"Everyone down in this community voted for President Bush and his brother, and they're being sold out,"
It would be interesting to find out where Ms. Fortin's political loyalties lie.
She's blamming President Bush, and Governor Jeb Bush for the actions of the 1898 Democrat-controlled Congress that passed this law, during the governorship of Bob Martinez (D), and for the Amendment snuck into the 2003 budget by Florida State Senator Bob Graham (D).
Far be it for me to put a damper on all the (way less than honest) Republican bashing going on this thread, but the clear message here is that we have got to stop putting Democrats in office, at any level of goernment.
Oh, I guess that argument could be made that Jeb Bush could refuse to allow the work to go on, in spite the fact that it's law. But I thought that conservative movement was one of respect for the law, and respect for the system.
Some people I guess, lacking the ability to get a politician elected that they agree with 100% of the time, would rather see one that would violate laws and procedures in order to advance their particular agenda (see Clinton, William Jefferson). But that's not the conservative way, is it?
I feel for these people losing their homes, I hope that something can be legally done to help their cause.
Thanks for the ping.