It is a whole lot bigger and harder to control, and we need to control the growth of government and spending.

It's comforting to see that state governments are showing some common sense and fiscal restraint. The reduced borrowing runs counter to what the federal government is doing.

What's really important is the net impact.

We need to remember that Florida has $22.5 billion in long-term debt ... True fiscal conservatives believe in paying down the state debt.

Once we got back to our game, we were in control.

These numbers are still in line with our projections which already had growth beginning to slow in the second half of 2006.