Since charging into office some five years ago, Florida Gov. Rick Scott has routinely had an awkward relationship with the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature and other GOP officials.
Now, Scott is being handed a string of defeats that could render his final two and a half years in office nearly irrelevant. They could also serve as a reminder that there are limits to how much sway a multimillionaire businessman used to his own way can have over politicians used to compromise and dealmaking.
