Good Guy Chris Christie should be a model for how all Republicans act

[Reg]

He is a good governor, too bad he is obese.

He said he had that lap band surgery. I'd like to see him get healthy, he is one politician I can at least respect for attempting to reach across party lines and get things done.

[Bananarez]

That would be a good strategy if he stood a snowball's chance in Hell of getting the Republican nomination. He's waaaay to friendly with Dems and Independents. Republicans fear him.

God forbid bipartisan politics take hold in America right?

[Pitkanen]

Republican In Name Only
- Chris Cristie
Sorry, but with the tea party behind the wheel, if you don't fall into line with EVERY view (even gay marriage), the party doesn't want you to have national power.

[Fahrenheit]

Republican In Name Only
- Chris Cristie
Sorry, but with the tea party behind the wheel, if you don't fall into line with EVERY view (even gay marriage), the party doesn't want you to have national power.

Which if the republicans had a collective brain they'd change or they'll continue to get beat down in every demographic except older white men and poor country folk.

[Deleted]

Chris Christie is not a very good guy. He's just like every other politician, corrupt and greedy.

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Which if the republicans had a collective brain they'd change or they'll continue to get beat down in every demographic except older white men and poor country folk.

Lol, half the country is not old white people and poor country folk. Stop stereotyping stuff.

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God forbid bipartisan politics take hold in America right?

Yeah, that's not going to happen.

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1. Kinda of. I voted against McCain and Romney. Every four years I listen to what all sides have to say, and then vote against the most crazy. More often then not that's the Republican.

3. Actually, Obama has a far better track record (still far from perfect) of adhering to his campaign promisses.

Really? He's passed Healthcare and that's about it. Almost everything else he's done has been going against things he says while running for office.

[Reeve]

Pshhh. He should learn from this guy:



You don't sit on gold like that and just give it away!

/joking

[Rukentuts]

Apparently Christie is "stupid" for not bowing to the GOP's master plan.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...ion/?hpt=hp_t2

The best part is, Democrats love this bipartisan "fair" shit. It's like the hardcore Republicans are literally saying the opposite of what they need to do in order to win.

[Orbitus]

Chris Christie is not a very good guy. He's just like every other politician, corrupt and greedy.

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Lol, half the country is not old white people and poor country folk. Stop stereotyping stuff.

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Yeah, that's not going to happen.

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Really? He's passed Healthcare and that's about it. Almost everything else he's done has been going against things he says while running for office.

Again you claim to not be a Conservative/Republican shill but you sure use all of their talking points.
Here's 13 pages of campaign promises kept. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-me.../promise-kept/
Can you say that about any Republican candidate?

[kunah]

He does does seem like the most reasonable one in the current GOP crowd. Which is not hard to do. But don't kid yourself because of the way he handled the Hurricane disaster(single issue). He is in the GOP and I wonder how he would be acting if he was from a red state. I would not vote for him unless I see a lot more.

[Theinquisition]

Comon....seriously

Democrats are not going to vote for Christie unless he has a "D" in his title. Don't act like "well gee maybe if his policies were better"

Pol Pot could win over democrats before Abe Lincoln as long as he was in the democratic camp.

[Flaks]

This is me giving exactly zero fucks. If a politician is doing what's best for the electorate because they want the electorate to like them... that's not subterfuge. That's being a good representative.

I'm a Democrat and I feel like I'd vote for this guy over just about anyone right now.

His weight has nothing to do with his politics. As far as I've seen his a respectable person and an even more respectable politician. But the presidency does change people.

[Elegiac]

I'm a Democrat and I feel like I'd vote for this guy over just about anyone right now.

In which case you aren't a democrat, you're a swing voter.

Party loyalty is important, yo.

[Tojara]

I don't agree with all of his politics but that's how things should be treated anyways.

Like someone else mentioned, unless he is completely fake in the public.. I feel like I could hang out with him and actually have a conversation. He seems very likable.

[kunah]

Comon....seriously

Democrats are not going to vote for Christie unless he has a "D" in his title. Don't act like "well gee maybe if his policies were better"

Pol Pot could win over democrats before Abe Lincoln as long as he was in the democratic camp.

Maybe true hardcore 'D's'. But there are many indys and dem/rep moderates who give him a second look if he shows that he can be a reasonable non-crazy republican. But it takes more than walking with Obama and crapping on the Boehner for aid.

[Magpai]

Actually, this example is a model for how *all* politicians should act, not just Republicans.

Though most of the lefties that talk politics are perfectly fine with politicians abusing their power as long as they do it the right way, so I can see why you titled this thread the way you did.

[Tojara]

To be fair almost everybody abuses power and becomes an opportunistic asshole when it comes to politics.

Career in politics and getting elected is number one priority. Somewhere down the list is actually governing and passing legislation that helps the people who elected you.

Credit is given where credit is due and this is an instance of someone doing what is right.

[Flaks]

In which case you aren't a democrat, you're a swing voter.

Party loyalty is important, yo.

I came to the realization during this past election that I would have rather voted for Bush for a third term than Obama for a second. /sarcasm

[Dakia]

What's funny is that he's getting ripped by Democrats for this action being self serving because it will be held before his own election and maybe draw down the Dem outcome.

[GennGreymane]

I respect what he is doing. It is whats right.

[Wells]

NJ Senator Frank Lautenberg died on Monday. Today, Governor Christie held a press conference to announce what was going to happen with his seat.

Though NJ law allows him to appoint a (Republican) Senator in the Democratic Lautenberg's place, he's opted to hold a special election instead.

Don't give him too much credit. Its a shrewd move that is the most politically expedient option.

Either he appoints a republican to replace a popular democrat and gets public outcry over it and the new guy loses his election anyway.
Or he appoints a democrat and gets shit on by own party.
Or he holds a special election now so he can distance himself from the results and doesn't have a popular democrat running for another office at the same time he's up for election.

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Comon....seriously

Democrats are not going to vote for Christie unless he has a "D" in his title. Don't act like "well gee maybe if his policies were better"

Pol Pot could win over democrats before Abe Lincoln as long as he was in the democratic camp.

The fact that you're saying this regarding the actions of a Republican Governor in a state that went to Obama 58 to 40 last election makes it seem kind of stupid.

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Really? He's passed Healthcare and that's about it. Almost everything else he's done has been going against things he says while running for office.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-me.../promise-kept/

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