Chalk this down as yet another Epic FAIL for the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
Limpwristed Obama-embracing RINO Charlie Crist is bolting the Republican Party, having sucked up NRSC money to go along with an endorsement to run for the U.S. Senate as an independent, seeing as he was about to get trounced in the GOP primary by Marco Rubio, the real conservative in the race and a rising star in the Republican Party.
Rubio also received the backing of Vice President Dick Cheney:
Washington is broken and Congress is already overflowing with politicians who need pollsters to tell them what to think. It certainly doesn’t need another one. Now more than ever America needs leaders with the strength of conviction. That is why I am proud to endorse Marco Rubio.
Allahpundit reminds us of just how good Charlie Crist’s word is here with a transcript of an exchange from last month between Crist and Chris Wallace, the host of Fox News Sunday:
WALLACE: So are you ruling out that you will file as an independent by the April 30th deadline?
CRIST: That’s right. That’s right. I’m running as a Republican.
WALLACE: You will run not for a governor — you’ll run for Senate, and you will run as a — in the Republican primary.
CRIST: Chris, I’m running for the United States Senate. I know that our country needs help. I’m running as a Republican. This man to my left is a friend but I hope to defeat him on August the 24th, and I would encourage every Florida Republican to get out and vote.
WALLACE: Will you support the winner of the GOP primary, whether it’s you or Marco Rubio?
CRIST: Of course I will. Of course I will. But I think before that decision is made, people–
WALLACE: Well, I’m going to get — I’m going to — I’ll give you an opportunity for a final statement. I just want to say, though, you are saying you are going to run in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate. You will not run on the no party affiliation line.
CRIST: That’s right. That’s right. That’s what I’m saying.
To quote El Rushbo, a two-bit, phony-baloney, plastic-banana, good ol’ time rock-and-roller.
Rich Lowry analyzes why this will turn out to be an Epic FAIL for Crist and the end of his political career here.
Red State’s Erick Erickson notes that Crist refuses to give back the money donated to him while he was running under the guise of a Republican and also reminds us of some of the enlightening quotes made about Crist by establishment GOP hacks like Mel Martinez, John McCain, John Cornyn and Lindsey Grahamnesty.
Every sitting Republican member of the U.S. Senate that went for Crist needs to be retired in a GOP primary and replaced with a real conservative. It’s hacks like those that have led the party away from Ronald Reagan conservatism.
Thats the best thing this national socialist sleeper cell ever did! He’s another traitorous Arlene Specter, John McCain etc etc. People are waking up and pulling in the reins. Woaaaaaaaaaaa boy! :O)