Governor Crist (NO PARTY-FL) supports Obama and the Building of the Islamic Mosque at Ground Zero

"Florida voters will be offered a stark contrast in November" is probably the understatement of the year. Charlie Crist once again has shown he will stand with Obama on any issue. This time is it the Islamic Mosque being built near Ground Zero. We are not shocked as Crist has been playing up to Obama as his hero for over a year. We all remember the hug that drove Crist numbers down against Rubio. Crist didn't learn a thing following that except his numbers tanked against Rubio and he went NO PARTY.

Marco Rubio, Charlie Crist Disagree Over Ground Zero Mosque
August 15, 2010

On Saturday, Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida said he agreed with President Barack Obama's support of building an Islamic center and mosque near ground zero.

Although the mosque is planned for New York City, Crist's pronouncement has political implications in Florida.

As CNN's senior White House correspondent Ed Henry Tweeted, "Crist backing president on mosque is a reminder it's likely he will caucus with Dems if elected to Senate as independent."

In response to Crist's comments, U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio released a statement Saturday, saying,

We are a nation founded on strong principles of religious freedom. However, we cannot be blind to the pain 9/11 caused our nation and the families of the victims. It is divisive and disrespectful to build a mosque next to the site where 3,000 innocent people were murdered at the hands of Islamic extremism. I strongly disagree with President Obama and Charlie Crist.

Clearly Florida voters will be offered a stark contrast in November.

Source: Politics Daily