Gov. Rick Scott will tackle Florida's 12 percent unemployment rate as one of his top priorities, and outlined his plans to cut out government interference in the private sector in his inaugural speech Tuesday.

"Only the private sector can provide prosperity. Only the private sector," Scott said.

He decried taxation, regulation and litigation as the "axis of unemployment," evoking former President George W. Bush's controversial "axis of evil" line.

Rick Scott is still waiting to be sworn in as Florida's governor, and so is his website. A "Coming Soon" message greets those who want to see the official Florida governor's website.

Rick Scott's decision to include Imam Enrique Rasheed at Tuesday's Prayer Breakfast came under fire from a group called the Florida Security Council.

Here is executive director Tom Trentos open letter to Scott:

"As a conservative Republican, you have my support as you undertake the extremely difficult job of getting Florida back to work.

"As a leader on national and state terrorism issues, you may be losing my support as a result of your decision to have Imam Enrique Rasheed participate in your solemn inauguration on Jan. 4, 2011.

U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney was selected Tuesday to serve as a Republican deputy whip for the 112th Congress. The Tequesta Republican was the only second-term member to be tapped for the job.

Rooney was selected by Majority Whip-elect Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif, who said, In his first two years in the House, Congressman Rooney displayed the hard work and leadership that will make him a valuable asset as a deputy whip."