TPM: Crist Hinting At Possible Veto Of Anti-Abortion Bill

Gov. Charlie Crist (I-FL), who left the Republican Party last week to run for Senate as an independent, faces a new test of his status as a candidate of the middle: Whether to veto a bill championed by anti-abortion Republicans in the state legislature. And for now, at least, signs are pointing toward a veto.

The legislation would require a woman seeking an abortion to view an ultrasound of the fetus, and listen to the doctor describe the fetus. As the St. Petersburg Times reports, Crist is sounding a lot like he'll veto it. "I'm concerned about it," Crist said Wednesday. "Even though I'm pro-life I don't want to impose my will on others."

If Crist were to veto the bill, it would be his second high-profile veto of a GOP-backed bill in the last three weeks. In mid-April, Crist vetoed a high-profile education bill that would have eliminated tenure for new teachers and instituted strict guidelines for merit pay -- a move that apparently sealed the deal for his decision to leave the Republican Party and run as an independent.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/05/crist-hinting-at-possible-veto-of-anti-abortion-bill.php?ref=fpblg

Seems dumping the GOP is liberating.

They are burning all bridges which lead to any hope of Charlie wanting to work with them in the future.

THAT'S a true conservative!

How does this differ from most mainstream Democratic politicians?

I don't know about the FL SOS who is an interim SOS but we all recall Kathryn Harris and her antics.

always a cheater..especially with the bushes.

The correlation of single-issue anti-choice and teabag types is probably very high.

Thus most core anti-choice votes are probably lost to Rubio.

But the core pro-choice votes are more up for grabs. Meek probably isn't strong enough to hold them all.

Makes sense to me.

Let him know what you think of this bill, ask him to veto it and stay out of the lives of women's private medical decisions!

We can get him to veto this just like we did SB 6!!

That ain't a particularly good thing for us.