Watching the state of Fl. crumble

[donsu]

http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Politics/Headlines/03LegislatureGOV01091203.htm


Bush-delayed audit shows state owes $267 million

A federal audit that was delayed at the request of Gov. Jeb Bush's office during his re-election campaign found that Florida's public pension fund owes the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $267 million.

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"This is one dispute that is going to land in the courts and the attorneys are going to have to sort out," said Sen. Ken Pruitt, R-Port St. Lucie and the Senate budget committee chairman. "As strong as the feds feel we owe them money, we feel just as strongly we don't owe it."

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The audit was originally scheduled to begin in April 2002, but Janet Rehnquist, daughter of U.S. Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist and then the Health and Human Services inspector general, postponed the audit until July 2002 after receiving a call from Kathleen Shanahan, Bush's chief of staff.

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Rehnquist resigned in June, saying she wanted to spend more time with her family and pursue other opportunities. Her decision to delay the audit was among a number of controversial actions that led to an investigation of her management by Congress and a committee of fellow inspectors general.
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[Mz Pip]

1. Have a Recall

Then Florida can go back to being the wackiest state putting CA back in second place.

MzPip
:dem:

[UTUSN]

2. What's Behind the Shrubs Being Enemies of the People? n/t

[Benhurst]

3. Janet Rehnquist

ought to be spending time in prison, hard time.

[madfloridian]

4. Are they playing with the figures? March audit article.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/12/bush.pension/
SNIP...."The "excessive" contributions totaled about $3 billion, and the federal share of that was about $517 million. The "primary cause" of that initial surplus was "exceptional investment performance," but the draft says the money must either be paid back or future contributions must be reduced....."

Love Jeb's response:
"...Gov. Jeb Bush, who was on Capitol Hill Wednesday to testify on other issues, declined to comment on the draft report, saying he hasn't seen it yet.

"It would be very difficult for me to respond to," he said...."

I can not figure the difference in the figures. Some kind person saw my post the other day was dropping, so they wrote me that it could the difference owed to other agencies.

I wrote the AP, but probably will not hear back. I intend to send both articles to my legislators.

[xxqqqzme]

5. Organized crime needs 2 take

lessons from the bushies. Everything they touch is tainted, poisoned, degraded or destroyed!