Charlie's getting married

Charlie Crist, the governor, still has a lot of fans in Florida, although I think the percentage went down when he flip-flopped on off-shore drilling just to be more in line with McCain's position so if McCain was looking at him for the VP slot, he'd think "Charlie's my man!"

Charlie was married once a lifetime ago, but it only lasted a few months. He's been "gun-shy" ever since, he says.

Now, though, he has found true love in one Carole Rome, 38. Carole is not yet divorced, but will be soon and has a couple of kiddos. She makes over a million bucks a year running a Halloween costume business. She's pretty smart, too, and graduated "with honors" at Georgetown University. She's also pretty darn good-looking.

Charlie and Carole met in New York about nine months ago. Charlie says "She's special in every way. She's brilliant, beautiful and sweet."


Some think that Charlie's getting married for the same reason he flip-flopped on off-shore drilling. It's been a long time since we've had an unmarried vice president and the American people are a bit fearful of unmarried vice presidents. Some think he's trying to shorten the odds; that he figures what with flip-flopping on off-shore drilling, and getting married, McCain will say, "You're the man, Charlie!"

Hey, you gotta do what you gotta do! Right, Charlie?