Well, in the end the House and Senate could not even agree on a way to extend the session for a few days to complete some very important work.
It was so bad Gov. Jeb Bush didn't want to be seen with them.
For the first time since he was elected governor, Bush snubbed the closing hanky-dropping ceremony and avoided being seen in public with House Speaker Johnnie Byrd and Senate President Jim King.
Some of us worried that they might toss grenades instead of dropping hankies - a tradition that began so the House and Senate could tell when each house was adjourning. It takes place in the middle of the fourth floor of the Capitol midway between the House and Senate as the two leaders gavel the session to a close.
Was this the worst session ever?
"Yes, it's a bad session, there is no other way to describe it," Bush said as attempts to get major bills passed fell apart at midafternoon Friday.
Republicans are worried that the session looked so bad that they'll have trouble hanging on to a majority in the Legislature. Even the governor has expressed concerns on the negative political impact for the GOP.
"We've got a long way to go to get back on track," noted former House Speaker John Thrasher.
"I am concerned if we keep going like this, the public reception will not be good and it will hurt us in future elections," said former Florida Republican Party chairman Van Poole.
Poole and Thrasher are both lobbyists who are cashing in on their GOP connections and among those who could lose a lot if the Democrats regain power.
Democrats are gleeful. Party chairman Scott Maddox was in the Capitol for the final minutes.
"It's a shame, bad for the taxpayers," Maddox said. "And these are people who claim to be fiscal conservatives."
Most of the lobbyists and legislators placed the blame for the disaster on Byrd and term limits.
Byrd is a strange bird who seems to trust very few people while trying to preside over a 120-member House that includes 90 members who have less than three years of experience in the Legislature.
Friday night, when everything collapsed in disarray, Byrd promised that legislators will soon be able to agree on a budget.
"Have you ever seen a cat's skeleton in a tree?" Byrd asked reporters. "So we will do a budget. Cats do get out of trees without help, and it will work out and fade into the mists of history."
It was one of many bizarre moments of this year's session.
"It's painful to be part of the learning process," noted lobbyist John French. He believes Phil Handy, the Winter Park Republican financier who gave us term limits, has joined former Republican Gov. Claude Kirk as two people who did the most disservice to Florida government.
One good thing emerged - totally by accident.
The Legislature usually passes about 500 of the approximately 3,000 bills that are filed each year.
This year they passed 42 House bills and 78 Senate bills for a total of 120.
Yes, they crashed without doing anything about Florida's serious medical malpractice and workers' compensation problems but they also managed to kill dozens of very bad ideas.
As usual, big money prevailed. Several of the heavily lobbied bills that benefit big campaign donors had no trouble passing.
They'll be back May 12 for another round of meetings and insulting each other.
Will it be better?
King says it will because the Senate will agree to a bleaker, grimmer budget and await the cries of citizens who are adversely impacted.
