Chris Christie traffic scandal: An end to presidential plans?

*giggles*

the "Schultz defense" -- I KNOW NOTHING!!....is Obama's go-to approach when there's a crisis

now you're dogging it? lol funny how you flip flop

 

Classic Chicago politics. Use your power to punish your enemies and reward your friends. Unfortunately this is becoming the norm in the US.

 

And a big, fat "Who cares?" was murmured by everyone west and south of NY and NJ states...

I am NOT a Christie fan. I don't want the guy to run in 2016, or to win. But this... This is just stupid. Pathetic, really. If this is the best "scandal" someone at the DNC can come up with, the Dems have alot of work to do. This will not be an issue in 2016 if he is the nominee - at least, not on the same scale as Benghazi malfeasance or incompetence would be for a potential nominee who served as SoS.

 

Culture of corruption due to lack of oversight = best case scenario for Chris Christie.

Worst case: recall, impeachment, resignation. The east coast press smells blood in the water.

Meteoric fall.

 

exactly. This is pretty pathetic. A traffic jam. Really?

 

Way to hold politicians accountable.

You are okay with the governor using tax payer dollars to inconvenience constituents because their mayor didn't support him? Hold your politicians to a higher standard for the love of god.

 

Let's save this for when the indictments start coming in - don't want to blow your "meh" too soon.

 

This guy has friends in high places

 

Why would libruls conspire against Christie? In the overall battle of left and right wing extremes, Christie brings more weight (hehe) back to the center. He battles with the same idiots as libruls.

 

I'm curious but who are your sources?

It's way too early to say what the fallout of this scandal will be. Heads should roll for this but I'm going to wait to see more info until I say one of those heads should be Christie's.

 

'libruls' are not the center. There is also nothing virtuous about being in the center.

 

Unless by virtue one means having a government that represents the interests of most citizens, yeah.

Interesting to see the far right go after this with more verve than the left.

I still don't think it sticks to him.

 

And how many people were hurt or killed by this action ? . Not saying that Chiste had anything to do with it but how many.

 

what you advocate is a politician going against their morals in order to hold a more popular opinion. Say 'no' to group think Bob.

Also that's not what virtue means. if 99% of people believe something, that doesn't make it morally excellent.

 

The far left (and I see a lot of them ranting on facebook right about now) is working the calculus of 2016, seeing Christie rightly as the current best hope of an electable GOP candidate.

Overall, if that leaves someone more extreme as the eventual GOP candidate (such as, *shiver*, a poorly educated zealot like Rand Paul), I think that's *bad* for the country, in a big way.

We already had someone like Palin being up for vote to the 2nd highest office -- that's close enough to insanity for me.

 

"Becoming"???

LBJ, GWB, JFK and virtually every other high profile politician would like to have a word with you.

 

This is beyond stupid. EHRMAHGERD!!! A politician did something not totally in the best interests of his political enemies! Most of our greatest presidents would be unelectable today because we insist that officeholders be saints as well as statesmen. No wonder we get candidates like John Kerry and Mitt Romney to hold the office of Lincoln and Washington.

 

I'm feeling a little immune to caring about this after 4+ years of Eric Holder.