So, as the front page notes, Florida Governor and Harry Shearer impersonator Charlie Crist is "planning a fall wedding" -- we are not told whether that means before, after, or on Election Day, and whether or not it's contingent on the results -- to Carole Rome, "a New York socialite who relocated to Miami in 2006."  From my sense of the photo at right, Ms. Rome will be an excellent playmate for Cindy McCain if Crist is indeed chosen for the Republican ticket this year.  Gov. Crist is indeed lucky that something -- some conversation? some burning desire? -- motivated him to pop the question quickly.

Rome, Crist's fifth fiancee, owns her venerable family business, the Franco-American Novelty Company.  What do they sell?

In what appears to be a serious shift in his own strategy of loving men, Gov. Charlie Crist, "single" for nearly three decades, has announced his engagement to his "girlfriend" of nine months, Carole Rome.

What do you do when you intend on being a VP candidate and you also happen to be a gay republican?  Yep.  I would take this as a sure sign that Crist has been given a strong signal that he will be McCain's VP choice.  

You can find more about the story, including details about the ring and other useless information HERE.

On a personal note, I find it disappointing that we live in a country that WILL elect a black president, but there are still such fears about being openly gay that a Republican can't come out of the closet.

Sorry for the short diary, but I mean, really what else is there to say?

This diary is cross-posted to my blog, where I've included a Time magazine cover from the 1950s of Cohn.