http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?level_3_id=5&page=5571126
Well, I am glad some people agree with me. Incidentally, this hardened criminal, Treffinger, was back to work the next day as Essex County Executive and Essex County Leader or the Republican Party. All this did was hurt the Forrester and Republican election, It was political grandstanding and posturing. I did not say that Treffenger shouldn't have been charged, it was the stupid timing of the ordeal. Chris Chirstie for Governor, not if I can help it.
"Generally, from Labor Day on, you would not bring a case," said a former federal prosecutor, citing the potential for influencing voting behavior. "That's just not the way things are done.
"Candidly and in whispered conversations, Chris is perceived as someone who has the stature and now the visibility to be the governor," said Michael Murphy, a former Morris County prosecutor who ran in the Democratic gubernatorial primary in 1997. "He is formidable and has a lot of political presence."
Yet other whispers are being heard, as well.
Although no one would say so publicly, the mention of Christie and elected office in the same breath has left some current and former law enforcement officials uneasy. One even went so far as to draw rough comparisons to Rudolph Giuliani, a former U.S. attorney in Manhattan who capitalized on his high media profile to become mayor.
"U.S. attorneys' offices are usually very apolitical and very standoffish," said a lawyer who has worked in the Newark office. "That's the way it's been in New Jersey."
Christie flatly refused to speak about political aspirations.
Apolitical except when some yahoo become US Attorney.
I did not say that Treffenger shouldn't have been charged, it was the stupid timing of the ordeal. We appear to be on opposite sides of the spectrum on this one. Just don't complain the next time Democrats manipulate the legal system for political gain, because you've apparently excused this behavior so long as our guys benefit.