charliecristisafreemanoratleasthestalkinglikeone.Daysafterofficiallychanginghisregistrationfromrepublicantoindependent,thefloridagovernorsatdownwiththest.Petersburgtimeseditorialboardand,accordingtothetimes"adamsmith,"unleashed"aslewofopinionsthathisoldgopaffiliationevidentlypreventedhimfromairing.Cristtoldthepaperhenolongerfeelsanypressuretomakeanypoliticalgrouphappy.Nowhecanjustsaywhathereallythinks.Foronething,cristlikeselenakaganandthinksshe"ddoagoodjob."Isntthatfun?"Cristremarked,whentheboardlookedsurprised."Honestyisthebestpolicy...Itseasier(asanindependent).Idonthavetosortofthinkabout,"howsthatgroupgoingtoreact.""Onecouldevensayhescomingofflikeabitofamaverick.Sonow,forinstance,insteadoftrashinghisgoprivalmarcorubio,cristisrushingtohigherground,callingforpoliticalcivility."Itsickensmetowatchcabletvandseethesepeoplearguealldaylong,"cristsaid."Ithinktomyself,whatintheworldaretheydoing?Dotheycaresomuchabouttheirpartyfirstthatthey"veforgottenabouttheircountryandourpeople?Andthattheyneedavoiceandsomebodyhastostandupandgetsomethingdoneforamerica."Nodoubt,itsanobleargument.Butarepeoplegoingtoembracethe"new"cristorwilltheywonderifheisntaspoliticallycalculatingasbefore?Dontforgetthatcristwasonceconsideredamoderateandlostsupportamongswingvoterswhenhemovedtotherightinhopesoflandingthegopsenatenod.Onethingsforsure:rubioandotherrepublicansarentbuyingit.Theyarenotonlycallingcristaphonybutarealsodemandingthegovernorreturncampaigncontributionshetookwhilerunningasarepublican.Sofar,cristscampaignhasrefused.Onarelatednote,anoriginaloilpaintingofcristauctionedoffbytherepublicanpartyoffloridasoldfor$7,700thisweektobuyerknownonlyash***h.Aspokeswomanforthefloridagopsaysitwontidentifythebuyerthoughthepersonsidentitywilllikelyberevealedincampaign-financefilings.Ironically,therepublicansellersoftheportraitofferedsomethingthey"vebeenunabletogetfromcrist:aseven-daymoney-backguaranteeonthetransaction.Hollybaileyistheseniorpoliticalwriterforyahoo!News.!Andjoinusonfacebook(click"like"). Pneumothoraces and free pleural effusions !,Becomeafanonfacebook
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