FLORIDA POLITICS.....OPEN POLICY FORUM OPEN TO.....REPUBLICANS

Open policy forum awash in Republican rhetoric

By Jason Garcia
ORLANDO SENTINEL
Posted August 13 2006


ORLANDO · Although it was billed as an open policy forum to help infuse Florida's political leaders with a new wave of ideas, the two-day conference held last week by state legislators at Universal Orlando felt at times more like a Republican Party convention.

Jack Kemp, the former GOP congressman and vice presidential nominee, opened the event by praising conservative views and criticizing liberal ones. Gov. Jeb Bush, the undisputed leader of Florida Republicans, wound things down Friday by highlighting his administration's accomplishments and lightly mocking his opponents.

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