That was my thought when Christie closed the parks, for July 4 holiday, no less. It validates the idea that he'd do something vindictive. And to vacation on that closed beach?? What was he thinking?
One of the main complaints about Obama's actions when the gov "wasn't funded" was that closing parks and monuments was vindictive, and didn't punish the lawmakers who can't get their budget obligations done. There are plenty of other things to stop paying instead.
Christie didn’t want to close anything; he was very clear that he has no money to spend, and is waiting for Dems to submit a budget.
In high-tax, everyone-wants-free-sh!t states like NJ, this is a great way to force people to address our spending. They always thought “someone else” pays for it, and we’ve lost a lot of those “someone elses”...