Two sides of the same legislative coin
March 7, 2008 at 2:46 pm by Wayne GarciaEarlier this week I spoke to Tampa Bay state legislators about the start of the 60-day lawmaking session and their view of the work ahead, and I got two very different viewpoints to the question of the impact of the as-high-as $ 4 billion shortfall we face:
“It’s a bad year to be an incumbent. Florida people are still mad…. You’re an incumbent, and they’re ready for change. The economy being what it is doesn’t help that. It’s horrible year to run as an incumbent. You’re there, and times are bad, so you’re guilty.†— Rep. Ed Hooper, R-Clearwater
“I don’t think that is going to overshadow all the good things about Florida. Look outside right now in this state; the sun is shining. It is a beautiful day. We are not at war on our own home ground. We should be very thankful that we should have what we have.†— Rep. Faye Culp, R-South Tampa
