Rick Scott for Governor?

[duvaldude08]

This is going to be an interesting/entertaining 4-8 years!  

If it's 8 years, I am moving to Vermont.

Vermont? Please Im moving to south africia to join my ancestors. There will be no worries just sing, dance and chase lions all day. Anything to get away from Rick Scott! LMAO

[dganson]

duvaldude08 & copperfiend ...call me, I will help you pack! Give the guy a chance.

[JeffreyS]

duvaldude08 & copperfiend ...call me, I will help you pack! Give the guy a chance.

I agree  we do not want to descend  into the same name calling  and obstructionist attitude  the republicans took  when the president was elected.

[Garden guy]

I'm just amazed at how lazy my fellow dems are....just plain laziness...we all just need to get ready for a good screwing from this guy and i'll blame the republicans and thier ilk for the entire deeeesaster. I wish for everything he tries to fail..just like he wished upon our president...down with the gov of the state of florida...i can't wait to see him screw this state....

[north miami]

Sink's "F" rating from the NRA didn't help her prospects.

It does not take much to garner a poor profile rating from the NRA.
One can be an avid,active law abiding gun owner or even "pro gun" in philosophy save, for instance,concerns over Gun Show Loophole and you are deemed off target by the NRA.

Charlie Christ enjoyed a strong "Pro Gun" endorsement when running for Governor.In campaign pieces he was pictured with a venerable bread & butter friendly field Remington Model 870 Shotgun slung over his shoulder.(Rather than say-the evil AK 47 style..............)

John Kerry did the same thing in his Presidential bid-in fact he held an 870 high over his head at the Remington factory but only republicans get to have traction on this type of stuff.

Jeb Bush was decidedly non outdoorsy but kept gun folk and the closely related outdoor/conservation constituency calm.

There was an unfounded hysterical rush to gun purchases as a result of the Obama Presidential victory.One notable gun ban threat projected to a wide audience was in fact nothing other than the proceedings from a Committee hearing years before.It took months for the truth to emerge.

Few or none of the Democrats gaining office in the past few years did so on an anti gun platform.

Perhaps the biggest danger from guns stems not so much from lawful gun possession and use,or even abuse but rather from the political fallout generated elsewhere- as in Sink's loss by thin margin.

[mrmakersmark]

duvaldude08 & copperfiend ...call me, I will help you pack! Give the guy a chance.

I agree  we do not want to descend  into the same name calling  and obstructionist attitude  the republicans took  when the president was elected.

Why not?  That is what the republicans have done every time a Democrat gets into office and look what that gets them...put back into office to screw things up that the Dems tried to fix.  MSNBC watches are left, but they are not blind followers that Faux News has.  The republicans can always run a good campaign, but they are like a dog chasing a car...now that I got it, what do I do?

[Coolyfett]

I'm just amazed at how lazy my fellow dems are....just plain laziness...we all just need to get ready for a good screwing from this guy and i'll blame the republicans and thier ilk for the entire deeeesaster. I wish for everything he tries to fail..just like he wished upon our president...down with the gov of the state of florida...i can't wait to see him screw this state....

You should here whats being said about the bubba Georgia elected. Yesterday was just weird. Fox news is the media.

[fsujax]

it is funny reading all these comments! bahahahaha. Fox News is the devil....hahaha

[Coolyfett]

This is going to be an interesting/entertaining 4-8 years! 

Save save save!! Save your money!! No telling whats going to happen now.

[north miami]

Already,perhaps due to the fact that most "wins" have been only by thin margins.Many loyal Republicans and 'conservatives' voted for Sink- the first "D" to get their vote in a looooong time

Changing faces will not address the systemic problems and already now the call for 'compromise.Selfishly I say let the new faces have it all for a couple of years however the damage could be untold and besides,the power behind the new faces will no doubt manage to deflect responsibility in the comming years.Why not??

[NotNow]

Sink's "F" rating from the NRA didn't help her prospects.

It does not take much to garner a poor profile rating from the NRA.
One can be an avid,active law abiding gun owner or even "pro gun" in philosophy save, for instance,concerns over Gun Show Loophole and you are deemed off target by the NRA.

