Chris Christie, GOP Rock Star
[Guest post by DRJ]
Is New Jersey Governor Chris Christie the GOP’s new leading man?
“He’s on the precipice of bona fide folk hero status.
It took about two minutes from the time Senate President Steve Sweeney certified the passage of the millionaires tax package for Gov. Chris Christie to veto the bills at his desk…
“What took you so long ?” asked Christie spokesman Michael Drewniak.
Christie sat at a wooden desk emblazoned with the seal of the state of New Jersey and swiftly signed vetoes.
“We’ll be back, governor,” said Sweeney.
“Alright, we’ll see,” said Christie.
The WSJ says Christie was Born to Veto. I’ll take that over Springsteen any day.
— DRJ
Baby, he was born to run..
Vermont Neighbor (6ca166) — 5/21/2010 @ 9:14 pmCorzine’s campaign made sure to remind people Christie was a “big” man but it seems Corzine and the Democrats are the real pigs in New Jersey. Corzine is the one telling the state it needs to go on a diet.
MU789 (d6579a) — 5/21/2010 @ 9:34 pmJoe Montana? John Elway? Johnny Unitas? Hah!
THIS dude is the real 2-minute warrior.
Ed from SFV (f0e1cb) — 5/21/2010 @ 11:09 pmAs viewed by the left: BIG man
As viewed by the right: big MAN
Icy Texan (1fcf2d) — 5/22/2010 @ 3:13 amNo BS. No lecturing, no condescention.
pitchforksntorches (888cb1) — 5/22/2010 @ 4:57 amJust a polite “No thanks and see ya’ later.”
Now that is leadership.
The fat thing from the Democrats was just stupid. First of all, he carries it well and, most of all, when you look at him the first thing you see is the intelligence and education and humor and good character in his face.
nk (db4a41) — 5/22/2010 @ 4:59 amLove. This. Man.
Marie (02b253) — 5/22/2010 @ 5:42 amA man. Amen!
You see the guy running for, I think, Agriculture Commissioner in Alabama. If not, look him up too. He’s a folksy version of Christie.
Dan S (2ae84c) — 5/22/2010 @ 7:13 amNeed to clone that dude.
Old Coot (f722a6) — 5/22/2010 @ 7:26 amNot a cocktail Republican. Need more of him. Willing to fight for what is important and not “compromise” for the sake of.
HeavenSent (a9126d) — 5/22/2010 @ 9:13 amCalling either Christie or Peterson a Republican is treading dangerously close to mistaken identity, they both strike me as outspoken Conservatives currently residing under the GOP’s big tent, but keeping their options open.
ropelight (4a690a) — 5/22/2010 @ 9:28 amSwoon!
Patricia (160852) — 5/22/2010 @ 9:32 amDon’t believe the hype.
http://www.taxpayerminute.com.php5-3.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/budget.pdf
NJ Conservative (894c1a) — 5/22/2010 @ 9:34 amDon’t believe the hype.
That PDF file didn’t open up, but if you’re trying to make the point that Christie actually is sort of RINOish, then in the context of a generally uber-blue state like New Jersey, you gotta take what you can get.
I know here in the “Golden State” (HA!), a recent poll showed that the 2 Republican candidates for the gubernatorial spot, originally ahead of Jerry Brown, now are a few points behind. Trailing a guy (ie, the former “Governor Moonbeam”) who not long ago said that government-employee unions should do his bidding for him.
Moreover, I don’t take such polls as necessarily unreliable snapshots of the moment. Not when I read about, for example, a wealthy developer in Los Angeles, known for being a Republican and generally of a conservative bent, saying he’s backing Jerry Brown. And the reason the multi-millionaire gives for his position?! That when a state like California is as screwed up as it is, the voters need to turn to politicians who have years of experience in government.
Pathetic!
So if people who should know better are that idiotic, imagine how really foolish are the flat-out limousine liberals (and one does not have to be wealthy to be guilty of that) throughout the state. Or a high percentage of California’s electorate devoted to a two-faced, progressivism-means-I’m-kind-and-sophisticated mindset.
Mark (411533) — 5/22/2010 @ 10:07 amChristie’s recent press conference takedown of another snobbish elite columnist from the local paper there was a classic in it’s own right – truly remarkable, and stunning in it’s clarity, forthrightness and rectitude (“this is who I am”):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQQdZFtHJD8
Watch his aides laugh their asses off as he continues onward with his lecture – wish we had just one guy like this in IL politics.
Dmac (3d61d9) — 5/22/2010 @ 10:19 amChristie’s verything Arnold said he’d be, but ain’t.
We need more like him and conservatives need to do a better job educating the public and promoting our message of less government, fiscal restraint, free-market principles, merit and professionalism over patronage and ensuring that both immigration and foreign policies preserve and improve our society.
GeneralMalaise (8f3781) — 5/22/2010 @ 10:36 ammake that “everything”…
GeneralMalaise (8f3781) — 5/22/2010 @ 10:36 amChristie’s verything Arnold said he’d be, but ain’t.
