Cornered by Accusations, Christie Parries With Jokes and Stonewalls With Snarls

[CTyankee]

"Gov. Chris Christie is a wonderfully primal New Jersey politician who embraces three truths: Transparency is for squares, bluster is your friend and fingerprints are a pain.

"A host of circumstantial evidence, not to mention a mother lode of common sense, suggests that aides close to him shut several traffic ramps to the George Washington Bridge after the Democratic mayor of Fort Lee failed to see the wisdom in endorsing the Republican governor.

"Legislators are investigating. To date, the governor’s childhood friend has resigned his position at the Port Authority, along with the governor’s top appointee there. When a legislator asked about a culture of fear, top officials fell into sheepish silence."

full article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/17/nyregion/cornered-by-accusations-christie-parries-with-jokes-and-stonewalls-with-snarls.html?_r=0

[gordianot]

1. He is an unrepentant bully what else is there to expect?

[CTyankee]

2. I love the writer's snarkiness.

CC is a classic bully. I'm so glad all of this is coming out. CC has emotional issues that should bar him from any office, most esp. being POTUS. He is a loose cannon. Our country and the rest of the world would be put at risk were he to be president.

[gordianot]

3. Early polls show him out polling Democrats.

I am afraid some may be attracted because they confuse him with fictional gangsters this whole incident plays that well.

[CTyankee]

4. we'll see. You never know...at thos point not too many people outside of the NE states know

about this story. But I think MOST people absolutely hate being stuck in traffic for hours and to find out that CC caused this just to get back at a mayor who didn't support him for governor would not be good for CC. People can imagine how they would feel if they were so inconvenienced.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

5. Agreed. I think Christie is toast

He will especially be screwed if Huntsman makes another run.

But of course the dark horse I'm worried about is Tim Pawlenty.