Gov. Charlie Crist (R., Fla.) told the editorial board of the Palm Beach Post that, unlike the Republicans in Washington, he isn’t entirely convinced that the Democrats health-care bill needs to be scrapped entirely:

“There may be parts of it that you don’t have to scrap. There are three parts of it that I would like to see scrapped: It would raise taxes significantly, it would raise rates significantly and it would take half-a-trillion dollars out of Medicare.

But, pressed by the board to specify which elements of the bill he thinks could be salvaged, Crist demurred:

“I don’t think a whole lot. . . . But, you know, as it relates to health care, if there are good ideas, I’m willing to look at them. And I would take that same approach to any issue in Washington.”

On a follow-up, Crist seemed to back off the bill altogether, saying that “at present” there were no elements of the Democrats’ bill that he supported, but admitting that he is “pretty focused on Florida right now.”