How do read the diversity of opinion among Republican governors on the stimulus?
Crist: All I can say is, from my point of view it’s a matter of practicality and pragmatism. You deal with the realities of an economic crisis, the impact it’s having on your state, and the fact that this plan in my view was going to pass anyway, so let’s do the best we can with a difficult situation and try to help the people first. To me it was all about helping the people first. NJ: Do you think the split among the governors over the stimulus bill will lead to any fallout at the upcoming National Governors Association meeting? Crist: Oh, no, none whatsoever. I think the governors are a pretty mature group of folks and I don’t envision that, no sir. NJ: On this point, I understand that down in Miami at the Republican Governors Association meeting in November, governors including Perry and South Carolina’s Mark Sanford wanted the Republican governors to take a united or a principled stand against stimulus legislation that President Obama was likely to propose, but other Republican gov
