Christie was right about that tunnel.
But he is NO conservative, unless you judge “conservatism” by purely a tight fiscal policy - and New Jersey’s current fiscal mess demands nothing less. Its nearly bankrupt - thanks to a succession of tax and spend liberal Democrats and Republicans.
But on the Ground Zero Mosque, Christie’s position was it was a local issue.
On illegal aliens, he said they were not committing a federal crime by being here.
On the Second Amendment, he appointed an anti-gun Essex County Democrat as his AG.
He campaigned for anti-tea party candidates like Castel in Delaware.
He apparently decided not to join in on the suit against Obamacare.
If Christie is serious about being a conservative standard bearer, he needs to expand his policies from merely cutting back on the Unions and stopping the tunnel project.
Compared to McKean and Whitman and the Democrats who’ve run Trenton, he’s as good as you’re going to get in NJ. A tight fiscal policy is better than nothing.
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So it goes with conservatism in NJ. Even if Christie doesn't portray the 'purity of conservatism' that everyone wants, he's a start.
All good points. On the issue of not filing suit against obamacare, Christie offers up an explanation: 1:50 into the audio from 101.5FM Ask the Governor.