Crist has Greer problem if he runs again for governor

[Baitball Blogger]

TALLAHASSEE – It's obvious that former Gov. Charlie Crist is trying to launch a political second-coming as a Democratic candidate for governor in 2014, with his recent media foray decrying Florida's current Republican leadership for its voter purge.

The former Republican governor took to MSNBC and the Washington Post last week, calling Gov. Rick Scott's voter-purge a "mean spirited" and "insidious" act of "zealots overreacting to contrived threats of voter fraud."

But Crist has past-performance questions to answer if he wants his old job back: first and foremost, explaining away Jim Greer, who is awaiting trial on money laundering and fraud charges.

In his deposition made public this week, Greer makes a volatile statement that while he was Republican Party of Florida chairman, GOP consultants were holding meetings where they "talked about voter suppression and keeping blacks from voting."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/os-capview-column-deslatte-20120729,0,5953595.column

[Baitball Blogger]

1. Has everybody missed the big news in this article?

Let me boldface it again:

In his deposition made public this week, Greer makes a volatile statement that while he was Republican Party of Florida chairman, GOP consultants were holding meetings where they "talked about voter suppression and keeping blacks from voting."

If we're serious about keeping the election free of voter suppression in Florida, we shouldn't let these gems get past us.