WSJ: Praise for Rick Scott and a Thrashing for Charlie Crist

Charlie Crist is gone, but not forgotten by the Wall Street Journal.

In an editorial titled "Waiting for Hurricane Charlie (Crist)," the Journal warned that Floridians are one bad storm away from fiscal disaster, thanks to the former governor's socialistic (mis)handling of the state's insurance industry.

The Journal praised Gov. Rick Scott's efforts to put insurers on firmer financial footing through market-based reforms, but acknowledged that some weak-kneed Republicans could join Democrats in subverting the necessary legislation.

Read the editorial here.