Wow! I just read his Wiki page.
I thought he probably had a very prestigious academic background. I couldn’t help but LOL after reading it.
Charlie went to Cumberland Law School in Birmingham, AL. It took him 3 tries to pass the bar exam.
I have a lot of good friends that went to Cumberland. For the most part, they were guys that couldn’t get into The University of Alabama Law School or another higher level program. I am not making fun of Cumberland. I know some people from there that went on to have solid careers. It just wasn’t thought of as a top tier program.
I had friends getting into Cumberland that had GPAs around 2.4 and even less. Some were very close friends so I know.
The first law firm Charlie worked for was his brother-in-law’s firm. There is absolutely nothing I found impressive about his resume. He’s just a sleazy politician.
I used to read resumes for a living, I was a headhunter. Took me 3 seconds to round file someone like him. Lol
Charlie has practically nothing on his resume that really jumps out at you and says, “Wow, is this guy ever outstanding! How come this fellow has been hiding his light under a bushel basket?”
Well, he DID balance? the Florida state budget several times.
In February 2009, Governor Crist requested $2.3 billion in funds from the federal government. Governor Crist stated, “I’m not a big-government fan, but there are times when government needs to help.” Eventually the state was eligible for some $12 billion.
Also in 2009, the state was considering borrowing against the Florida Prepaid College Board, a fund into which parents pay in order to lock in tuition rates for their children’s future college tuition. This was later denied, however, but you see where the thinking is going.
There was also considerable interest in improper investments of state funds in collusion with Alex Sink (Democrat), who was Chief Financial Officer at the time, and Attorney General Bill McCollum (Republican), concerning the State Board of Administration’s investment oversight during the tumultuous years following the 2007 market crash. There were indications that the three, Crist, Sink and McCollum, were complicit in making some really long-shot investments, resulting in a disastrous loss to the state pension funds in 2007, when there was a catastrophic drop or wipe-out in some certain high-flying stocks, known to be risky at the time.
It sure lost Bill McCollum his shot at elective office ever again, but of course, it was considered a resume enhancement for Alex Sink.
Should Charlie Crist also consider this to be a resume enhancement, now that he is a declared Democrat?