For those who may still possess reservations about Marco Rubio going off to the Senate instead of Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, I'd say that with Crist's recent announcement that he's backing Barry "Almighty" in the 2012 presidential race should have erased them. The former Republican made his announcement in an op-ed piece published in Sunday's Tampa Bay Times. The endorsement came as Republicans are gathering in the Tampa Bay area for the GOP convention. It also came amid preparations statewide for Tropical Storm Isaac. So I’m sure that all had a role in Charlie’s decision regarding the timing of his little announcement.
I'm sure we all remember how it was that crybaby Crist left the Republican Party during his unsuccessful bid for a U.S. Senate seat in 2010. His mission changed from being one of going off to Washington to one of doing his best to ensure the seat would go to the Democrat. Crist is currently registered as having no party affiliation. In the Tampa Bay Times article, Crist wrote he's "confident that President Barack Obama is the right leader for our state and the nation." Republicans wasted no time in slamming Crist for his choice -- and his timing. And rightly so! He’s nothing but a political opportunist who must see this as a way to advance.
Florida GOP Chairman Lenny Curry in an e-mail to Florida Republicans called Crist's endorsement on what would have been the eve of the GOP convention a "repugnant display from a self-centered, career politician." Adding, “Make no mistake about it: This is Charlie Crist trying to shed his skin for a political comeback.” Curry wrote, “Calling him a liberal will only play into his hand,” He went on to say, “He hopes it will divert attention away from his record and his years of calling himself a conservative. You should take every opportunity with the media to remind Floridians that Crist has made a career out of bashing the Democrat Party and everything President Obama stands for.”
“I’ve said it time and again,” former GOP spokesman Brian Hughes told the Miami Herald of Crist in an email, “he is the silly putty of Florida politics, he’ll bend whatever direction you want and if you smash him against the newspaper he’ll offer you a poll-tested, mirror version.” A most fitting and perfect description of Crist. It's always about what's best for Charlie, which is what people saw in him, and which was their reason for not voting for him. He's a brown-nosing kiss-ass, and we have enough of those in Congress already, so Floridians saw no purpose in sending off yet another one. Crist would not have served his state or his county, Charlie would have served himself. This recent episode only serves to make that all the more obvious.
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