Perhaps as a reflection of the lack of stars in their own party, Florida Democrats recently have talked up Charlie Crist, now in political exile, as possibly joining their gang for the first time officially in 2012, perhaps as Congressional candidate or in 2014, as their standard bearer going up against Rick Scott (who announced over the weekend that he's coming back for four more years -if he gets through the next three and a half).
Whether any of that will come to bear, one statewide good government group wants to share their love for the former governor this Friday night, when the League of Women Voters honors him with a night of "ballot, bluegrass and BBQ, " as their website reads.
This article appears in Jun 30 – Jul 6, 2011.