Schwarzenegger started off on a more conservative tilt, back when he liked to mock the state’s Democrat-controlled legislature as being full of “girly men.” He was more hard nosed towards all the liberal politicians challenging him at the time. So what happened?
Back in 2005, the governor placed on the ballot several proposals that would have enacted sensible reforms in California government. But the voters resoundingly turned them all down. He, in effect, was disemboweled by a large majority of the electorate. From that point onward, he’s willingly accepted the role of very squishy RINO.
In a society (or non-totalitarian system) like ours, when blame has to be dished out, I place far more of the responsibility not on the shoulders of politicians but on the voters who put those pols into office. For example, on the large number of people in California who believe their liberalism is beautiful and wonderful, and who need to look in the mirror when trying to figure out who really screwed things up.
Mark (411533) — 5/22/2010 @ 10:54 am#14, Mark, although I share your opinion of Governor Moonbeam, perhaps the LA developer was talking in code: “politicians who have years of experience in government” can be translated to “politicians who know what quid pro quo means, but have enough sense to keep quiet around open microphones and don’t leave their fingerprints on revealing documents.”
BTW, your analysis of Schwarzenegger’s transgenderation is spot on.
ropelight (4a690a) — 5/22/2010 @ 11:02 amChristy: “We’ll see. And if you do I’ll kick you back side so hard you’ll be wearing your butt as shoulder pads.”
PatriotRider (8d9a6f) — 5/22/2010 @ 11:28 amComment by Mark — 5/22/2010 @ 10:54 am
Yes, Arnold was gutted and castrated by the voters in that special election,
AD - RtR/OS! (3c862f) — 5/22/2010 @ 12:23 pmbut the knife was handed to them by the Teachers/Nurses/Firefighters/Police/Correctional-Officers Unions.
They recognized a threat to their future well-being, and they dealt with it!
NJ Conservative is still pining for Lonegan — social conservative.
HeavenSent (a9126d) — 5/22/2010 @ 1:44 pm“22.NJ Conservative is still pining for Lonegan — social conservative.”
Conservatives do tend to support conservatives. Christie is an establishment Republican.
NJ Conservative (894c1a) — 5/22/2010 @ 7:45 pmThe Christie Record:
– Pilfered surpluses from well-run schools to plug FY2010 budget hole
-Proposes virtually no layoffs to government workers
-Proposed budget with NO tax cuts
-Raised unemployment taxes
-His Attorney General – RABID LIBERAL/OBAMCARE SUPPORTER
-His Commissioner of Health & Senior Services – RABID LIBERAL/OBAMCARE SUPPORTER
-His Commissioner of Human Services – RABID LIBERAL/OBAMCARE SUPPORTER
-His *rescinded pick* for Commissioner of Children & Families – RABID LIBERAL/OBAMCARE SUPPORTER who worked for a radical group that advocated adult/child sex and other bizarre sexual ideas
-His Commissioner of DEP – A LIBERAL/SUPPORTER OF CLIMATE CHANGE/GLOBAL WARMING POLICIES
-Proposing drastic state aid cuts that will mean significant property tax increases ranging from 10%-25%
-Did away with property tax rebates when he promised to keep them
-Using money from Cap & Trade program (“Global Warming Solutions Fund”, $65M) to plug the budget hole
-Increasing spending on food stamps from 135% to 185% of poverty level
-Increasing spending on FamilyCare (New Jersey’s version of the Public Option) by $110M over Medicaid levels
-Increasing funding for pre-K in the Abbott Districts by $17M (in campaign said he opposed using taxpayer funds for “babysitting”)
-Exacerbating inequity of school funding by increasing the share to the Abbott Districts from 54% to 60.5%
-Failing to pay the state’s $3B pension obligation
-Refuses to direct his Attorney General to join lawsuits challenging Obamacare
-Refused to commit to vetoing the $350M bailout of the Morgan Stanley Revel Casino project
-Failed to “gut” or defund COAH (the state’s socialist affordable housing bureaucracy)
-Appointed Senator Bill Baroni to a $290K crony position at the Port Authority while he rails against excessive salaries and benefits of teachers
-Financing $500M in school construction after saying in campaign voters should approve of any more borrowing
-Against offshore drilling and exploration
[Released from filter. — DRJ]
NJ Conservative (894c1a) — 5/22/2010 @ 7:47 pmhttp://www.northjersey.com/news/state/politics/043010_Gov_Chris_Christie_to_claim_federal_funds_for_high-risk_insurance_pool_as_part_of_national_health_care_reform.html
NJ Conservative (894c1a) — 5/22/2010 @ 7:54 pmhttp://blog.nj.com/njv_paul_mulshine/2010/03/interesting_questions_for_chri.html
NJ Conservative (894c1a) — 5/22/2010 @ 7:56 pmhttp://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/obama_details_plan_to_allow_of.html
NJ Conservative (894c1a) — 5/22/2010 @ 8:08 pmAfter reading NJ Conservative’s points, I’d like permission to take a Mulligan on my comment at #11 as it concerns Governor Christie. I shoulda done my homework first.
ropelight (9d307a) — 5/23/2010 @ 6:09 am