Letter: Up with down to earth

Editor, Daily News:

We need Charlie Crist to be the next governor of Florida!

As attorney general, he has established himself as being truthful, sincere, talented and a professional with extraordinary leadership abilities. He has served with dignity and poise, and as governor he will continue to make us proud to be Floridians.

With plotting, scheming and general hoodwinking attacking us daily, Crist will forget the pie-in-the-sky theories and deal with the practical problems that need immediate attention and solving.

At a time when decisions are tougher, time is critical. Resources are leaner, and the buck stops with the governor. "Hype" just won't cut it anymore. We need a man of action, a proven leader with absolute resolve and experience. We need Charlie Crist in Tallahassee.

The highest courage is to dare to be yourself in the face of adversity. Choosing right over wrong, ethics over convenience and truth over popularity — these are the attributes of this man. Charlie Crist has constantly combined courage and compassion and served all of us with understanding, dignity and grace.

This is a call to action, a call to all those who believe in the future of Florida and know that ours is a dynamic economy which will be further fueled by this man with an unstoppable passion to make us better than ever before.

Climb aboard. Do the right thing. Vote for Charlie Crist to be the next governor of Florida.

Dick Kalfus , Cape Coral