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I don't understand why FL state employees claim to be so unhappy with Gov. Bush. They have devoted a web site to their misery, called www.whoseflorida.com

I really wonder if the majority of Fla state employees really don't like the Gov., or if a vocal minority is trying to sway opinions.

I'm viewing from outside and from out of state, but my recollection is that Jeb Bush won his position with a sound majority of voters. My guess is that this stuff is just sour grapes from those who are on the left due to the fact that "W" won. I wouldn't be surprised to see the democrats behind these "greivances" since they all follow the generally accepted liberal practices.

Lets see, Jeb helped clear out some of the deadwood, made a weak but forward attempt at eliminating racial quotas, and attempted to attract business (and productive jobs) to Florida. What's the gripe?

He did win in 1998 with a sound majority, beating a Dem Lt Governor with dozens of years experience in government, Buddy MacKay.

And, in 1994, the first time Jeb Bush ran for governor, he lost by the smallest margin of loss in FL history -- something like 65,000 (sixty-five thousand) votes out of over 6 million votes cast in the state. So, you may have a point -- it could be a small but vocal minority.

Also, here's a newsflash for those people -- the private sector cuts jobs too. So, IMO, there's not a whole lot of sympathy right now for complaining government employees who are getting raises.

Finally, one fact not often mentioned is that while everyone outside of FL heard about things like the march on Tallahassee after One Florida was announced, not many people outside of Florida seem to remember that a short 2-3 months later, Gov. Bush had record-breaking job approval ratings in this state.

People unhappy with One Florida did not seem to bother protesting this governor again after that poll came out, as it showed the rest of the state was backing him in record numbers.