"Take our governor....PLEASE!"
I pretty much knew that nobody could come in and fill Jeb's shoes, but I was hoping for Crist to, at least, make a better stab at it.
Posted on 02/08/2008 4:12:39 PM PST by varina davis
Is Crist in McCain's future? Friday, February 8, 2008
Gov. Charlie Crist, rear, helped Sen. John McCain win the GOP Florida primary. TALLAHASSEE (Bay News 9) -- A month into the primary season and the GOP is close to having its candidate.
Arizona Sen. John McCain has racked up enough victories to claim the party's presumptive presidential nomination. Now his big decision is who to pick for a running mate.
Governor Charlie Crist likes to say everyone loves Florida. Possibly the only man who loves her more than Crist is McCain, whose triumph in the Florida primary was due in no small part to Crist's endorsement.
It may have propelled him to victory on Super Tuesday as well, when he all but locked down the nomination. The payback could be that McCain names Crist his pick for vice president.
"I have no idea, that's up to the Senator, and I'm focused on Florida," Crist said.
State GOP Chair Jim Greer called it only logical.
"The Republican Party doesn't have many stars nationally," Greer said. "For our party to continue to grow and prevail in elections, we have to have new leadership, new energy, and we have to put the people first and partisan politics aside and lower the rhetoric, and Governor Crist has certainly demonstrated that approach to governing."
The speculation about Crist has been brewing for months, and with a McCain ticket the odds seem to improve that Crist goes to Washington.
Not all political insiders agree it'll happen, however.
"It's a fun parlor game for people in Tallahassee to talk about, but I don't think it's going to happen," St. Petersburg Times Tallahassee Bureau Chief Steve Bousquet said.
Bousquet said not all Republicans are happy with what they view as McCain's moderate record. A record similar to Crist's, especially on topics like the environment.
That's why political pundits said it makes more sense to pick a more conservative running mate.
"This is a national political office, governor of Florida," Bousquet said. "And, is vice president better? Well, I suppose in some way. But vice president also means you get on a plane to go to Provo, Utah, to give the dinner speech on a Saturday night at the Republican womens' club in the middle of February. Charlie Crist has got a pretty good job right now."
Forget it. Gov. Felon Voting Rights Crist is a Jim McGreevey/Larry Craig nightmare just waiting to happen.
"Take our governor....PLEASE!"
I pretty much knew that nobody could come in and fill Jeb's shoes, but I was hoping for Crist to, at least, make a better stab at it.
By restoring ex-cons’ rights, in other words, Florida’s new Republican governor has added tens of thousands of Democratic voters to the rolls — possibly pushing a House seat or two into the blue column, certainly making life a little bit easier for Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama or whoever else wins next year’s Democratic presidential nomination.
I hope he does.
This would absolutely seal McAmnesty’s fate.
If we are going to get Amnesty, I want the Dems to take the blame, not the GOP.
The day a GOP president signs an Amnesty bill is the day I change my registration and find another party however insignificant it may be. I will then invest my time, effort, and money in that party.
“Charlie is telegenic” ~ varina davis
If McCain wants to take the chance on another possible “October surprise”, he’ll be dumb enough to pick “Mr. Suntan” as his running mate.
http://www.ocalapride.com/charlie_crist_at_tonys.htm
I keep thinking we will eventually see him in drag....like a cheap-a$$ version of Little Richard.
Hey, at least the female interns will have one less {your favorite description of Bill Clinton here} to worry about during their work day.
I voted for Charlie (no other real choice) but he's starting to creep me out.
I can just see it now.
President McCain: “VP Crist and I would like to join the city of San Francisco in the celebration of Stonewall Union Day. I am proud to say that VP Crist is here and he’s queer. As for the agents of intolerance on the right, f@ck you all! This White House isn’t run by the Christian right anymore.”
That is a really good idea. Good riddance to McCain and that little twerp Lindsey Graham.
Perhaps I shouldn’t say this, but it’s completely true. The first times I noticed Charlie Crist, the thought that just popped into my head was that he looked like he just got back from a Mafia funeral.
Maybe the image of McCain/Crist will be a positive one that wins votes, and maybe it won’t. But sometimes those impressions that come to us unbidden can be very influential.
I live in Florida...If McCain picks Crist I will vote for McCain just to get rid of Crist...then we can work on getting rid of Mel the RINO senator
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