What a strange state, Florida. Charlie Crist in the Palm Beach Post. His exit interview. What does he consider his major accomplishment? "At the top of his list: a once-sweeping Everglades deal, though it was severely scaled back by Republican lawmakers."Yes, Governor, and I supported your bid to be US Senator because of it. What you did-- and as Eyeonmiami reported -- was historic. Why, then, if the acquisition of US Sugar lands for the public and for the Everglades was at the top of your list of achievements, did you not run on this accomplishment for US Senate? If you ask former US Senator Bob Graham what does he consider his major achievements, he will also cite restoring the Everglades. But in comparison to Charlie Crist, Graham was a scarecrow to Charlie's tin man.
It is well worth taking a step back and thinking about Florida politics; the visible and the invisible. In 2010, the visible politics were all about the economy, but Charlie Crist believes-- and I believe, with him-- that his biggest achievement was on the environment. Too bad he couldn't make that clear and no one in the mainstream press cared to divine what was so obvious to us. So long, Charlie Crist.
4 comments:
I share your views on Crist.
I think he would have made a good Senator. But the fix was in and he could not overcome it. If he wants into politics again he will have a great chance.
His legacy is the Red Light Camera statute. I will always remember Crist for that garbage law.
I hope you are being ironic! The US Sugar purchase had nothing to do with the Everglades and everything to do with enriching Charlie and his buddy George. The polluting runoff continues to this day, US Sugar is richer (got BIG check and a pardon of the huge fines owed), and continues to farm the same land. All at the expense of the taxpayers. Good riddance Charlie.
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