Gallagher considers quitting race for governor

Miami Herald ^ | 8/9/2006 | MARY ELLEN KLAS

[Guenevere]

I'm not saying he's perfect-(Gallagher)....but how pure is Crist?....just how pure do you think he is?

[capt. norm]

I'm not saying he's perfect-(Gallagher)....but how pure is Crist?....just how pure do you think he is?

I don't really like either of them...I leaned, a lot, toward Gallagher until all this came up.

Crist is almost invisible. Either he has, virtually, no past at all or he has somehow been able to "erase" or cleanse it.

He could easily be an OK guy and I hope so because we might well be stuck with him as our candidate.

I'm starting to trust used car salesmen nore than I do politicians. Florida's history of governors shows that bad governors follow the terms of good ones and vice versa...like a swinging pendulum, back and forth.

[brytlea]

TALLAHASSEE - Republican gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist told a radio talk-show host on Friday that civil unions between gays are "fine." Crist, the front-runner for the Republican nomination, added that he has not decided whether Florida should lift its long-standing ban on allowing gays to adopt children. He hasn't yet "reached a conclusion," he told Miami radio talk-show host Jim DeFede. "Haven't taken a position yet," Crist told DeFede. "Not thought about it one way or the other?" DeFede asked. "Not extensively," Crist replied. "I haven't reached a conclusion, is what I said." Later on Friday, when asked to clarify his position, Crist backed away from his radio comments. He told the St. Petersburg Times that he does not support repealing the adoption ban. "My position is the traditional family is the best to adopt," Crist said. He called the two sets of statements a "nuance" and said that the issue of gay adoption "is not a major focus of my campaign." Crist's radio comments marked the second time in recent days that he has taken a position in opposition to the social conservative wing of the Republican Party. Last week, he said he supported legislation passed by Congress to expand embryonic stem cell research, and he disagreed with President Bush's decision to veto the stem cell bill.

susie

[brytlea]

Oops, sorry, forgot the link.
http://www.sptimes.com/2006/07/29/State/Crist__Gay_civil_unio.shtml

susie

[The Old Hoosier]

And learn how to spell LOSER, will you?

[danamco]

And learn how to spell LOSER, will you?

Yes, here you have it to define your opinions, not President Reagan's: "L-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-S-E-R", by-by!!!

[floriduh voter]

You have no idea how much is in Gallagher's war chest and by the way, Gallagher is NOT QUITTING. The leftist media is just giving Gallagher the business.

[floriduh voter]

The fellows on Crist's football team are NOT voting him Charlie because Charlie's dad ran to the school board to demand Crist be the Captain. It's thirty years later and those players are voting for Gallagher. Crist is still relying on daddy. Daddy handles Charlie's checkbook.

Charlie doesn't live in a real world. So, the St. Pete High football team is not voting for their teammate who got the real captain kicked off. Crist has lots of bootlickers. Too bad he's incapable of doing an honest day's work.

[floriduh voter]

haunt me? I just do my best and I can't predict the future. I'm just like you. I'm an American. IMO, Jim Davis may be too lackluster to win the race. He's quite droll. But, I'll never vote for Crist, I cannot go there.

[floriduh voter]

AUGUST 11, 2006: TOM GALLAGHER NOTES FROM THE TRAIL:

Dear Friends,

Thank you for all of your hard work this week. It was another great week on the trail.

I would like to start this week’s Notes from the Trail by addressing our nation’s security. As you all are well aware, this week our nation received news that officials from the United Kingdom joined with US officials and stopped a terrorist plot against our nation and arrested more than 20 suspected terrorists. This event is a stark reminder that even though we are safer now than we were pre-9/11, we are still not completely safe. That is why we must continue to call on the federal government to secure our borders and enforce the law.

On Monday, in Fort Lauderdale, I had the opportunity to address an Insurance and Tax Forum. At the event, I explained my comprehensive strategies to provide insurance and tax relief for Florida’s families. Less taxes and less regulation will grow our economy and today, thanks to Republican stewardship, Florida has one of the strongest economies in the nation. We must maintain our commitment to less taxes and less regulation and keep our economy expanding for the future.

On Wednesday, I was in the Villages where I spoke about the need for our next Governor to follow the path laid out by Jeb Bush, and stay committed to the values of the Republican Party.

Yesterday, I officially kicked off the final 25 days of this campaign. With less than a month to go before the primary election, it’s time to re-focus on choosing the candidate who’s best qualified to represent the Republican Party.

I have great respect for my opponent, but over the course of the last year, it has become very clear that we have very different ideas about what’s best for the Republican Party and for our state. Our differences are meaningful, and they are consequential.

For the next 25 days of this campaign, I intend to talk about four critical issues that separate us: taxes, immigration, insurance and family values. Over the next month I am going to convince the voters that I’m the best person to lead our party. I’m going to stick to the issues, and I urge my opponent to do the same. This race should not be about the candidates’ personal lives. It should not result in mud-slinging and our paid messages need to remain positive. Doing otherwise will only help the Democrats in November.

This race all comes down to this: my opponent wants to take the party in a new direction, away from the conservative course set by Jeb Bush. I want our party to remain conservative in every sense of the word. That’s a fight that I can and will win.

Thanks again for another great week. With only 25 days left of the campaign, things are really starting to heat up at the grassroots level. Many of you have been involved in President Bush’s and Governor Jeb Bush’s campaigns. As you know, campaigns are won at the grassroots level, and the campaign with the best team in place will win. This one is no different. This primary race is important because we need someone with the vision and integrity to lead our great state like Governor Bush has over the last 8 years.

Tom Gallagher