Florida Gov. Crist back at Burger King in Miami for seconds

Gov. Charlie Crist insists it wasn’t the chance to sample Burger King’s new Bourbon Whopper and fire-grilled ribs that lured him to the company’s Miami headquarters for the second time this month.

The calorie-conscious governor, forced by a plane delay to cut his Sept. 2 visit short, said he returned Monday “to learn from people on the front end of what’s happening in the economy and how government can get out of the way and maybe help.”

But a spokesman for Crist’s rival for the U.S. Senate, Republican Marco Rubio, suggested campaign fundraisers are frequently keeping the governor in South Florida these days. He was slated to attend a $500-per-person reception Monday in Miami Beach.

“He has time to eat Whoppers and raise money, but he doesn’t seem to have time to debate Marco Rubio on the issues,” Rubio spokesman Alex Burgos said.

As discussed earlier at LGF, Rubio is a mad-dog creationist who is running against Crist for the GOP Senate nomination.