Posted on 05/20/2009 10:41:44 AM PDT by rabscuttle385
The NRSC sure knows how to pick ‘em. Fresh off of their beclowning via the Specter Switch, they rushed to endorse Charlie Crist over Marco Rubio, citing “winnability”, and general crossover appeal. Well, now they get to see exactly what they endorsed: a squish that would’ve gone along with Specter and the Maine Sisters in voting for Porkulus:
Speaking to a politically mixed crowd in Daytona Beach, Crist emphasized his support for the bill as practical and pragmatic, though it would have meant crossing party lines. Only three Republican senators backed the stimulus bill, and Martinez wasn’t one of them.
Now Florida stands to get about $15 billion over the next two years through different stimulus grants.
“A lot of that $15 billion dollars you sent to Washington, D.C., and my view is we ought to get it back,” Crist told his audience. “Florida deserves her fair share.”
Admission of such an unpopular (among likely GOP primary voters) position in advance of a bruising primary reveals astounding arrogance, and reveals the isolation of the elites that backed him over a true conservative in the name of “winnability”. Furthermore, Crist announces his willingness to RINO up at every possible opportunity:
“It’s important to have something in Washington who works well with others,” he said.
The NRSC has lost sight of the fact that Conservatism doesn’t need the Rahm Emmanuel blueprint to win. It only needs principled conservatives. Crist is not one of them.
and how will this inforamtion get out to the public?
MSNBC? they will just wink and smile at Crist the RINO.
CNN? Anderson Cooper will reaaaly wink in smile at crist in the wrong way.
FNC? hardly, shepard smith will just be angry at crist for stealing cooper.
seriously,
there is no way to put the real record of crist out there. As conservatives we have to take on the 67 counties’ republican parties and take them over.
Crist has NO chance without us if we control the local parties.
I will not vote for christ, even if he wins the primary.
I’m done, no more rinos...
Sorry, Crist not christ!
If Crist is ahead in the polls, I’ll vote for a democrat for the first time in my life.
John McCain broke me from the republican party.
We hear it and we will not vote for him.
Crist is a full fledged rino, I’ve only heard Rubio speak twice, but both times he struck me as very conservative.
Unfortunately, with Marco Rubio the only opposition so far....Crist can boast about taking Porkulus....
Rubio would be a good challenger, but, he is so pro-illegal alien that it borders on Hispano-Racism (killed a worker-verification bill in the Florida legislature)
Hopefully another candidate will arise to challenge Crist....who will not win the general election...and the Senate seat will go Democrat
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