Charlie Crist Blasts Do Nothing Legislature

Gov. Charlie Crist gave a populist performance that was shades of Bill Clinton. Whether Crist was sincere or not is skepticism the Left and Right will both share. (And not without reason.) Crist certainly sounds angry and delivers a fiery speech blasted the legislature for not giving the Floridians the opportunity to vote on a ballot amendment to ban offshore drilling.

"I can’t believe that this Legislature has shirked their duty so badly. They had an opportunity to put a referendum before the people, to allow the people the right to vote on this important issue and they wouldn’t even trust them," Crist told reporters.

“In the House, they didn’t even trust their own members. They wouldn’t let them speak. They limited their speech even among their colleagues. How arrogant can a Legislature be?

"When President Truman was president he called the congress the do nothing congress. Well, today I’m calling this Legislature the do-nothing Legislature. And I’m going to give them hell for it. I can’t believe they would have that much of a lack of respect for the people of Florida, that they wouldn’t even give them a chance to vote on an issue that is impacting Florida as much as this one is. It’s embarrassing to watch.”

This maybe the moment that Crist wins the Senate race. Kendrick Meek's campaign has been dead. Marco Rubio thinks the entire Florida electorate is the Tea Party. If Crist is as good in the debates as he was attacking the legislature; Crist is going to hand Rubio's and Meek's asses to them. Political ideology aside: Crist collects with voters better than any other candidate in the race.