....love him or hate him....the guy isn't in around
TheInvisibleKid
This guy is real. By no means am I conservative, but the country so desperately needs more politicians like him with the balls to make the tough decisions, whether Democrat OR Republican. The fact that states like California and New York have submerged themselves in billions in debt and CONTINUE to blindly vote in the establishment by rote is bad for the country, especially considering the enormous influence these states have on the nation's economy. Just look at New York. The only challenger to Tammany Hall appointee Andrew Cuomo was Carl Paladino, who would have been considered completely unworthy to run in a race for Staten Island Borough President. Just my two cents.
RoBDaWG
You know I wasnt a fan of the guy til I saw this interview the other day. And rarely do I like a Republican but he tells it like it is. Too many guys are worried about doing the 'popular thing' but Christie seems to be aimed at doing what needs to be done.
Konijn
he's a piece of .
DJ Eco
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Originally posted by RoBDaWG
You know I wasnt a fan of the guy til I saw this interview the other day. And rarely do I like a Republican but he tells it like it is. Too many guys are worried about doing the 'popular thing' but Christie seems to be aimed at doing what needs to be done.
I agree... I've hated him for a while. But he's telling us the truth we don't wanna hear, so naturally, our opinion of him would be negative. Interesting interview to say the least. I'm a Democrat but whether Democrat or Republican, SOMEONE had to right the ship, so it might as well be him.
If only Obama would come out and tell us the harsh reality of today with honesty and straightforwardness. But no, he's allowing the Bush tax cuts to go through, continuing the spiral and the "digging" that Christie is talking about. Times are hard, and yes, people might be moving out, but at the end of the day, the jobs are still here, the income is still here, and we'll see in a couple years how the State is doing compared to the Californias and New Yorks...
SebG
I'm neither a Rep or Dem (i generally hate politics and the government) but he's doing the right thing in my book. He is showing the reality without sugar coating .
Scoops
Republicans adore Chris Christie -- on YouTube and off
By Jennifer Rubin
Ezra Klein writes that -- oh my! -- Gov. Chris Christie has aides who film and circulate his lively interactions with the media and town hall audiences. Ezra contends that this somehow diminishes his chances in 2012.
I don't know any Republicans (and Ezra doesn't cite or quote any) who are naïve enough to be aghast or even surprised by the revelation, which is now a month old, that Christie's staff is eager to make these vignettes available. Frankly, conservative activists and pundits already know that Christie has a very good staff that actively promotes its boss. And there's reason to believe that these videos contribute to Christie's popularity.
Christie's appearance on 60 Minutes last night got quite a lot of attention in conservative circles, all of it positive from what I have seen. Peter Wehner wrote about Christie's discussion of states' fiscal problems and followed up with an e-mail to me: "Christie is once again very strong."
Christie is one of the select group of politicians who impresses activists -- he won a Tea Party straw poll in October -- and wonks. Yuval Levin, editor of the high-brow National Affairs magazine and a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center gave me his take:
I think Christie has done a better job than any state politician in our time of translating the fiscal crisis of the states -- the crisis of unfunded public employee benefit liabilities combined with reckless discretionary spending -- into the language of moral responsibility, and therefore of making the nature of that crisis accessible to voters. He is also one of the very few governors in our time who has proposed going after those problems directly -- by taking on the unions and addressing long-term liabilities, as well as cutting spending -- despite the political cost. That combination makes him simply the most important governor in the nation today. If he can succeed, the other 49 states (and especially the other 5 or 6 states that together with NJ are in the worst trouble) have a model to learn from and a chance to avert disaster.
This is probably why Christie and other governors were invited to the Hill by soon-to-be House Speaker John Boehner. Boehner's spokesman Michael Steel talked to me why Christie has become something of a rock star: "Governor Christie is making the kind of effective, conservative reforms the American people want - he's taking on special interests and cutting wasteful government spending."
It is far from clear that Christie is going to run for president. But the best way to gauge whose fortunes are rising and falling in the 2012 Republican primary race is to talk to those who will be voting in it and trying to influence its outcome. And so far, I've yet to find any anti-Christie sentiments. Whether you talk to Tea Partyers, lawmakers, policy wonks or political consultants, it is hard to find anyone who enjoys as much respect and affection as Christie. In part, that is because he combines showmanship with policy chops.
That may change if and when he gets into the race, but, for now, Christie's YouTube appearances are arguably the single most effective effort put forth by any potential 2012 contender in establishing a public persona and raising name identification
