“At this point, I do not know what motivated Christie’s “GREAT credit” remark about the present inhabitant of the White House.”
I think the answer is within the story — Obama speeded up declaring NJ a disaster area “without all the red tape.” Remember, Christie represents a Blue state and is up for re-election next year, so he has everything to gain by cozying up to Obama.
Not buying it. He could have easily praised the President’s efforts and those of various federal agencies in expediting the relief efforts here in NJ... without getting on his knees.