The Morning Plum: Chris Christie drives stake into Romney closing argument

[Playinghardball]

Greg Sargent: The chatter continues this morning about GOP Governor Chris Christie’s astonishingly effusive praise of Obama’s handling of Hurricane Sandy. After they toured the damage yesterday, Christie thanked Obama for their “great working relationship” and claimed Obama “sprung into action immediately.” The day before, Christie praised Obama’s storm response as “outstanding,” adding: “He deserves my praise, and he will get it regardless of what the calendar says.”

What’s striking about this is how directly it undermines one of the central arguments Mitt Romney is making against Obama, with only five days left until Election Day … Romney has been closing out the campaign with a series of ads claiming that he will work with Democrats to get things done in Washington and arguing that Obama utterly failed to persuade Republicans to work with him….

Now Americans are being treated to images of a Republican Governor extensively praising Obama for working with him cooperatively and displaying leadership and a propensity for quick action at a time of crisis.


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[Scuba]

1. Christie's smart enough to realize that this moment would define his place in history ....

... and he hitched his wagon to a star. Don't forget what he said just the previous week. He's still a scumball.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021675075

[WCGreen]

4. Hell, he's from a pretty solid Blue State and if wants to run for president next time...

He will have to win re-election. Smart politics.

[napkinz]

2. What Republicans never mention ...

... is that it was Republicans who blocked the president at every turn.

And it started the NIGHT OF THE INAUGURATION when Cantor, Ryan, Luntz and others met to devise a plan to defeat the president. They set out to obstruct him from day one.

[trotsky]

3. 100% correct.

Don't forget Mitch McConnell stating that the #1 priority for the Republicans in Congress was not addressing the economic situation, or improving the lives of Americans, or any of that. Their priority was to make sure Obama was a one-term president.

Add that to the long list of things Republicans have failed at, I hope.

[Bucky]

5. "arguing that Obama failed to persuade Republicans to work with him"

It's like Santa Ana claiming the guys in the Alamo refused to parley in good faith.