We were unsuccessful in getting to speak with Democratic Senate hopeful Kendrick Meek last week for our upcoming story on a new attempt to alter the 2002 Class Size Amendment law.
However, the Miami Congressman did speak about the issue yesterday on his appearance on Bay News 9's Political Connections, saying that the Legislature does have the power to achieve flexibility in the law without having to put another Constitutional Amendment on the ballot.
Meek was giving interviews last week to some local members of the media, to essentially remind them and the public that he is also running for the Senate this year.
On both Bay News 9 and in yesterday’s Tampa Tribune, Meek tried to show some independence from President Obama, specifically on the issue of federal spending, which all polls show in the past few months has become on one of the top concerns of the American public.
I’ve always been an individual to talk about the deficit, “ he said. “I talked about it during the Bush administration and I’ve talked about it during the Obama administration.”
And Meek told hosts Al Reuschel and Adam Smith on Political Connections about his working with Nebraska Democratic Senator Ben Nelson calling for war bonds.
Trying to press him on his independence from party dogma, the Trib’s William March asked Meek about President Obama’s failed campaign promise to have C-SPAN cameras rolling during negotiations of the health care bill, saying, “It’s up to the president; his interpretation of what he said during the campaign is for him to answer.”
In an interview with the Lakeland Ledger over the weekend, Meek took a shot at Governor Crist, saying,"He's very vague. I believe he's more politician than leader.""If any Floridian was to ask the governor, 'How do you feel about health care?' the governor's response would be, 'How do YOU feel about health care?' " Meek said.
