Florida Republicans Are at Odds With Their Leader

[madinmaryland]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — 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.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/08/us/08florida.html?hpw

Nice protest picture:

[Loge23]

1. He does run things like a corporation.

More money for the elitist few at the top, and the crumbs for everyone else.

[ellenfl]

2. based on his history, i wonder how much HE will pocket. eom

[Loge23]

3. Yes, that $75M investement has to pay off!

The only thing that gives me hope with this bag of garbage in office is the hope that he will be caught with his hand in the cookie jar!
I have to believe he has some mean karma coming!