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Good Riddance to a Worthless Pol
Charlie Crist is set to leave the GOP to become an independent today—after swearing he wouldn't. Reihan Salam on America's most transparently opportunistic Senate candidate.
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Apr. 29 2010
4:45AM EDT
Florida Governor Charlie Crist and his wife Carole Rome Crist. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)
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