Posted on 09/26/2011 8:49:12 AM PDT by Kaslin
” These increasing frantic stories about begging Christie to get in are a sign that Republicans are in bad shape, “
Way, way beyond bad shape.....suicidal comes to mind.
Christie is an incredibly successful Republican governor but he has a number of positions he takes that sell in liberal NJ as a governor are not what we need at the national level and certainly not as POTUS.
I have posted ~ 30 times here “HE IS NOT RUNNING” and I dont wish that on him. He would be crucified if he did. I wish better than that on him. NEXT...
The only other chink in his armor is his support for a law he signed which allowed for non-citizen children domiciled in Texas without immigration documentation to be considered Texas residents for the purposes of paying college tuition. From the boos in the crowds it was apparent that most Republicans nation-wide do not support this. Nonetheless, Perry explains very clearly and carefully why he signed what was a veto proof bill passed with four “no” votes out of 183 Texas legislators, with Republicans in firm control of both chambers.
But here’s what Yankees like Michelle Bachmann, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum don’t get. Texas is not the only state that has done this. New Mexico and California have as well. Not surprisingly, Arizona is the only state with an actual border with Mexico that hasn’t. In addition to Arizona, only three other states prohibit in-state tuition for children with undocumented immigration status. However, in addition to Texas, New Mexico, and California, eight other states specifically allow it. These include Kansas (passed with a Republican supermajority in both houses), Nebraska (non-partisan, but with a supermajority of members who were otherwise Republicans), and Utah (again, with a dual supermajority of Republicans), New York (split control), Oklahoma (Republican House and even split in the Senate), as well as Illinois, Washington, and Wisconsin (Democratic simple majority in both houses).
Now you may be thinking to yourself, if only four states have prohibited state universities from considering undocumented students as residents, and eight have specifically permitted it, what about the other thirty-eight? They have not legislated on the matter at all. What is not prohibited is allowed.
He was just on the radio 5:30 AM WSJ report, saying he has no interest at all in running : )
How about that other 'potential' candidate? Sounds like she may be letting some down.
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