Gov. Charlie Crist changes tune on stimulus bill

Nov 5th, 2009 - MiamiHerald

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Gov. Charlie Crist changes tune on stimulus bill

Gov. Charlie Crist, who campaigned for the $787 billion stimulus package, now says he wouldn't have voted for it. But he still embraces it.

Ever since the Republican's support of the Democratic plan outraged conservatives, Crist has tried to steer a middle course over his stance on the federal spending bill -- but now his explanations are becoming extremely nuanced as his Republican U.S. Senate opponent, Marco Rubio, has hammered him as being a President Obama lackey.

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