BONANZA ! ! !

What a fantastic time for a politician to be in the Florida legislature.

Its a dream come true. . There are so many lobbyists with bulging pockets on both sides of the gambling issue its manna from heaven.
When I was a kid I asked my father why the circus didn't stay in town for more days?   He explained that the money taken out of the community by the circus, did  not return, and the only thing that took more money out of a community, was gambling.  Its one of the reasons I was on the 'NO' Casinos Speakers Bureau the last time we had a gambling issue in Florida.  At that time I was pretty confident we would prevail. And we did. But now, I think more gambling is inevitable. Especially now when no one can accuse Florida voters of voting their best interests.  Here, the voters do stuff their own way, which is usually listen to the politicians who spends the most money. .   And any candidate who can push the right religious or bias button can get so many votes its usually enough to tip the scales, and they win, regardless of his/her qualification.  At the moment Republicans have the upper  hand.  If  Florida Republicans  found out a Democrat, running for dogcatcher, had taken the 5th in a minor matter, they would have a field day rubbing his nose in it.  On the other hand if he was Republican and had taken the 5th 75 times in a billion dollar fraud matter, maybe involving stealing from Medicare and Medicaid they would elect him governor.  So, who knows?
The fact that Nevada is suffering financially from the amount of money being sucked out of their economy is not even a factor. And Las Vegas?   Not the ideal place to raise a family.   And Atlantic City?  It was a dump to live in before gambling , and today?  Still a dump. 


All the glowing promises, to upgrade the living conditions in Atlantic City, were made to garner votes, just political rhetoric.  They can get the senior citizens, who overwhelming support Social Security, to vote for a Republican when Republicans have NEVER, from its beginning, supported Social Security.  Just feed them coffee and doughnuts and smile.

At the time, in Atlantic City there where very few high rise apartment buildings, mostly populated by senior citizens.  One was located where Atlantic City meets Ventnor, it was fairly new and just off the boardwalk.    During the election it was a hot spot for volunteers and almost all of the residents became workers in the campaign.  After the election they danced and sang on the boardwalk. . ."We won, We won."  The joy lasted a couple of days. Then  . . . . .
 Reality.  A resident of the building, who's lease was up at the end of the month, received a notice, her lease would only be renewed on a month - to month basis.  The building was now going to become a condo. . . . . . . .
As for employees, they were mostly imported from Vegas and other places.
And neighborhood improvement?   What the hell is that?  Not in Atlantic City.  And like Social Security, when politicians are.talking to seniors, they say they are for it, but when they  vote, well . . . . .  And this is Florida.  Our gov thinks peeing in a bottle is necessary and the State should pay for buying the bottles and testing the pee.  Hey gov,, can't you figure out how to charge this stuff  to Medicaid or Medicare?.

Please 'CLICK' your reaction in a box, just below