'Crist can't even take a stand'

After suddenly going wobbly on his support of a teacher merit-pay bill — just as he once went wobbly on cutting property taxes and on backing Rudy Giuliani for president — Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has found himself with few friends in the GOP. The Washington Post looks at his situation in Florida, and whether the former frontrunner for the GOP Senate nomination will bolt his party and run as an independent.

While campaigning in Florida, Crist comes across 82-year-old Bob Gammon, who has a few comments for the reporter afterward. Crist’s problem, he suggests, is not so much moderation as it is indecision and a total lack of spine.