Guess which Bush

If I just showed you this:

But it does send a message that the Republican Senate is not in lock-step with Bush.

You'd probably think it was just another article about Bush and his soon to be doomed privatization of Social Security. But it's not. Apparently this sort of thing runs in the family:

In a double-barreled shot at Gov. Jeb Bush, Sen. Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton, is preparing legislation that would eliminate funding for a research center in Palm Beach County and use that money to pay for a health program for low-income Floridians.

Bennett also is preparing a bill that would tweak another high-profile legislative player: the Florida Marlins. The Marlins are seeking a $60 million tax break from the state.

The bill that would restore money to the Medically Needy program has not been finalized. And the likelihood of its becoming law is slim.

But it does send a message that the Republican Senate is not in lock-step with Bush.

Bush successfully lobbied lawmakers in 2003 to set aside $369 million to pay for the construction of the Scripps Research Institute in Palm Beach County. He heralded the plan as a high-tech endeavor that would create the world's largest research center.

And in a budget proposal released earlier this month, the governor did not set aside any money to continue the Medically Needy program that provides services for low-income, seriously ill Floridians.

Lawmakers of both parties quickly said the program will be funded. Bennett's bill is another sign of that commitment.

"I'm trying to figure out how to fund Medically Needy. The (Scripps) deal is not coming together. The money is damn near the same. Let's move on," Bennett said.