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The Blog for Thursday, April 28, 2005

Reasons for the "Blowup"

    Aside from "Jeb!" (of all people) accusung the GOP run Senate of "little games", there are a number of reasons for the, shall we call it "tension" between the two men:
    Lee's remarks, unleashed in one extended stream, reflect frustrations that had been building for weeks.

    He said Wednesday that a bill to implement slot-machine gambling in Broward County had less than a 50-50 chance of passing this session because Bush and his House allies are insisting on both a high tax rate and a less profitable type of machine.

    He said a bill to restructure Medicaid had only a 25 percent chance of passing because of Bush's insistence on handing over key decisions about medical care to private insurers.

    He was upset by Bush's comments that he was likely to veto bills that make it harder for him to outsource state functions to private companies. Lee, according to legislative sources, said he would consider trying to override a Bush veto, should that happen.

    And Lee criticized Bush for taking credit for growth management legislation that he said was actually developed by the Senate. Bush's office "came out with two growth management initiatives. Both of them fell flat on their face," Lee said. "They were neither embraced by the environmental community, the development community, or local governments...
    "Senate President rips Jeb Bush over Medicaid, growth issues".

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