of his fellow Republicans say.

“The governor doesn’t understand there is a State Constitution and that we have three branches of government,” said State Senator Mike Fasano, a Republican from New Port Richey who upset Mr. Scott with rough handling of his staff during a testy committee hearing. “They are talking about the attitude that he is still the C.E.O. of his former health care corporation, and that is not going to work in this state, in Tallahassee, in my district. The people believe in three branches of government.”

Republican lawmakers in Florida were hoping for a smoother transition. Instead, they say, they got top-down management from a political novice.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/08/us/08florida.html?_r=2&hp=&pagewanted=all

[n2doc]

1. Hope they tear each other to bits n/t

[SharonAnn]

2. Me too!

[QC]

4. They will. The GOP establishment here did not want Scott,

and now he is treating them like hired help.

Rick Scott is not the most powerful man in Florida,* and I think the legislature is going to make sure he knows that.

He will rue the day he ever decided to enter politics.

*That would be Jeb.

[Pacifist Patriot]

6. I don't know about tear each other to bits, but Scott's going to take a drubbing.

Most of the GOP here detest him and really resent his presence in politics.

[Dappleganger]

3. The "Tea Party" is helping to contribute to this.

Their beliefs and leadership is all over the place so they are having a huge amount of infighting right now at the city/state level. Many tea party candidates are just born-again republicans looking for a new gravy train to ride.

We should all grab some marshmallows and enjoy the bonfire.

[tosh]

5. Let the GAMES begin!

:evilgrin:

[QC]

8. As you well know, in Florida politics, they play rough.

I expect some real fireworks.

[tosh]

9. ...

(Hey neighbor :hi: - Gulf County!)

[QC]

11. Gulf County, eh? Talk about a place with rough politics.

Not many places where they will move a highway so a developer can put up more beach houses.

What do you see the Good Ole Boys doing to Scott? I can easily imagine them ginning up an impeachment if he keeps treating them like servants. What about you?

[tosh]

12. That is exactly what I'm looking for....

:evilgrin:

[Angry Dragon]

7. And this is what the radical right republicans wanted

[bluestate10]

10. Gee. Let them eat cake.

A republican by any name is a damned loser. Even the so called enlightened republicans are neanderthals.