Sit down and shut up!- Chris Christie puts his hat into the race.

[trenchfoot]

If Christie somehow got through the GOP process and was the nominee in 2012 he would have been hard to beat. Now he wouldn't stand a chance. His economic policies have made New Jersey even worse (something that appeared almost impossible to do). He talks a great talk, but that's about it-look at the Hurricane Sandy relief. And the whole bridge-gate mess shows that the pettiness and vindictiveness he fosters on his team is totally repugnant.

Like Joe Lieberman running in 2008, Christy has absolutely no chance but because his ego is so huge he is the only person who doesn't realize that.

I do wish him continued success in his weight loss program, though.

That will probably end up being the single positive result of his running for office.

Because this will be what his opponents will use against him on an hourly basis:

 

[Blackjack200]

fun update...

http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/07/fed_up_with_christies_2016_absences_dem_lawmakers.html

Anybody know if this is purely symbolic or if this could have real teeth? It would be awesome if NJ kicked him out on his ass during his primary campaign, but I have a feeling it's pretty difficult to get rid of a sitting governor just because you don't like what he's doing.

Also, most people know about Bridgegate, but here's another nice thing Christie did (throw innocent people in jail for life to advance his political career).

https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/06/25/fort-dix-five-terror-plot-the-real-story/

Unfortunately this story started to gain traction right before the SCOTUS SSM decision and it got drowned by that. Hopefully it will re-emerge.

 

[nageov3t]

Anybody know if this is purely symbolic or if this could have real teeth? It would be awesome if NJ kicked him out on his ass during his primary campaign, but I have a feeling it's pretty difficult to get rid of a sitting governor just because you don't like what he's doing.

he would almost certainly veto it, and to date, the State Senate hasn't been able to overturn any of his vetoes (although, they came close recently over a bill that would require people receiving state money for disability care to actually live in-state)