Charlie Crist is a liberal. Please take a look at Post 16 on this thread for starters.
Has Crist's personal background been thoroughly vetted?
He strikes me as a man who might provide us with a heck of an "October surprise". Same as Lindsey Graham.
Jeb Bush disagrees with you. He has said repeatedly (as recently as last week) that Charlie Crist is a conservative. Conversely, he has said that GALLAGHER is a liberal. During Gallagher's last unsuccessful bid for Governor, Jeb Bush said, "He [Gallagher] makes Lawton Chiles look like a conservative."
(This comment from Bush was in response to Gallagher comparing Jeb Bush to Fidel Castro.)
By no means am I saying Crist is perfect, but at least he is consistent. Gallagher is a scumbag who repeatedly cheated on his wife, used cocaine as a state legislator (as documented by his ex-mistress), is currently under investigation for violations of state ethics charges, has described himself as adamantly pro-choice in the past, has supported an assault weapons ban, supported the largest tax increase in Florida (the state services tax), supported an additional 1% sales tax for prisons, supported registration of all bullet sales, supported banning gun ownership under the age of 21, strongly opposed school vouchers, etc., etc.
And now, after all of this, we are just supposed to take his word that he is a changed man and has found God? Give me a break. With all due respect, a man with as many personal issues in the past as Gallagher does not deserve to be Governor of Florida. Take a look at his tax records that he had to release in order to run for Governor. Take a look at how much he tithed to his church, and tell me if he is now a devout Chrisitian. (He gave a total of $2,600 in 2005 to his church, as per his tax returns). Tom Gallagher is all talk. Crist is not perfect, but at least he is consistent.