Charlie Crist, the Republican Governor of Florida, has frequently been mentioned as potential VP pick for John McCain. He clearly wants the job, because today he flip-flopped and gave the environment a big F*ck You by supporting McCain’s plan to drill off the coast for oil and gas. In 2006, Crist opposed Congressional plans, which Bush supported, to expand oil and gas drilling in the coastal areas. After hearing that McCain wants to drill (I’ll save McCain’s energy flip-flops and his apparent lack of knowledge about his own environmental plan for another post), though , Crist pivoted and decided that it was ok to drill after all. The plan probably isn’t going anywhere, despite GOP hopes that $4 per gallon gasoline will create public pressure on Democrats to cave in, or at the very least force them on the defensive on energy policy, but at least now we know what kind of a principled leader Charlie Crist will be if he becomes VP.
Update: I forgot to mention that after Crist decided to back McCain’s plan, Bush also came out in favor of drilling today. Just what McCain needed, a spotlight on the fact that he and Bush are once again in agreement on policy.
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