The Truth About Crist
Although I don't often quote Politifact, I couldn't help but agree with their summation of Charlie Crist's penchant for "elasticity" in his stance on, well, everything... Charlie Crist and "never wavered" are words that don't seem to naturally fit together these days. He vetoed anti-abortion legislation in June 2010 after painting himself as fiercely pro-life. He buddied up to Sarah Palin during a "Drill, Baby, Drill" event in 2008, then called for a special legislative session to ban oil drilling in July 2010. Most famously, he abandoned the Republican party after pegging himself as a both a Jeb Bush and [...]