Christie: Bridgegate Won't Impact Political Future

[IDemo]

Source: NBC News

Gov. Chris Christie believes the scandal over the George Washington Bridge lane closures will have no impact on his political career, saying that the Bridgegate matter will be a “footnote” by the time the 2016 campaign begins.

“I think it will have none, because I didn’t do anything,” he answered when asked by CBS’s Bob Schieffer about the scandal’s impact during a forum hosted by the Peterson Foundation.

“In the end, what the people of New Jersey know about me is I tell them the truth,” he said. “I told them I had nothing to do with it, and now you’ve had all kinds of people looking at this for nearly four and a half months now, and there hasn’t been one suggestion that I knew anything about it.”

Christie confirmed that he is still thinking about running for president and said he will make the decision about a White House run “later.”

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/christie-bridgegate-wont-impact-political-future-n105391

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Backs away, slowly...

[Arkana]

1. Hahahahahaha ok, Crispy.

Keep telling yourself that.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. That settles that.

All that worry for nothing.

[taotzu]

3. State of Denial

Christie: "Well, what do you think George, wad-da, wad-da, u think George ?"

State of New Jersey: "You're one moronic igit!"

[calimary]

19. Welcome to DU, taotzu!

VERY nice to have you here! Yeah - truly. I doubt he'll be able to stand up to scrutiny. Too much on the dislike-ability scale by now. And it isn't abating.

[rocktivity]

4. No, you just let it happen on your watch

tried to cover it up, and let your friends cash in.

Real good qualifications for the leader of the free world.




rocktivity

[QuestForSense]

5. Won't impact? Fat chance.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

12. so cruel. It takes time for those bands to have an impact.

Time and diet, and what am I saying?

[sakabatou]

6. It already has, if I'm not mistaken.

[Prophet 451]

7. If he runs, he'll win the primary

The Republicans are so insulated from reality now that they'll easily believe that Chuckles is the victim of a horrid liberal conspiracy and that teh public will rally to him.

[Stingray steve]

8. I think the investigation

Will drag on long enough to kill any chance at the WH had has left

[calimary]

18. Welcome to DU, Stingray steve!

Great to have you join us! Just let the drip-drip-drip keep on keepin' on! How many credit downgrades? How many scandals? How many of his immediate underlings refusing to testify - until maybe they're facing jail time? Some of that is gonna stick. He's totally damaged goods, I think. And his opponents on the wrong-wing will soften him up and punch all kinds of holes in him along the way - because THEY want him out of the way, too.

[Bette R. Daize]

9. Fortunately, He Will Not Be the Judge of That

I know quite a few Republicans, one or two who live in NJ, who think he totally disgusting, both personally and politically.
Going by their "standards" that's gotta make him the absolute DREGS.

[calimary]

17. Welcome to DU, Bette R. Daize!

Good to have you with us! He truly will NOT be the judge of that. He may get the in-denial people who don't want to admit they were wrong about him. And he may get the teabagger contingent that is willfully ignorant and just likes his in-her-face schtick. But that won't be enough to get him out of primary season. He's damaged goods. And I'll bet it'll just take a little threat of jail time for our friend Bridget of the Bridge to start singing like a canary. At that point he's probably finished.

[Javaman]

10. Sure, when you no longer have a political future, how could it be effected. LOL nt

[Beach Rat]

11. This iceberg will not delay our scheduled arrival!

[vishnura]

13. Hey Stupid!

Its not the bridge, its the economy...

[calimary]

16. Welcome to DU, vishnura!

Glad you're here! Actually, some of it IS the bridge. I say all bets are off. Let it rain and pour! Whatever! And whatever else can be thrown at him, too. Hey christie - how's that credit rating for your state, 'eh, pal?

[dixiegrrrrl]

14. Oh goodie. Another go-down-in-history comment for my collection.

Right up there with "no one could have foreseen"
and
"the sub-prime crisis is self contained and will not spread".

[calimary]

15. Wanna bet?

[Historic NY]

20. You can bet your cannolis it will Crispy.

[Theyletmeeatcake2]

21. Is this a bit of navel gazing by Christie!!!!!!

Sorry,I promise never to mention he's a fat bastard!!!! In ma belly...in ma belly...