Orlando Sentinel's Maxwell writes, "If it was attention" that FL Gov. Charlie Crist (R) "was seeking when he headed" to DC for the WHCD last weekend to "rub elbows with the glitterati, he certainly got what he wanted . . . and then some." Media "were fascinated with our unmarried governor, who seems to be on everybody's" VP short list for John McCain. "So when he showed up escorting Manhattan socialite Carole Rome, cameras clicked. When he made niceties with actress Morgan Fairchild, the Washington Post eavesdropped, describing the interaction as flirting and suggesting that Crist wasn't good at it." "And when the New Republic got close enough to touch Crist, the reporter delved into the long-running debate about whether Crist's skin is dark because of the sun or because of his Greek ancestry. ... Is any of this stuff substantial? Of course not. But you can expect to read more of it as Crist makes his not-so-subtle pitch to McCain and the nation at large" (4/30).

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