“Our state is doing extremely well. We still have 800,000 people out of work, but we’re changing it. Tourism is way up, jobs are up, housing prices are staying stable. If you want to buy a house, now is the time.”
— Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R), quoted by TPM, apparently not heeding the advice of Mitt Romney’s campaign to downplay positive economic news in Florida.
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