* Next month Florida’s Cabinet will meet in Jerusalem, not Tallahassee. Arguably, that can be seen as Florida reaching out to Israel over shared values. And it makes economic and cultural sense. Hosted by Enterprise Florida, the road show is also politically pragmatic for a governor anxious to underscore that he wants to be America’s most pro-Israel governor–in a state with 470,000 Jewish voters. We get that too, even if Bibi Netanyahu has morphed into one of the more ironic, right-wing heads of state.
But a Cabinet Meeting at the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem? This isn’t the same as a relocated Florida Cabinet meeting at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds. This isn’t even lip service to open meetings laws.
* Gunshine Update: It looks, ironically, like the most impactful legislation ultimately resulting from the Parkland massacre will be more guns in schools. Too bad there are no high-profile, well-compensated lobbyists making the Tallahassee case for common sense, public safety and a 21st-century, society-serving interpretation of the Second Amendment.
Gun-free zones? There’s a better chance of bringing back the sales tax on services.