Thank you, GOP

Florida is officially in a recession and doing much worse than large states. The Florida economy shrank 1.6 percent during the second quarter. It was the state economy’s worst performance since 1991.

The U.S. economy actually grew 1.9 percent during the same period. Why blame GOP? We have had Republican governor, state house and state senate for this entire decade. They are the ones in control.

They have focused on guns in employee vehicles, droopy pants and special funding for their pet projects.

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”