Committed to Crist, or should Crist be committed?
Sunday, April 7th, 2013By Chris Ingram
The Tampa Tribune
Published Sunday, April 7, 2013
A moose is an animal with horns on the front of its head and a hunting-lodge wall on its back. So goes an old laugh line.
These days, Charlie Crist is the moose of Florida politics. He appears to be a threat for sure, though he is not threatening at all once you turn on the lights and see the hunting-lodge wall on his back.
Make no mistake, Crist once was a real threat. Then Republicans showed him the door following the Jim Greer fiasco, and after his multiple flip-flops on lifelong conservative positions, not to mention the infamous hug.
Today, Crist and his smiling face, with his perfectly coiffed silver hair, glows on billboards for ubiquitous trial lawyer John Morgan. Crist now works for Morgan’s law firm. His mug frequently replaces Morgan’s on TV, allowing Crist to maintain a high profile as he pitches being (more…)

