Govenor Jeb Bush’s insurance crisis committe held its first meeting Tuesday and took aim at the Democratic plan for relief. Now, is this really time for partisian politics to get in the way of possible solutions to the insurance crisis? For their part, Lt. Gov. Toni Jennings promised Tuesday that “everything is on the table,” including the Democratic proposal.

In the recent Paige St. John article in Florida Today it was stated that Bush’s office asked insurance regulators to scrutinize the proposal offered by campaigning Democrats. A draft of that analysis concludes the plan would have resulted in huge deficits in the past two hurricane-heavy years. “They should be able to defend their ideas,” Bush said. “If it’s wrong, admit it. What we shouldn’t do is allow a one-dimensional discussion to take place.”

The House Democratic plan, supported by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rod Smith, would have the state cover the first $100,000 in hurricane claims.

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