Conservatives Love Crist When It Suits Them

I accused conservative of abandoning ideology to support Charlie Crist. Winning trumps principles. The red meat conservatives are throwing their lot with Crist. They want Crist to run for a second term as Governor.

Three groups, the Conservative Republican Alliance, the Florida Conservative Reform Caucus, and the Ronald Reagan Young Republican Club of Miami Beach, today launched www.KeepCharlieCrist.com where they are asking supporters to sign an on-line petition supporting Crist’s re-election.

“For weeks, we’ve heard speculation that Governor Crist may run for the US Senate,” FCRC co-founder Martin Stockdale said in a statement. “In today’s economy we need Charlie Crist’s strong leadership right here at home.”

Wall Street Journal blogger Susan Davis notes the endorsement maybe a joke. Javier Manjarres signed the petition and is a Crist basher. Actually it makes sense for Manjarres to want Crist to do a second term. Manjarres is a fan of Senate candidate Marco Rubio A Crist Senate run would kill Rubio's chances. Crist can easily win a second term as Governor and Rubio is a more polished public speaker than Kendrick Meek and Dan Gelber. The Jeb conservatives can't stand Crist. But they find the idea of Gov. Alex Sink more distasteful.

My take is it is going to take a lot more than an online petition to keep Crist out of the Senate race. Crist barely shows up to work is is disengaged with the legislature. If he didn't want out he would have announced his desire to run for a second term.