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This message was self-deleted by its author (Original post)	applegrove	Nov 2012	OP
If he was considering running in 2016 for Pres ... he keeps digging his own grave	zbdent	Nov 2012	#1
Maybe he's expecting the GOP to split ...	Myrina	Nov 2012	#2
They do that, the money train falls right into the 300-foot gorge	zbdent	Nov 2012	#6
... you say that like it's a bad thing?	Myrina	Nov 2012	#8
no way he can win the presidency. can u imagine him interacting with world leaders? eom	ellenfl	Nov 2012	#9
I used to loathe Chris Christie....	Swede Atlanta	Nov 2012	#3
I'm just hoping it means that he will start moving on the exchange for health care...	Walk away	Nov 2012	#4
+1	applegrove	Nov 2012	#5
I keep saying hes going Indy.	smorkingapple	Nov 2012	#7
He certainly has ego enough to start his own party ...	Myrina	Nov 2012	#10
If, on a whim, Christie just said "Screw it...I'm now a full-fledged Dem"	titaniumsalute	Nov 2012	#11
Being an elected "Republican" is like wearing a staightjacket	Gargoyle22	Nov 2012	#12
Christie lashes out at media for bad reporting	bigfoothunter	Nov 2012	#13
I did not know this. I assumed Huffington Post was a reliable source.	applegrove	Nov 2012	#14

Response to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:25 PM

zbdent (34,522 posts)

1. If he was considering running in 2016 for Pres ... he keeps digging his own grave

in relation to the GnOPe ...

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Response to zbdent (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:27 PM

Myrina (8,956 posts)

2. Maybe he's expecting the GOP to split ...

... and the far-right anti-Obama nutters will officially be Tea Bags, while the more moderate, fiscally conservative pubs will stay with the GOP-proper, and that's what he's going to hitch his wagon to.

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Response to Myrina (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:50 PM

zbdent (34,522 posts)

6. They do that, the money train falls right into the 300-foot gorge

never to be heard from again.

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Response to zbdent (Reply #6)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 09:20 PM

Myrina (8,956 posts)

8. ... you say that like it's a bad thing?

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Response to zbdent (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 09:20 PM

ellenfl (8,285 posts)

9. no way he can win the presidency. can u imagine him interacting with world leaders? eom

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Response to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:35 PM

Swede Atlanta (2,246 posts)

3. I used to loathe Chris Christie....

I still don't like him and his anti-union tactics, his attacks on public education, etc.

But it is clear he is a pragmatist. He has a heck of a mess in his state. He knows NJ alone can't deal with the aftermath of Sandy. He recognizes that sometimes government is necessary and that in these cases the federal government is a great partner to have.

Obama ginned up his people to be prepared for Sandy and has been there to support Christie and other local officials since. There will always be hiccups in any response effort but by and large I think the response has been fairly effective.

I wonder if Christie stepped back after he saw all the destruction and thought what would have happened if Mittens were President? Would FEMA even exist or if it did would it be on funding life support? Would Mittens be a partner in helping the citizens of New Jersey or would he be too focused on helping his rich buddies.

Trust me, I"m not embracing Christie but one does have to wonder if he doesn't realize that Mittens would have been a disaster in a disaster.

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Response to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:35 PM

Walk away (4,594 posts)

4. I'm just hoping it means that he will start moving on the exchange for health care...

Our state senate voted for it and he vetoed it. Thousands of his constituents are sick, dying or in debt because he was waiting for Romney to trash Obama Care. If it means he stops acting like a complete asshole he can tattoo Obama's name on his big butt!

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Response to Walk away (Reply #4)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:39 PM

applegrove (58,431 posts)

5. +1

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Response to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 09:06 PM

smorkingapple (706 posts)

7. I keep saying hes going Indy.

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Response to smorkingapple (Reply #7)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 09:22 PM

Myrina (8,956 posts)

10. He certainly has ego enough to start his own party ...

n/t

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Response to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 10:35 PM

titaniumsalute (1,337 posts)

11. If, on a whim, Christie just said "Screw it...I'm now a full-fledged Dem"

He would be a rock-star in the party.

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Response to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:43 PM

Gargoyle22 (69 posts)

12. Being an elected "Republican" is like wearing a staightjacket

Any minor wandering from "The Stupid" puts you in the crosshairs.

Hopefully he will continue to give the finger to the GOP commentariat and just do what he thinks is right.

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Response to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:56 PM

bigfoothunter (6 posts)

13. Christie lashes out at media for bad reporting

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/11/09/gov-christie-lashes-out-at-media-for-awful-reporting/

Two things that burns my arse......not posting a link to a "rumor", and not correcting a reported mistake/stretching the truth/out right lie.

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Response to bigfoothunter (Reply #13)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:58 PM

applegrove (58,431 posts)

14. I did not know this. I assumed Huffington Post was a reliable source.

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