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The biggest winner in the Jan. 29 Florida primary wasn't John McCain or Hillary Clinton, but Gov. Charlie Crist.
He threw his substantial political weight behind the Amendment 1 property tax proposal, and the measure easily surpassed the 60 percent threshold needed for passage. Crist also endorsed John McCain, just a few days before the election, when polls showed Mitt Romney had a good chance of grabbing victory and momentum in the Sunshine State.
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I put "conservatives" in quotes because of the hijacking of the word by the religious right. The late Barry Goldwater, who laid the foundation for the modern conservative movement, would have been appalled by some of the actions of the religious wing of the party done in the name of conservatism.
Chief among them was the effort through legislation to keep Florida's Terri Schiavo alive. The raw use of power by the religious right during the Schiavo affair sent shock waves through Florida and the nation, and horrified even many religious people who objected to government interference in an end-of-life decision.............
Conservatives can learn from Crist
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