Charlie Crist, the governor of Florida, is engaged to socialite Carol Rome (apparently also spelled Carole). Crist, 51, proposed to Rome, 38, yesterday morning. No wedding date has been set. The couple has been dating for nine months.
Crist, who is on John McCain’s VP short list, would have been the first bachelor VP (if elected) since Franklin Pierce’s vice president, William King. Speculation over Crist’s sexuality has been rampant since he ran for governor in 2006. Were he to be picked as McCain’s running mate and remained a bachelor, the speculation would be brought to a national level.
