Five hours into 60-day session, bipartisanship dead in the Florida House
by Michael C. Bender | March 2nd, 2010
Rep. Kevin Ambler, R-Tampa, gives a thumbs up as the Florida Legislature opens today. Just hours later, gloves were off between Republicans and Democrats. (AP)
The House Republican Office noted that it took their Democratic colleagues less than five hours to launch the first attack of session.” “So much 4 bipartisanship,” the office tweeted.
Indeed.
The House Democratic Office press release quotes House Speaker Larry Cretul, R-Ocala, who said this morning that it was time to “do government business in a new way.” Democrats note that Republicans have controlled state government in Florida for the past 12 years.
“It is interesting to hear Speaker Cretul confess that Republican leadership since 1998 has led to unnecessary spending and a failure to follow basic government accountability measures,” Democratic Leader Franklin Sands said.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2010 Florida House…
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March 3rd, 2010 at 9:45 am
We need to get rid of bipart systems. There is only one America.
This just creates a ‘gang-like’ mentality that everyone goes with their ‘color’ no matter how right or wrong it is.
March 3rd, 2010 at 9:58 am
Enough of this partisan garbage. So if someone says they want to do better, then what it really means is you’re admitting to utter failure in the past?
I hope David Aronberg and Joe Abruzzo and other leaders in the local dem party and who want our Republican money put an end to this or otherwise we will put an end to our contributions.