Open Records

[BeachRob]

Who cares if his public emails are made private? If he wanted to do something nefarious, couldn't he just open a gmail account. (I'm aware public officials are obligated not to circumvent public disclosure. But, let's be realistic.) I say keep everything private unless there is a credible reason to investigate.

 

[Bob Wells]

Who cares if his public emails are made private? If he wanted to do something nefarious, couldn't he just open a gmail account. (I'm aware public officials are obligated not to circumvent public disclosure. But, let's be realistic.) I say keep everything private unless there is a credible reason to investigate.

Actually it is a Gmail account that is at issue. There is also, supposedly, credible evidence that those private email accounts have been used to carry on State business.

 

[Douglas]

Do you think Governor Scott is right to not disclosing his finances but placing them in a blind trust?
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-b...e-governor-to-disclose-all-his-assets/2201211

Isn't that exactly what you'd want your politicians to do? So they can't use their political power to enrich themselves except by enriching the whole economy.

 

[Bob Wells]

Isn't that exactly what you'd want your politicians to do? So they can't use their political power to enrich themselves except by enriching the whole economy.

"Not so fast" as Lee Corso might say. According to the article the Florida Constitution requires that he list his assets.
"The Florida Constitution requires elected officials every year to make a “full and public disclosure” of their assets and liabilities “in excess of $1,000” so that the public can monitor any potential conflicts of interest." Tampabay.com
These tidbits of information can be gleaned when you read the article. When you as a politician hide and fight to keep your non government email accounts secret, you secretly negotiate with businesses tax breaks, and then don't want to list your assets in your blind trust, maybe you are enriching yourself. Unfortunately he does seem to have a history of hiding things in my opinion.

 

[poppy]

For some reason Republicans defend and actually encourage plutocracy.

 

[m1a1mg]

For some reason Republicans defend and actually encourage plutocracy.

Yes, those poor, starving Dems. What a hoot.

Scott is a scumbag. Crist is a sleazebag. Yeah for choice.

The race for Florida governor remains a toss up as voters grapple with which candidate they dislike least, said a new poll released Wednesday.The Survey USA poll showed Democrat Charlie Crist with a 2-point lead over incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Scott, but both candidates are losing the favorability race.
Mr. Crist, a former Republican governor who turned Democrat, had a net favorability of minus 8. Mr. Scott scored a net favorability of minus 10, according to the poll, which was conducted for WFLA-TV in Tampa.

 

[Bob Wells]

As an Independent voter who registers as a Republican so I can participate, I would agree that both our current Governor Scott and former Governor Crist may not be our best choice but IMO are the only 2 viable candidates. I know some will have issues with lesser of 2 evil voters. In the end it is about voting our agendas.

 

[m1a1mg]

As a fiscal conservative and social liberal, I will never truly find a "great" candidate. I just wish we had a better choice. Both candidates are despicable. My vote will go to Wyllie. Wyllie is up to 13% in one poll. I think that shows a lot of people feel the same disgust I do.

 

[Douglas]

"Not so fast" as Lee Corso might say. According to the article the Florida Constitution requires that he list his assets.
"The Florida Constitution requires elected officials every year to make a “full and public disclosure” of their assets and liabilities “in excess of $1,000” so that the public can monitor any potential conflicts of interest." Tampabay.com
These tidbits of information can be gleaned when you read the article. When you as a politician hide and fight to keep your non government email accounts secret, you secretly negotiate with businesses tax breaks, and then don't want to list your assets in your blind trust, maybe you are enriching yourself. Unfortunately he does seem to have a history of hiding things in my opinion.

Then the blind trust itself should be listed, not its contents. If it's a blind trust, the politician is not beholden to those unknown companies and can't use his office to benefit them. If he doesn't know what's in it, why do we need to? If the contents were public, it wouldn't be a blind trust anymore, and the politician might be tempted to favor those investments over yours. Do you want to criticize the trustee's investment decisions that the beneficiary didn't know about?

 

[Matt J]

Wyllie should throw enough gunk in the works to keep the polls swinging wildly until it all hashes out.

Interestingly enough old folks generally vote in non-presidential elections and the attack ads are squarely centered on them.