For eminently understandable reasons, the names of Rick Scott and Benjamin Disraeli–a pathologically disingenuous governor and a revered former British prime minister, respectively–never, heretofore, show up in the same sentence. But now I am reminded of Gov. (“7-7-7”) Scott’s self-congratulation on Florida’s underperforming jobs front and his (TV spot-reinforced) bragging point of having personally pushed to add an extra billion dollars for public education. And, consequently, I am reminded of Disraeli’s famously relevant quote: “There are lies, damned lies and statistics.”