Random political chatter....
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HitsRus
Her super Pac already is in business raising $4 million...
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/01/08/super-pac-supporting-potential-hillary-clinton-campaign-raises-4m/ -
gut
Has Obama fired anyone for anything? A few people have been transferred or re-assigned, but Obama seems to be from the school that firing someone is bad because it acknowledges mistakes were made - firing people just wouldn't jive with the bullshit he's shoveling.TedSheckler;1565080 wrote: Christie fired someone a day after finding out. 16 months after Benghazi, no one has been fired. -
HitsRus
Has Obama fired anyone for anything? A few people have been transferred or re-assigned, but Obama seems to be from the school that firing someone is bad because it acknowledges mistakes were made - firing people just wouldn't jive with the bullshit he's shoveling.
It'll be interesting to see how the MSM handles Christie's 'scandal', compared to how they circled the wagons for Barry's plausible deniability and lack of taking responsibility.this was just a story on the Today Show...this is the worst "scandal" ever. There's probably a dozen stories out there that they could have ran with, if they wanted political corruption, but instead they ran with the Republican governor from NJ shutting down a few highway lanes into NYC. -
like_that
Christie has voluntarily taken more blame and responsibility over a bridge than Obama has on anything in 5 years. Pretty sad.TedSheckler;1565066 wrote:Press conference now.
The guilty part has been fired. He was lied to.
Christie, a politician, actually taking responsibility, because it happened under his watch. I wonder if a certain person in Washington is watching this.
"I am ultimately responsible for what happens on my watch, the good and the bad" I'll take Things Obama Never Says for $200, Alex.
He got out in front of this thing, handled it properly and shut down the story. I doubt this will hurt him too much if he runs for president. I used to be a fan of his, not so much anymore because of the past couple years. I give him credit for getting out there and facing it. -
Belly35
Christie stops a few car .... Hillary has 4 dead Americans -
ptown_trojans_1
In the grand scheme of things, the Christie "scandal" doesn't matter.
The election is just short of 2 years away. The way the news goes, this story will be forgotten in a 6-8 months.
If this happened closer to 2016, then it would be a bigger issue. Until then, Christie is still a frontrunner if he wants to join. -
believer
Correct. I wish the liberal media would figure that out. I'm amazed at the amount of resources they're willing to expend on this non-story while conveniently ignoring the real scandals. Oh I forgot, Christie claims to be a Republican.ptown_trojans_1;1565884 wrote:In the grand scheme of things, the Christie "scandal" doesn't matter.
Christie has NO CHANCE at becoming the Repub nominee let alone becoming POTUS.ptown_trojans_1;1565884 wrote:Until then, Christie is still a frontrunner if he wants to join. -
gutI don't know, I think this is a pretty big scandal. It indicates that Christie surrounds himself with people lacking integrity. IMO he should be absolute toast as a presidential candidate.
Although watching a Christie/Clinton debate would be entertaining now with both having plenty of ammo. -
believer
I'm glad he's toast. I don't want the man anywhere near the WH.gut;1565922 wrote:I don't know, I think this is a pretty big scandal. It indicates that Christie surrounds himself with people lacking integrity. IMO he should be absolute toast as a presidential candidate.
Although watching a Christie/Clinton debate would be entertaining now with both having plenty of ammo. -
gut
Yeah, he doesn't really conduct himself in a Presidential manner, either. Otherwise, the only thing I liked about him is fiscal conservative.believer;1565946 wrote:I'm glad he's toast. I don't want the man anywhere near the WH.
I'm hoping Brian Schweitzer could somehow get the nomination on the Democratic side. Not sure populism makes for good POTUS policy, but I like Schweitzer a whole lot better than most of the clowns on the left...I'd even consider voting for him. -
HitsRus
I never thought Christie had much of a shot for the nomination, but the fact that heactually has leadership abilites and takes responsibilities contrast directly with what we have in the WH today, as well as with the former Sec of State. The electorate should not be allowed to forget that.
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believer
There's truth in what you say. It would be refreshing to have a POTUS who leads and takes responsibility for his or her actions.HitsRus;1566141 wrote:I never thought Christie had much of a shot for the nomination, but the fact that heactually has leadership abilites and takes responsibilities contrast directly with what we have in the WH today, as well as with the former Sec of State. The electorate should not be allowed to forget that.
While Christie may possess those qualities he also, unfortunately, demonstrates a lack of good judgment at times. His collaboration with Bumbling Barry and the bridge - um - "scandal" are just a couple of examples.
