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pacalo

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42. I haven't forgotten who he is, but it's precisely what he is that makes the Democrats' point

Thu Jan 3, 2013, 08:22 PM

Jan 2013

much better than any Democrat could. We're doing ourselves a disservice to dismiss his turnaround remarks due to his past actions.

It is ingratiating to witness a brash, tough-daddy Republican coming to Jesus when his state is in desperate need of help from the federal government when the Republicans hold the purse strings. They want to "drown the federal government in a bathtub" so that the states will have more authority.

Then seeing the same Republican holding up a magnifying glass to his party's soullessness at a news conference is even more ingratiating, given that he himself has cruelly politicized his own state's educational interests for the benefit of that same party's wacky ideology.

What his thinking becomes after his state gets what it needs & is back to normal is anyone's guess. The fact is, NJ's reconstruction is going to take many years & Christie is currently running for re-election in a blue state, which is set for November 2013.

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A few things to remember about Chris Christie [View all] WilliamPitt Jan 2013 OP

Like Lipstick ... GeorgeGist Jan 2013 #1

Anyone else notice that Donald Trump keeps a wide margin (no pun intended) from Christie? no_hypocrisy Jan 2013 #2

Love the reference from Springsteen's iconic, 4th of July Asbury Park (Sandy)... WCGreen Jan 2013 #3

Yes! tilsammans Jan 2013 #10

It's not really his fault - when on field trip in HS he was bitten by a radioactive bully. el_bryanto Jan 2013 #4

The Republicans of the 21st century are often so lockstep in sync NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #5

Not saying much but he at least did it three times...better than none. Auntie Bush Jan 2013 #27

That was BRILLIANT. So very prescient, thanks. nt rivegauche Jan 2013 #6

Chris Christie is a big bully. Still is even if he tried to make up with President Obama. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #7

Chris Christie is a big bully. Still is even if he tried to make up with President Obama. Flashmann Jan 2013 #28

Pierce is being unfair here. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #8

Hey, stop that. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #9

We're going to heck for laughing here... uponit7771 Jan 2013 #34

My sole consolation is that the Republicans won't nominate him Bucky Jan 2013 #11

No denial here; Christie's a jerk, but I gotta love it when he turns on repubs! n/t mountain grammy Jan 2013 #12

The frenemy of your enemy is not always your friend. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #13

Christie is a sideshow in the 2016 GOP presidential carnival. hay rick Jan 2013 #14

thanks i needed that barbtries Jan 2013 #15

I don't think we have forgotten he is Republican. But we can all appreciate a rational opponent who Pisces Jan 2013 #16

I would rather have more "fringe" to highlight the differences. xtraxritical Jan 2013 #29

Seems to me like there is plenty of fringe and very little rational. Pisces Jan 2013 #36

yeah, but I'll bet you watched that presser all the way through bigtree Jan 2013 #17

Don't be fooled by Christie. DLevine Jan 2013 #18

Lots of obsessing over Christie going on here today, Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #19

One thread = I'm obsessing? WilliamPitt Jan 2013 #23

I didn't mean by you, specifically (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #24

Rofl Cha Jan 2013 #41

they didnt want romney either but he was still on the ticket - leftyohiolib Jan 2013 #33

He is fooling a fair amount of people, many people who you wouldnt think would be fooled. stevenleser Jan 2013 #20

Exactly. I'm enjoying Christie dumping on his fellow turds. Doesn't mean he's still not one. MotherPetrie Jan 2013 #21

"Someone who almost never picks on anyone his own size"... berni_mccoy Jan 2013 #22

BREAKING: Heartless Republican is SHOCKED that Republicans are Heartless! RomneyLies Jan 2013 #25

"Good Republicans" are like "Good Racists" Taverner Jan 2013 #26

and he calls teachers "thugs" LiberalEsto Jan 2013 #30

That's the trend: to ride the Obama-wave to the Right into 2016 & they're lining up already. NOW is patrice Jan 2013 #31

Here's a guy who can dish it out but can't take it. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2013 #32

Color me unimpressed with him as well. DinahMoeHum Jan 2013 #35

If Huntsman runs for POTUS again, he will have my full support... Exultant Democracy Jan 2013 #37

And he had a lot of praise for... butterfly77 Jan 2013 #38

Good Piece by Charlie Pierce putting Christy into Perspective.. Cha Jan 2013 #39

yes, yes, and hmmmmm....yes. spanone Jan 2013 #40

I haven't forgotten who he is, but it's precisely what he is that makes the Democrats' point pacalo Jan 2013 #42