For the third time in one week, Florida Governor and US Senate candidate Charlie Crist has taken two positions on the same issue. First it was whether he would have voted for Obamacare, then it was whether he will refund Republican donors' contributions since he is no longer a Republican and now it's whether he favors a Constitutional ban on gay marriage.

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Early Sunday on CNN's State of the Union program, Mr. Crist expressed his continued support for a ban on same-sex marriage saying, "I feel the same way, yes, because I feel that marriage is a sacred institution, if you will. But I do believe in tolerance. I'm a live and let live kind of guy, and while I feel that way about marriage, I think if partners want to have the opportunity to live together, I don't have a problem with that." All that was perfectly in keeping with his stance on the issue four years ago when he ran for governor.

But just hours after that interview, Mr. Crist felt the need to backpedal and issued a statement claiming he is now against a Constitutional ban on same sex marriage. He claims his comments in the CNN interview were about his support for a state ban on gay marriage. "I was not discussing an amendment to the US Constitution banning same-sex marriage, which I do not support, but rather reaffirming my position regarding Florida's constitutional ban that I articulated while running for governor," he said in the statement. (source)

Only Governor Crist knows if he changed positions over the course of a single day or just clarified a poorly worded response that left his position unclear. But given all his other flip-flops and go-along-to-get-along decisions; it's easy to see how this latest stance (or stances) can be seen as a desperate politician trying to appease those on both sides of yet another issue.