With the Republican Party of Florida buffeted by another wave of revelations of spending shenanigans, Gov. Charlie Crist stated the obvious Tuesday: "It doesn't look good."

In retrospect, Crist was asked, why was Jim Greer, his handpicked choice for party chairman, the right man for the job? "Well, you know, I think originally he did a great job, worked very hard, and tried to do the very best that he could," Crist said.

Is he disappointed in the latest reports of lavish spending? "I don't think that anybody could be ecstatic about it, but on the 20th of this monrh we will choose a new chairman, or new chairwoman, and I think that democratic process will be good to watch and be good for the party," Crist said.

Asked if former party executive director Delmar Johnson was worth the $400,000-plus in salary and bonuses he collected in 2009 while RPOF was hemorrhaging money, Crist said: "I guess that would depend on what he raised, but it doesn't look good."