Gov. Charlie Crist may have the backing of the national GOP establishment in the Florida Republican senate primary, but the man who personally represents Crist in Washington isn't ready to add his name to the list of Republicans who say he'd make a better candidate than Marco Rubio.

Rep. C.W. "Bill" Young represents Crist's home district in Pinellas County, near Tampa Bay. When the St. Petersburg Times caught up with him at a Rubio speech yesterday, he stayed mum on the GOP civil war that's grabbing headlines across the country.

From the paper's report of the event:

[Young] said he steers clear of primary endorsements (though he endorsd Bill McCollum [R] for governor) even in cases like this where a hometown guy is running.

Young's wife, Beverley, was less coy than her husband about the primary. From the Times:

"I love Marco,'' she gushed.

"She's not endorsing either," said the congressman, ushering her away.

"I love Marco,'' she repeated before disappearing out the door.