in his most recent column at "the miami herald" author carl hiaasen noted the shortcomings of governorlan, saying, quote, the governor's pee, in the cup mandate does not apply to the one bunch that whizzes away more tax dollars. i saline up all 160 of them for a patriotic whiz fest at the capitol clinic. you think more than 2.5% might test positive? let's find out. i'll pay for it out of my own pocket. joining me for the interview, columnist carl hiaasen, bestselling author and the one person i most wanted to talk to about this tonight. thank you for being here. >> hi, rachel. how are you? it's a great night in florida, by the way. >> i was really worried that might spread and that you couldn't say hello to anybody from south carolina without them saying that back to you. that would be cause for a new civil war. in terms of your offering to pay for state lawmakers to be drug tested, any reaction so far? anybody thinking about taking you up on it? >> i heard that two of them had agreed to do it so that only leaves i think 158 more. i'm holding my breath. >> what is the justification for

very end of kartik only glee the good i am the herald columnist and one of my favorite authors carl hiaasen florida governor rick scott and his republican buddies are forcing welfare recipients to take drug tests and since the program started this last july only two and a half percent of for those welfare applicants who failed the drug test is now has his own proposal forced those same lawmakers to take their own drug tests his column this week he wrote interestingly the governor's people makeup mandate doesn't apply to the one bunch that whizzes away more tax dollars than anyone else the legislators who pass such useless laws i say lined up all one hundred sixty lawmakers for a patriotic whiz past at the capitol clinic if you think more than two point five percent i test positive let's find out i'll pay for it out of my own pocket seriously and last night he defended his position on nemesis b.c. . this is class warfare this is taking on the folks who happen to be unemployed especially the ones with children and their testing it's such a lower rate than center of population the most recent