Yeah, right. Christie may not have known of the specifics, but obviously, the people under him thought this was okay and he would have approved except for legal reasons he had to be kept out of the loop. They wouldn’t have done it if they hadn’t felt he would have approved.
I never liked the man because I always found something creepy about him. This was even before he sucked up to Obama or all the other strange things he’s done, and I never knew why the GOP-E liked him so much. But I think it’s going to be really hard for them to defend him now.
As the WSJ pointed out, if we don’t like Obama using the IRS to attack political opponents, why should we like a governor using a highway authority to attack opponents? This is truly a strange case. I hope it puts the nail in Christie’s large coffin.
I am in total agreement livius. For Christie’s staff to think this was OK speaks volumes.....
RE: I never knew why the GOP-E liked him so much.
There was a time early in his first term when he fought the unions to bring some sense of fiscal sanity into the NJ budget.
He proved himself a fighter then who went from NJ Townhall to Townhall answering the objections of teachers, students and labor union leaders eloquently.
His townhalls became viral when they were posted at YouTube.
Then, many thought he was like Wisconsin’s Scott Walker.
Then, near the fourth year of his term, something happened to him that DISAPPOINTED everyone.
For one, he refused to oppose Obamacare. Then, he buddied around with Obama after Hurricane Sandy struck. THAT WAS DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE Presidential elections when Romney needed his help.
He also inexplicably SIGNED THE BILL to outlaw therapy for Homosexuals (these were gays VOLUNTARILY asking for therapy, not being forced to it ). With this, he alienated many conservative Christians.
The last straw was his recent signing of a bill to give ILLEGAL ALIENS in-state tuition.
Then this scandal....