Will GOP Circle the Wagons for Christie on Bridge-Gate?

Jan 9, 2014 | Lee Martell

[dartuser]

In the next week, you will have more MSM resources directed at investigating this bridge fiasco ... than have been directed at the Benghazi scandal to date.

[Pit1]

Vote x 2,. Totally agree.

[jaydubya2]

They already have. It’s leading the news on ABC. Obama scandels, not so much...

[TomGuy]

Dumb story. I think conservatives should ignore it and let Christie run New Jersey.

Can't.

He is going to give a presser response later this morning.

If he apologizes, we will see ye ole apology tour that leadeth to oblivion aftereth he resigneths.

If he denies knowledge, he is throwing at least 4 high level associates under the bus.

If he admits, he becomes culpable in the death of at least one person who was impacted by EMT being stalled.

Per some posts, the stall went on for 4 days causing up to 4 hours of traffic delays.

Every EMT that had to travel in that area during those 4 days could have been impacted. You can bet the media and opposition researchers are reviewing EVERY EMT response and result during those 4 days near the GW Bridge.

It comes down to: accountability.

[AU72]

They won’t touch anything regarding Obama, but just jump all over Republican problems.

Yeah, they dropped Gates-Gate for Bridge-Gate in a NY second.

[Personal Responsibility]

From a politics standpoint, the time between now and when he’d announce his candidacy for President is an eternity. A million things could happen which could influence his run (one way or the other).

The GOPe will make sure this does not derail his “front runner” status. They want him, they’ll make it happen.

[Dr. Sivana]

so it took people four hours to cross a bridge to Manhattan instead of the usual two. I hate to break it to Big Media in NY, but no one cares about the GWB outside of their bubble.

That bridge is the busiest in the country BECAUSE non-New Yorkers have to take it to get where they are going. NYC never built a beltway, so those of us going from Virginia to Connecticut also get stuck, including the truckers.

In any event, if Christie knew about it, or knowingly hired people who are capable of pulling these kinds of stunts for political payback, that is the real story. We already have that with Obama and Holder. I have contempt for someone who would purposefully make people suffer for petty revenge or political leverage. This is what Weicker in CT and Obama in the U.S. did when they didn't get their way on a budget. We have to be the party that doesn't hold an entire populace hostage.

[Pharmboy]

VA to CT: NJ Turnpike to Garden State Parkway to I 287 across Tappan Zee. Depending on traffic, you can pick up I 287 earlier off the turnpike. The latter route adds a few miles, but it’s a pretty good alternative.

[Tea Party Terrorist]

This is a big scandal and the media should treat it as such. The problem is, they won’t view the Obama scandals with the same skeptical eye they’re using for Christie.

Obama gets the benefit of the doubt, Christie does not.

[Dr. Sivana]

Depending on traffic, you can pick up I 287 earlier off the turnpike.
By Day Four of the lane closure, I am sure that the Tappan Zee got to be almost as bad. That whole area got bad enough, that I eventually learned to take I-81 (Winchester) to I-84. It didn't really save time, but it avoided NYC completely and reduced the risk of something REALLY BAD HAPPENING in a hostile environment. I must admit, also, that I was always reluctant to complicate my driving pattern in New Jersey because of poor signage, ease of getting lost, crazy drivers and the occasional need to change many lanes in a short distance in order to make a needed highway change. I find it weird enough that I have to get off of 95 at all and take the Turnpike because of NJ's setup.

[Georgia Girl 2]

I think Crispy is trying to use the Obama excuse. “ I learned about it on TV just like the rest of the nation”

[Hugin]

Circling the chuck wagons.

[fieldmarshaldj]

That fat f**k can’t fit under the bridge.

[Reddy]

Related thought- the buzz is that this incident was renamed by someone as “Bridgeghazi” and that people went apoplectic because they thought it demeaned those murdered in Benghazi. I was wondering if it really does demean those who were murdered, or if it keep the Benghazi lies and scandal at the forefront, as it should be. In other words, the left has been using “gate” as a suffix since the l970’s to describe every scandal that’s come down the pike. What would happen if we use “ghazi” as a suffix to illustrate the message that we aren’t going to let it go.. just as the left hasn’t let Watergate go for 42 years (and is using “gate” to perpetually commemorate the resignation of a republican).

[Pharmboy]

Yep...or 81 to 80. My daughter and son-in-law are in VA, and do that. The farther away from NYC, the better off you are. Google maps makes decisions based on traffic patterns much easier these days.

Happy trails to you!

[lee martell]

I thought about that too. Before we jump down their throats with our righteous indignation, lets just think. At least this (the very thought of the Bengazi Misadventure) is part of the conversation, if that is the way it must be in this barely literate culture we have now, where very few read full news articles anymore. It’s a suffix, like the way we use ZILLA from Godzilla. ZILLA means anything big, dangerous and exaggerated i.e. BrideZilla.
In the big picture, this word doctoring is not that big a deal. They’re not directly making fun of the four who dies, thank God for that little courtesy (so far).