Chris Christie's Political Football
Please note that this diary was originally posted at Blue Jersey by a colleague and fellow front pager, the_promised_land. I have been asked to post it here on behalf of the Blue Jersey crew since...
View ArticleIf Christie says he isn’t ready to run or govern, why is he reconsidering?
Also in blue*****In all of the ego stroking, “messiah worship” of the Republican Party and their right wing financiers when it comes to the courting of Governor Christie to run for President – for lack...
View Articlethank you, "anonymous benefactor"...
I know I don't come around here much anymore, and I don't even know if this is going to be read by many since it is really a silly little diary....but...over the weekend, I got one of those "do not...
View ArticleIncome tax cuts are the problem, not the solution
Much has been made about income taxes and income tax cuts – not just by Republicans, who base their entire economic plan on less taxes (which of course will usually vastly benefit their base by every...
View ArticleSetting the narrative in the event of an Obama victory
I don’t want to get ahead of myself here, but there are a few things at play over the next day and it is obviously very important to get ahead of the narrative before some of the typical “conventional...
View ArticleWelcome to the 21st Century, losers.
As the Republican Party licks its’ gaping wounds with the loss on Tuesday and tries to figure out whether the path of lies or hate or greed or fear was more to blame (or whether it was the fault of one...
View ArticleWhy did Christie meet with Port Authority Chief days before “the email”?
It’s been forever since I posted and I know there are a million Bridgeghazi posts, but I didn’t see this in a quick scan.One thing that jumped out at me in looking over the stories of the newly...
View ArticleThe intellectual dishonesty of "voter regret stories"
Even though we are less than 100 days in, there seems to be a wave of "I already regret my vote" stories--whether in "mea culpa" form by a prominent conservative or a compilation of anecdotes by mostly...
View ArticleI'll bet a quarter that Trump has no damning "Comey tapes"
We know this:Trump is a bluffer who, when called on it, backs down.Trump said that Comey better think twice before talking about their meetings because, you know, "tapes" and all.Trump is mulling...
View ArticleIf “we can’t stop all gun violence”...
Despite “we shouldn’t do anything because we can’t stop every gun massacre” being an incredibly stupid argument, it’s still a go to argument. As if not being able to stop everything is a reason to do...
View ArticleLook what can happen to somebody who stood up to Chris Christie
-----hi folks - yeah, it's been a while and I know it is full on "top of the ticket time", but here is a pretty cool story about a teacher, a progressive with no prior interest in politics before...
View Article#Bridgeghazi: Why “motive” isn’t all that important right about now
Word is that it was payback for the Democratic Mayor of Fort Lee not endorsing Christie’s re-election or it was payback to NJ Legislative Democrats over the State Supreme Court or a development project...
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