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Florida isn't so much a place where one goes to reinvent oneself, as it is a place where one goes if one no longer wished to be found.

It doesn't matter how much I think I know about Florida, it still flips me on the head every time. It's just an absurd, eclectic place, and the stories that can come out of that place just never stop.

I'm a conservative, and I'm a compassionate conservative. And I think it's important that Florida continues to move in that direction.

Pensacola isn't Florida, really. It's the Panhandle. It's right up there near Alabama and Louisiana. It's, like, a stroll away from New Orleans. I feel like New Orleans is home.

I think I'm going to my grave without swimming from Cuba to Florida.

Of course there are critics who believe that no matter what we do, the Florida dream is over. They claim that we must accept the idea that inevitably our future is one of high taxes and big government.

I want everybody in Florida to live the American dream.

Disney's something to be a little alarmed about. It's not just a little theme park anymore. It's now an ethic and outlook and strategy that goes way beyond central Florida.