WASHINGTON -- No one forced me, but I finally decided it was time to discover what all the business was about Honey Boo Boo.

Gov. Rick Scott is looking to take another run at getting performance bonuses for some state employees, he told a newspaper in an interview published Monday. But the move could do little to quiet calls for broad-based pay increases after workers have seen their wages stagnate in recent years.

In an interview with the Tallahassee Democrat, Scott said the proposal would be similar to one he pushed in 2012 -- when he said agencies should be able to provide performance pay for up to 35 percent of their employees.

Just a few days after Hurricane Sandy devastated parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, the New York Times' Paul Krugman crowed triumphantly about the federal government's response to the disaster.

America's recent lurch toward socialism, in which Florida participated, has produced something rare among liberals in the Sunshine State: optimism.