It is probably a bit premature to congratulate Floriduh goobernatorial candidate Rick Scott (R - Florida. Isn't that down near Naples?) on his victory, but based upon reaction to his whirl-wind tour of our fair state it looks as if he may have succeeded in buying the election.
The fact that Scott has shared his "wish list" with the populace, in person and in advertisements (ad nauseum), with nothing substantive to back up his "dreams" seems to have had no negative impact on his campaign. Take the Republican activist in Miami who gushed, "I think he understands us. He looks nice. I like him." He looks nice? You are going to elect a person to run the state because he looks nice? A resident of the enclave of conservatives with dementia, The Villages, described his impression of Scott as "very favorable." Based upon what?
A Miami public relations director stated that, "From what I've seen, he has a purpose." Well, I have to agree with that. From what I've seen his "special purpose" (see: The Jerk) is to buy the election. Scott says, "I know how to create jobs. I've done it before." He also knows how to get ousted from his hospital chain that was accused of ripping off tax payers. He has done that before, too. And, like The Jerk, he too came from humble beginnings.
Oh well! We have so many self-serving, "let them eat cake" politicians running around Tallahassee, one more can't hurt.
Or, can it?
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