Charlie Christ enjoyed a strong "Pro Gun" endorsement when running for Governor.In campaign pieces he was pictured with a venerable bread & butter friendly field Remington Model 870 Shotgun slung over his shoulder.(Rather than say-the evil AK 47 style..............)

John Kerry did the same thing in his Presidential bid-in fact he held an 870 high over his head at the Remington factory but only republicans get to have traction on this type of stuff.

Jeb Bush was decidedly non outdoorsy but kept gun folk and the closely related outdoor/conservation constituency calm.

There was an unfounded hysterical rush to gun purchases as a result of the Obama Presidential victory.One notable gun ban threat projected to a wide audience was in fact nothing other than the proceedings from a Committee hearing years before.It took months for the truth to emerge.

Few or none of the Democrats gaining office in the past few years did so on an anti gun platform.

Perhaps the biggest danger from guns stems not so much from lawful gun possession and use,or even abuse but rather from the political fallout generated elsewhere- as in Sink's loss by thin margin.

Perhaps their voting record had something to do with it.....

[Dog Walker]

Scott has no, zero, nada experience in government or politics.  He's either going to be owned by Thrasher and that crowd or try to run things like a mega-corporation which will get him exactly no where.

Going to be an "interesting" few years.  Like the Chinese curse.

[JaguarReign]

If Scott gets elected it will provide scary evidence that a Hitler being put into power is still possible.  Hitler was elected over single mindedness about jobs and the economy, all else be damned.  Voters ignored all the other "warning signs" about how dangerous he was.  With Scott, if voters favor him strictly because he promises jobs at all costs, they may be electing someone off the deep end in every other regard.  Expect them to be surprised if he gets into office just how wacko he might get.

I might add it's hard enough for a president to "control" the economy and "create jobs".  I really don't think the governor has that much influence.  All these promises about jobs come down to whether a governor has the good or bad fortune of being in office during a swing in our economic fortunes for which the governor has no control over.  It's all just rhetoric.

If anything, if Scott goes wacko, he will drive away jobs, economy up or down.  Who wants to be associated with a scoundrel?

Not another one of those Hitler diatribes. No matter how much of a crook Rick Scott, he does not approach Hitler levels. Hitler killed 6 million people, Rick Scott was strictly financial corruption and greed. This kind of post is what makes someone lose credibility. Don't get me wrong, I am not his biggest fan either. This election was a great example of the lesser of two evils, which with most of you leaves nothing to the imagination of who you thought was more evil. You know you are in a rut when you have to choose between two corporate charlatans.

P.S. A president can actually "control" the economy when he puts in policies that actually help the people build the economy up instead of just making the fat cats richer. (This goes for both Bush and Obama)  

[Ocklawaha]

Might be time to head back to the Andes for a few years y'all. I walked by the door of the rail planning office earlier today and listened to the crickets...  

OCKLAWAHA

[north miami]

Sink's "F" rating from the NRA didn't help her prospects.

It does not take much to garner a poor profile rating from the NRA.
One can be an avid,active law abiding gun owner or even "pro gun" in philosophy save, for instance,concerns over Gun Show Loophole and you are deemed off target by the NRA.

Charlie Christ enjoyed a strong "Pro Gun" endorsement when running for Governor.In campaign pieces he was pictured with a venerable bread & butter friendly field Remington Model 870 Shotgun slung over his shoulder.(Rather than say-the evil AK 47 style..............)

John Kerry did the same thing in his Presidential bid-in fact he held an 870 high over his head at the Remington factory but only republicans get to have traction on this type of stuff.

Jeb Bush was decidedly non outdoorsy but kept gun folk and the closely related outdoor/conservation constituency calm.

There was an unfounded hysterical rush to gun purchases as a result of the Obama Presidential victory.One notable gun ban threat projected to a wide audience was in fact nothing other than the proceedings from a Committee hearing years before.It took months for the truth to emerge.

Few or none of the Democrats gaining office in the past few years did so on an anti gun platform.

Perhaps the biggest danger from guns stems not so much from lawful gun possession and use,or even abuse but rather from the political fallout generated elsewhere- as in Sink's loss by thin margin.

  *** Perhaps their voting record had something to do with it..... ***

One ardent gun owning friend commented today: "Screw the NRA!"
Thankfully for gun "rights" not all gun owners are beholden to a single political party or organization.