AN EARLY 'VOTE' Governor's earned second term (Jeb Bush...FL)

Sarasota Herald Tribune ^ | 6-29-02 | Barbara Peters Smith

[JulieRNR21]

When a usually liberal leaning writer for a FL newspaper owned by the New York Times casts an 'Early Vote' for a second term for Governor Jeb Bush.....we know the RATs are in deep doo doo in FL!!!!

[JulieRNR21]

Lookee here.....positve article & early vote for JEB!

[JulieRNR21]

How sweet it is! PING

[JulieRNR21]

An attempt to offset the bias of the former editor?

Naw...won't go there....not prudent....LOL

[JulieRNR21]

Would you kindly ping for me...dear King!

[summer]

FYI! :)

[summer]

Julie, Thank you for posting this fascinating article here!!! :)

[summer]

Christina, I won't ping you on ALL these Jeb articles, but, I thought you might find this one to be of interest! :)

[JulieRNR21]

Janet Reno is an admirable and interesting and good-hearted public servant who has made a thorough mess of every high-profile job she's held;

LOL PING

[summer]

One of my favorites photos of Gov Bush:


Gov Jeb Bush with FL students, from Gov. Bush's
official campaign web site, located at: www.jeb.org

[summer]

One of my favorites photos of Gov Bush:


Gov Jeb Bush with FL students, from Gov. Bush's
official campaign web site, located at: www.jeb.org

[summer]

Yes, Gov. Bush's link DOES work -- in post #11! :) (Sorry about post #10)

[summer]

Another great photo of the current and future FL gov:

[floriduh voter]

Now that's the kind of PING I like to get! Even 8 out of ten rats agree that Jeb is a great governor. LOL

[sandydipper]

"---not a statesman yet".

Thank God! Every "statesman" that I have seen looks you in the eye and lies like a dog while taking special interest money for votes and putting cash in Swiss accounts. Statesman - no thanks!

[floriduh voter]

Ping and bttt. If I ping you again later, forgive me...

[summer]

From article:

The greatest objection to Bush's candidacy for governor -- his utter lack of experience -- has ceased to be a factor. He's a quick study who has grown in office. After a boyishly shaky start, he has been gracious under criticism, reasonably honest and undeniably dedicated. His administration is remarkably efficient, by Tallahassee standards; and the career state bureaucrats who have earned respect for doing their jobs well seem to be happy in their work -- always a key indicator of what's really going on up there.

Bush is not a statesman yet -- his biases still favor politically expedient tax cuts over meaningful tax reform -- but he just might become one. He's smart; he works hard; he has shown that he can put the interests of Florida's people first. He appears to have learned from his mistakes in the heedless rush to overhaul our school systems, and he's our best bet to get us out of the mess he so adroitly helped to create. He understands, as the Democratic candidates do not, that we've gone too far to turn back, and to abandon his measures now would inflict even more harm on teachers and kids.

In short, I'm willing to put politics aside, because Jeb Bush has earned my vote. I'm hopeful that in his second term, Bush can put politics aside and earn an honorable place in Florida's history.

Here is the part she wrote I agree with the most:

"He's smart; he works hard; he has shown that he can put the interests of Florida's people first."

Speaking as an independent voter, FL certified teacher and a former Dem, the above sentence accurately summarizes and describes the candidate I will ALWAYS vote for -- and, in this year's FL governor's race, that candidate's name is: Jeb Bush.

[cake_crumb]

More or less positive article. He DID increase school budgeting...it's just that MORE MONEY WENT TO POORER SCHOOL DISTRICTS!!

Someone asked me to try and find that page full of school-budget spending numbers which was broken down district by district...and I can't find it. I am afraid it's been archived to PDF format, which ruins the formerly oh-so-easy proof that the "school buget cuts!" screamers are way off base.

(**sigh**)

[AmishDude]

There's an Amish community in Sarasota, BTW!

[Luke FReeman]

"Vote for Jeb!"