He will NOT get the Repub nomination. Book it. -
believer
There's truth in what you say. It would be refreshing to have a POTUS who leads and takes responsibility for his or her actions.HitsRus;1566141 wrote:I never thought Christie had much of a shot for the nomination, but the fact that heactually has leadership abilites and takes responsibilities contrast directly with what we have in the WH today, as well as with the former Sec of State. The electorate should not be allowed to forget that.
While Christie may possess those qualities he also, unfortunately, demonstrates a lack of good judgment at times. His collaboration with Bumbling Barry and the bridge - um - "scandal" are just a couple of examples.
He will NOT get the Repub nomination. Book it. -
queencitybuckeye
Yeah, putting his constituents ahead of politics in times of crisis make his horrible.believer;1566163 wrote:
His collaboration with Bumbling Barry -
believer
Acceptance of Obamacare, gun control, global warming, and a willingness to run to the Feds with his hand out all tell me this guy is no true conservative.queencitybuckeye;1566170 wrote:Yeah, putting his constituents ahead of politics in times of crisis make his horrible.
The fact that he's willing to stick his head up Barry's ass for political expediency says all I need to know about Christie. Can anyone or everyone say, "RINO"?
Plus I have little love or trust for anything coming out of leftist New Jersey.
I'll unapologetically vote for someone else. -
believer
Well if the establishment Repubs manipulate the primaries and Christie somehow manages to weasel his way into the nomination, then - yeah - it's Christie over Hillary. Not much difference though.ccrunner609;1566175 wrote:I would take him if he can keep HC out of there
The more I think about it, the more I may be wrong about Christie's chances. The Repubs in their infinite stupidity nominated Romney and McCain the past couple of elections. Christie does fit the mold. -
HitsRus
Huge difference actually....one is a moderate...the other out on the left wing.it's Christie over Hillary. Not much difference though. -
HitsRus
Sorry for the extra post but the edit function doesn't seem to be working....
^^^but I do know what you mean. Having a moderate run as the Republican nominee doesn't seem to have done much good the last two elections. -
believer
In much the same manner as people didn't see much difference between a "moderate" Romney vis-a'-vis Obama, a "moderate" Christie is IMHO not a lot different than Clinton. Moderate Repubs are simply RINO's or blue dog Dems with an "R" moniker.
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gut
LOL, if people don't understand the differences between Romney and Obama at this point they aren't paying attention - one is an absolute moron on economics and fiscal policy, the other is a Mormon.believer;1566185 wrote:In much the same manner as people didn't see much difference between a "moderate" Romney vis-a'-vis Obama, a "moderate" Christie is IMHO not a lot different than Clinton. Moderate Repubs are simply RINO's or blue dog Dems with an "R" moniker. -
gut
I'm not sure I buy this popular "wisdom". Reagan would have gotten crushed in 2008 - even a lot of Republicans hated the Republicans after Bush. Maybe a conservative could have netted a few more votes with what Romney lost vs. independents and moderates he gained, but I think that might be dubious. Romney lost because the leftist media did everything they could to prop-up Obama, same thing that would have happened with a conservative.HitsRus;1566182 wrote:Sorry for the extra post but the edit function doesn't seem to be working....
^^^but I do know what you mean. Having a moderate run as the Republican nominee doesn't seem to have done much good the last two elections.
I don't think Romney ran a bad campaign, but it could have been better. IMO he tried to stay above the Chicago-style mudslinging, and it was too late and too much damage when he finally tried to fight back. -
believer
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/01/12/impeachment-dems-escalate-nj-bridge-probe-as-others-defend-christie/?intcmp=trending
If only the Dems and the lamestream media were equally as passionate about actual sandals like the IRS, NSA, Benghazi..... -
BGFalcons82
A few short months ago, one political party closed a helluva lot more than bridge lanes. They closed and/or barricaded open-air parks, national parks and museums owned by the people but managed by community agitators from the womb of hardball policies, Chicago. Where were the aggrieved statists then? What side did the state-run media take? Now, we have local state hooligans doing the SAME thing and the agitator gang is calling for an impeachment.believer;1566419 wrote:http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/01/12/impeachment-dems-escalate-nj-bridge-probe-as-others-defend-christie/?intcmp=trending
If only the Dems and the lamestream media were equally as passionate about actual sandals like the IRS, NSA, Benghazi.....
Yeah, I know...it's clearly Bush's fault. -
ptown_trojans_1
It's 2014, not 2016. No one can forecast the nominees yet with any certainty.believer;1565919 wrote: Christie has NO CHANCE at becoming the Repub nominee let alone becoming POTUS. -
HitsRus
I would really be surprised if the dems nominated anyone else but HRC. Biden may be in the running for a while. Why risk an unknown when the Pubs are in such disarray.