Crowley Political Report

The Wall Street Journal features a question and answere session with Gov. Charlie Crist in which he talks about the Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, abortion, guns and the encouragement he received from Sen. Joe Lieberman.

An excerpt:

Q: How do you feel about the health care overhaul?

A: “I think it needs to be improved. I’m concerned about so much government control for it. But there are the same time there are good aspects to it.”

Q: Should it be repealed?

A: “I think it should be modified. It can be made better.”

Q: When the bill passed, you called for its repeal.

A: “Well, I wanted it to be changed….. People get caught up in, ‘I’m going to say it’s going to be repealed’ like they’re hammering their fist on the desk and be impressed with themselves. That’s part of the purity test.”

Q: Is that an example of something you had to do in the primary campaign as a Republican?

A: “Perhaps. And I just don’t have to do that anymore. I’m liberated to a greater degree, and I’m very happy about it.”

Read the entire interview here.