Originally Posted by
TampaJim
I'll disagree ... Lawton Chiles was VERY good at protecting, improving and fighting for our common good.
Unfortunately, since his time, the .Gov focus has been 98.5% toward developing a larger tax base here.
Personally, I don't care which party you choose AFTER you choose to be "Florida First" environmentally.
Growth is fine, but it must be focused on limiting impact. Transportation should be world class, futuristic.
Water, air and land be kept pristine, period. It's not OK to cut down every tree, backfill every swamp.
Alligators, snakes, bears, panthers, etc. predate our settlement, they're important ecologically as well.
If it weren't for the peninsula effect, we'd be saddled with incredible smog, coughing up our dead lungs.
And I'm really not happy to be drinking "treated" wastewater to help keep growth at an unbridled pace.
As for the "South of I-4" statements ... why don't you come down to visit. I'll take you on a nice tour.
I'll give you time to call them "liberals" at the cattle ranches, groves, farms and hunting/fishing lodges.