Charlie Crist, optimist, calls Florida's state "strong"
Ever the optimist, Gov. Charlie Crist is taking a sunny view of Florida’s current economic status, despite widespread consumer anxiety and a down-in-the-dumps housing market.
“I am enormously happy to report to you that the state of the great state of Florida is strong,” Crist told a joint session of the Legislature in his annual State of the State address in Tallahassee.
He added, “Pessimists see problems. Optimists see opportunity. You know I’m an optimist.”
Who are the pessimists to whom Crist refers? How about House Speaker Marco Rubio, a West Miami Republican who’s often at odds with Crist. Here’s what Rubio said earlier today in his comments to open the 60-day lawmaking session:
“Never in our history have Floridians been more anxious about the economy. “
And: “Our real estate market is in complete collapse. Florida is second in the nation in foreclosures. Three of the top twenty cities for foreclosures are in Florida.”
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Please!!! The same man who promoted Amendment 1 as if he had a personal agenda. You'd have to be an optimist (more like a nut job) to think that Amendment 1 was going to provide tax relief to all Floridians. All this "optimist" did was increase the inequity and further entrench this state in a budget crisis. Congrats eternal optimist. Now, please leave our "great state" before you create more problems for us Floridians.
Posted by: Scott | March 4, 2008 7:15 PM
rubio? what does that eunuch know? Didn't crist's incompetence ruin last year's legislative session on rubio's watch?
Posted by: dave | March 4, 2008 8:21 PM
Its one thing to be optimistic its another to be realistic. This goes beyond optimism, Crist is delusional. He has no concept of reality. In addition, He has not fulfilled any of his campaign promises. I don't understand why he's so popular and why people think he's doing a good job.
Posted by: Manny Puccini | March 4, 2008 8:24 PM
Crist is completey out of touch with reality. He's taken moderate problems like insurance and created crisis. By making Citizens Insurance the primary carrier for the state he's put the entire state of Florida in jeopardy. They have $5 billion in assets and $500 billion in exposure. Where does he plan on getting the money to pay the claims after the next storm. It won't come from the bond market like his plan calls for because that market has collapsed just like real estate.
Posted by: Edward Thrall | March 4, 2008 10:13 PM