The speaker speaks

When Florida House Speaker Steve Crisafulli adjourned the House's legislative session three days before its official closing date late last month, the Merritt Island Republican took on the persona of an outlaw on the lamb.

It would be difficult not to get that impression from Florida's media.

But not only did Crisafulli take rifle fire for ending the session, Florida progressives, hospital groups and editorial boards have criticized Crisafulli repeatedly for standing firm against expanding Medicaid in Florida.