Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) broke from his party and defended his “pragmatic” stance on accepting stimulus money in his state of the state address yesterday. He managed to work in a few “back to reality” jabs at fellow Republicans as well. The joys of lame-duckedness (duckhood?):
A few governors may have rather loudly condemned the stimulus money, but that did not stop them from quietly accepting it,” Crist said in defending himself. “Given our budget shortfalls, and given that Floridians were paying for part of the stimulus package, doesn’t it make sense to spend our energies maximizing the benefit of that package? Isn’t it our duty to advocate for Florida to receive its fair share? Isn’t that more helpful to Floridians than engaging in hollow ideological posturing that achieves nothing?
Charlie Crist FTW
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) broke from his party and defended his “pragmatic” stance on accepting stimulus money in his state of the state address yesterday. He managed to work in a few “back to reality” jabs at fellow Republicans as well. The joys of lame-duckedness (duckhood?):
(emphasis mine)
[via Hotline on Call]