This is a site devoted to getting deep into the weeds of Florida politics, so we try to avoid going national too often — unless it has direct statewide impact.
With that in mind, I know the best Christmas present Florida lawmakers could give to all 21 million residents of the best state in the country.
Study the dysfunction in Washington, and when they start to work on the people’s business do just the opposite of what we’re seeing now.
For all talk about two decades of Republican control of Florida politics, most of the statewide elections have been extremely close. Neither major party is completely right or completely wrong, so the best leader is one who represents all the people — not just those who voted for them.
Actually, the early signs from Governor-elect Ron DeSantis are encouraging. He agrees with Democrat and incoming Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried that it’s time to right a grievous wrong and pardon the Groveland Four.
He promises to be a champion for water and the environment after eight years of neglect by outgoing Gov. Rick Scott.
Excellent.
That’s not a word we can use often about what’s happening in the nation’s capital.
This is supposed to be the season of hope and cheer.
For many, Christmas is a celebration of the birth of someone who told the world that love mattered more than might, that we are to live lives guided by…
