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.
Please see post #62
Lol - I see the Crist campaign is grasping at straws.
I think I said about twenty times so far that Gallagher was a moderate until he had a kid. Since 1998 Tom has been a consistant and constant supporter of all conservative causes. Charlie has supported none and thwarted many.
You bring up what was said in 94 when Gov Bush was challenging Gallagher in the primaries and when Tom was a moderate. This is laughable for the above reasons.
However, even then Tom Gallagher was not for gay adoption, "civil" unions and outrageous spending proposals. It is Charlie Crist who now makes Lawton Chiles look like Alan Keyes - of course I wish Keyes a longer life.
Charlie Crist a conservative? Yes, a real conservative. He's for gay adoption, he's condescendingly for civil unions ("I'm a live and let live guy.")and for record spending. A stand-up conservative in the mold of Barney Frank, Maxine Waters and Ralph Nader.
His use of the term "Reagan conservative," a term that every liberal RINO is using now makes me sick. Reagan would have had a field day with those guys (something similar to his 'I know immitation is the best form of flatery, but this is grand larceny' comment).
His commercials are now just plain desperate and sick. Tom Gallagher a tax man because Gallagher has a more broad based tax saving incentive than Crist's homestead raise? Tom and Gov. Bush fought the bullet train. Charlie advocated for it. Tom and Gov. Bush fought the ridiculous classroom ammendment that encourages laziness and does nothing to raise standards . Charlie advocated for it. Tom and Gov. Bush fought the slot machine proposal that would increase crime while failing to actually provide any money to education. Charlie advocated for it. Charlie's the one who's promising $5,000 a year for every adopted child until they turn 18, something he knows won't even pass, showing his dishonesty as well as his fiscal recklessness. All of this would lead to unimaginable taxes.
All this leads any rational person to conclude that Charlie Crist is the tax man.