Christie Orders Odd-Even Rationing System For Filling Up Gas Tanks (Welcome Back, Carter)

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie spoke Friday afternoon and said the state was “inching closer to normalcy” following the devastation of Superstorm Sandy.

But things seemed far from normal after the governor issued a gas rationing system to ease the strain several hours later.

Starting at noon Saturday, New Jersey will move to an odd-even gas rationing system in 12 counties.

Christie ordered the odd-even system to help ease fuel shortages and extended lines for gasoline that have occurred since the superstorm decimated the coast earlier this week.

Residents with license plates ending in an odd number can make gas purchases on odd-numbered days. Residents with plates ending in an even number will be able to buy gas on even-numbered days, the governor said.

Christie has pulled himself together a little. After all his tough talk he folded like a little girl at the first crisis.

I'll assume the CAL part of your name refers to California, meaning you really have no idea what it's like here in NJ. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and not instantly suggest you change your name to cal-idiot -

http://www.foxnews.com/weather/2012/11/02/christie-unveils-measures-to-push-nj-to-faster-recovery-with-potential-to/?intcmp=trending

If this is folding like a little girl, I'd hate to meet the little girls you know.

Think of Churchill when London was bombed night after night and thousands were dying. Think of George Bush on the towers. Christie will be a good administrator during this period, But His initial instinct were not those of someone who could be a national leader.

Argumentum ad hominem by the way. Look it up. calling me names does not make your point.

Think of Nagin and Blanco pissing all over themselves when Katrina was approaching. Think of Obama going to bed when our ambassador was being murdered. Think of Bloomberg more concerned with soda portions and a marathon while people are freezing in the dark on Staten Island.

You can make an argument either way - I've watched Christie in the buildup and I've watched him in the aftermath. A lot of people criticized him for being nice to Obama - he needed him to release federal aid, what was he supposed to do? Tell him "No thanks, we got it covered"?

Christie hasn't suger-coated this, and any mis-steps he may have made I'll attribute to the same failing the rest of us suffered - no frame of reference. We've never seen anything like this here, none of us could have imagined the damage. But overall, I think he's done a terrific job and shown a lot of leadership.

Sorry for the cal-idiot remark, but it doesn't change the fact that you live 3000 miles from here and you see what's covered, you really don't know what life on the ground here is like. I live right here on the coastline, I'm seeing it every day. BTW, Christie's odd\even gas rationing went into effect over the weekend and the gas situation has improved dramatically. The grocery stores that have power are starting to get more supplies and things are slowly improving. None of these things would have happened without Christie.

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