Where is the dramamine? Part two

Coherency or even consistency now are hard to find at the Palm Beach Post editorial page. Take today's example, the Post editorialized in favor of the Burnham Institute, which is connected to Scripps, transfer to St. Lucie County. That would put it two counties and approximately 30 miles north of the Jupiter Scripps site.

Details of the competing proposals are scarce. Orlando is offering 50 acres in Lake Nona. The development’s owner, billionaire Joe Lewis, and its lobbyist, lawyer C. David Brown, were instrumental in bringing Scripps to the attention of Gov. Bush in 2003. They will be lobbying hard to make up for Scripps’ rejection by snagging Burnham. Cronyism, though, doesn’t outweigh the logic of Burnham establishing itself within a short drive of Scripps. Port St. Lucie is proposing a 140-acre campus surrounded by lakes and homes, with 40 acres for Burnham, at Interstate 95 and Gatlin Boulevard.

In La Jolla, Calif., Scripps and Burnham are across the street from one another. Scripps President Richard Lerner is eager to have Burnham join him in Florida. It would be a critical portion of the biotech cluster Gov. Bush seeks to build. It would assure that the benefits of biotech spread beyond Palm Beach County into the Treasure Coast. Where Burnham’s presence in Orlando would set up regional competition for biotech companies, its presence in St. Lucie would inspire cooperation between Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast. There’s no reason to put 150 miles between Scripps and Burnham.

Contrast this with what the Palm Beach Post said on Feb 14th when discussing why Scripps shouldn't be in Boca Raton.

County commissioners don't have to listen. They're spending at least $200 million in county money and must answer to their constituents. Among the many points the governor ignored is one that should be critical to the Palm Beach County Commission: A vote for Boca Raton would be a bonanza for Broward County, which would get a significant portion of Scripps' economic benefits without contributing.

Well isn't the Burnham Institute going to St. Lucie county a bonanza in the same way as if It would have been for Broward if Scripps had gone to Broward? Does Randy Schultz and company realize how inconsistent they are on issues or do they just don't care?

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