Of course, Gov. Rick Scott is the worst thing to hit this state since the last yellow fever outbreak. But credit can still be given for the governor’s recent focus on ports and his trade trip to Panama, where he met with Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli. Potential free-trade agreement scenarios, Panama Canal expansion and Florida’s wherewithal to handle expanded commerce through the canal topped Scott’s agenda. Better to be the “Gateway to Latin America” than “Floriduh.”
The trip to Panama makes more economic sense, frankly, then his predecessor’s first trade-mission sortie–to Israel.