Gov. Charlie Crist interrupted his stimulus point man, Don Windstead, during a meeting today after Windstead pointed out that “remarkably” 49 out of 50 states attended a recent meeting with Vice President Biden in Washington D.C. to go through details of the stimulus package.

“I’ve had colleagues who have at least intimated that this money from Washington is not something they welcome with open arms, yet 49 out of 50 states show up to get it,” Crist said. “Noted.”

Crist took heat in the national media for welcoming President Obama’s stimulus proposal, which other Republican governors, such as Bobby Jindal of Lousianna and Mark Sanford, opposed and earned praise from conservatives.

Crist also used part of the meeting to point out that Florida cannot submit its list of eligible road projects for the legislature to approve until Palm Beach County finalizes its list on Thursday. We reported that story here.

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