9/28/2003
Water war!
NY Times runs a good piece on the upcoming Florida water wars. (Look at it while it's still on-line for free.)
In it, Gov. Jeb does what he always does when he defends an unpopular policy choice. He pretends critics are stuck in the past and not willing to consider "bold ideas." (Remember the attempted Florida library closing, voucher and Medi-mal debates?) And he pretends that any attempt to analyze the proposal is an attempt to squelch debate. And I always thought you needed two sides to have a debate.
Both responses are automatic and can be made without defending the unpopular idea.
+ A thoughtful response by The Tallahassee Democrat (Marred only by the ending -- "pls run with mugshot of Lawson in top half and Argenziano in lower half of edit...mal." Somebody wasn't watching the Web site coding.)
+ Good column in the Sarasota Herald -Trib -- Reject statewide water agency
+ Old pro Bill Cotterell tells you what this Council of 100 is.
+ Ft. Myers News-Press: Water wars bad idea for Florida
+ Media roundup via audubonofflorida.org
+ The Council of 100 water report in pdf.
In it, Gov. Jeb does what he always does when he defends an unpopular policy choice. He pretends critics are stuck in the past and not willing to consider "bold ideas." (Remember the attempted Florida library closing, voucher and Medi-mal debates?) And he pretends that any attempt to analyze the proposal is an attempt to squelch debate. And I always thought you needed two sides to have a debate.
Both responses are automatic and can be made without defending the unpopular idea.
+ A thoughtful response by The Tallahassee Democrat (Marred only by the ending -- "pls run with mugshot of Lawson in top half and Argenziano in lower half of edit...mal." Somebody wasn't watching the Web site coding.)
+ Good column in the Sarasota Herald -Trib -- Reject statewide water agency
+ Old pro Bill Cotterell tells you what this Council of 100 is.
+ Ft. Myers News-Press: Water wars bad idea for Florida
+ Media roundup via audubonofflorida.org
+ The Council of 100 water report in pdf.
