Scott Stays on Track

REVIEW SUMMARY
Who. Gov. Rick Scott
Industry. Government
Key. How the first-time politician is navigating the Tallahassee political morass in his second year in office.

TALLAHASSEE — It has often been observed that the longer a politician is in office, the more his ideals corrupt. Through the power and trappings of office and the general horse-trading games played, whether in Washington, D.C., or Tallahassee, the anything-goes atmosphere corrodes personal integrity and idealism.

If this is one of those laws of nature understood by the Founding Fathers, who desired a “citizen legislature,” then how long will it take for the law of political corruption to assert itself on a newcomer such as Gov. Rick Scott?