4-H at the Capitol: Of Course Crist, Florida Forever, the Budget and SB 6 Show Up

While a 4-H meeting is not exactly ground zero for political junkies, members of that organization could not escape politics when they rallied at the Capitol.

As hundreds of teenagers in the 4-H assembled in Tallahassee to celebrate Earth Day and kicking off a second century of being in Florida, speakers from the Florida Forever Coalition spoke in favor of that program and said they hope the Legislature will continue to fund it. Leaders of the 4-H praised the Legislature for keeping money in the state budget to keep funding the organization and its efforts.

A few minutes later, Rep. Ritch Workman, R-Melbourne, spoke to the kids about the legislative and the lobbying processes. I heard you were scraping the bottom of the barrel for speakers, he said, so I came by.

All kidding aside, the 4-H brought in some impressive speakers. Rep. Greg Evers, R-Baker, told the crowd that he had been a member of the organization when he was growing up and he even recited the 4 Hs - Head, Hearts, Hands, Hearth.

Gov. Charlie Crist also stopped by. Crist praised the 4-H for all it's done and said seeing so many young people at the Capitol reminded him of whats important. It shouldnt be about the next election, he said. It should be about the next generation.

And it ended on a political note. Sen. Dave Aronberg, D-Greenacres, closed out the event by thanking Gov. Crist for vetoing SB 6.