While on my trip down South (between July 1 and July 10, I traveled through Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida), heading to the 2007 YRNF Convention, I took the opportunity to do a number of interviews. Now that I’m back online, and the new site is up, I’m posting them, one by one.
First up, my interview with Gov. Charlie Crist, who spoke at the YRNF Convention, and who I caught up with just about a week ago, to chat about his administration’s successes, objectives, and how he sees the 2008 election playing out in Florida.
Gov. Crist is a real rising star in the GOP. From speaking to actual delegates, as opposed to, er, certain partisan dinner attendees, Crist wowed the audience more than Mitt Romney, who also spoke at the dinner on the final night of the Convention. That should tell you something about where he could go, given a few more years of what looks thus far like a tremendously successful administration.
Keep your eyes on this man…
Liz Mair:
One of the reasons I wanted to interview you is that you’ve been in office for just a few months now, but you’ve already achieved a very high popularity rating and I know a lot of people in the nation’s capital are watching very closely what you’re doing down here. Tell me, what are the three biggest achievements that you think you’ve accomplished so far?Charlie Crist: Well, we’ve had two very critical economic issues that we’ve had to address: insurance reform as well as property tax reform, so those have to be uppermost among them. They’re not completed tasks yet, I wouldn’t describe them that way, but we’ve really turned the ship as it relates to how Florida previously handled the insurance industry as well as property taxes. So, I’m most pleased with that change, that shift, and how we’re fighting for people, and being better consumer advocates and trying to look out for their pocketbook. The...
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