One of Charlie Crist's best attributes, I would argue, is that he doesn't seem to be ideological, which is why he could be called a classic centrist. Of course, there is a down side to seemingly not believing in certain core values, and with that comes serious charges of being inauthentic. And when it comes to how he stopped being a fierce champion of the environment, that's problematic.
Take for what it's worth, but BP officials are saying that they hope to cap their oil spill in the Gulf in three weeks. Before you scoff, realize that it comes on the same date they're scheduled to meet with investors about 2nd quarter profits.
There will probably be more, but yesterday Hillsborough County Commissioner Rose Ferlita became the latest entrant in the sweepstakes to elect a new mayor of Tampa next year.
And as Eric Deggans wrote yesterday, at CNN, you can get a talk show hosting gig after pleading guilty for seeing a prostitute for years, yet write a tweet that is considered offensive to some after working at an institution for two decades, and it's apparently time for you to go.
the report here.
This article appears in Jul 8-14, 2010.