George LeMieux pens his own Crist column: 'not the Charlie Crist I knew'

In a column in Wednesday's Tampa Bay Times, George LeMieux keeps his distance from his old boss:

"This isn't the Charlie Crist I knew.

"In recent days, the former Florida governor has publicly lambasted the Republican Party, his former party of more than 30 years, and given his support to one of the worst presidential administrations in recent history. He has characterized the Republican agenda as extreme and a failure in leadership. What's extreme is not the Republican Party, but Crist's attempt to transform himself from Reagan Republican into an Obama liberal.

"The Charlie Crist I knew and worked closely with for five years was Florida's attorney general and a tough, no-nonsense, crime fighter who earned the moniker "Chain Gang Charlie" for his support of prison chain gangs as a state senator. He never met a tax increase he liked. While not an ideologue on issues such as the environment, renewable energy and immigration, Crist's particular brand of Republicanism was conservative enough to convincingly win Republican primaries in his statewide races for attorney general and governor....More from George LeMieux here.

Comments

[Tally Folly]

oH YOU MEAN THE GUY YOU STABBED IN THE BACK AND REJECTED AFTER, MAKING YOU?
YOU ARE A TWAT AND THE WORST KIND OF FRIEND.

[Bert]

Don't kid yourself. Charlie Crist is all about Charlie Crist and nothing BUT Charlie CRist. As the Dems will find out in their own turn if they are sily enough to actually hand him the nomination for Governor over other, good Democrats.