With big win, Christie set to wield power on national stage (New chairman Nat'l GOP governors)

The Cranford Chronicle ^ | November 6, 2013 | Jenna Portnoy

[2ndDivisionVet]

A big win in a big blue state — there are few things that make sweeter music for the fractured Republican Party these days.

But many political observers say there is even more to what happened tonight than that. Last year, Chris Christie was elected chairman of the Republican Governors Association and he officially takes over that post in Arizona in 15 days. It’s a position with a high national profile, money to spread around and a bully pulpit.

So, in way, Christie’s power just doubled.

Friends of Christie and people who have watched him in action the past year say that from now on Super Gov. will be urging his party to do what he says, and do as he does: Win.

He will also have a lofty place from which to wage a run for the White House....

[entropy12]

Fat boy is head and shoulders above Romney in speaking skills. Romney is like a French poodle while Christie is like a pitbull. He will attack Hillary in debates without fear without sounding mean and with humor which Mitt lacks badly. But I hope it will be Cruz, Rand, Walker or Perry getting the nod over Christie. The country needs a 180 turn, not a bi-partisan nonsense to survive for the long run.

[A CA Guy]

Amen, to the RNC, back more crap candidates and you won’t be seeing my vote.

[AllAmericanGirl44]

I guess there are those who have what you deem hatred, for CC. I don’t hate him, I just simply would never ever trust him. He’s as fake as they come, we already knew he had some issues from the past before this Helprin book came out, and for him to treat ANY conservative/tea party person as HIS personal enemy, is just damn insulting.

I still say he’s going to trip and fall big time, he has far too large an ego to be able to stop himself. With the evil underlings of the dem/lib/marxist cave cheering him on, he will get a false sense of who he thinks he is -
going to be mighty painful to watch.

[entropy12]

All depends on the details in immigration reform. It is coming, like or not. The devil is in the details. If there is blanket amnesty and a fast track to citizenship, it will be a no-go for me. OTOH if it involves separating those who work hard and are carrying their share of burden from the free loaders, it is a good thing.

[trisham]

He has no power outside New Jersey, period. Wishful thinking by the same people who pushed Romney.

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That's a good point.

[Ray76]

He’s being created.

[John Galt's cousin]

LOL!

[SoConPubbie]

All depends on the details in immigration reform. It is coming, like or not. The devil is in the details. If there is blanket amnesty and a fast track to citizenship, it will be a no-go for me. OTOH if it involves separating those who work hard and are carrying their share of burden from the free loaders, it is a good thing.

Boy, do you have your head in the sand.

Any amnesty, of any magnitude will overwhelm the electorate with millions of undocumented Democrats. People who have been raised to depend on the Government for handouts.

Voters whose natural political party, as a result, will be the Democrats.

If you want to hand the Democrats a perpetual electoral advantage, keep supporting Amnesty in any form.

Besides being immoral, and rewarding lawbreakers, it's political suicide.

[CatherineofAragon]

"Ted was the North American (not just US) debate champion for several years. I’d hate to go up against him in any venue. Referring to Cruz’s time as a student at Harvard Law, Professor Alan Dershowitz said, “Cruz was off-the-charts brilliant.”

I was unaware of that. But I sure am glad I know it now.

[Private_Sector_Does_It_Better]

“Mitt Romney, John McCain and Bob Dole”

If only the GOP would nominate more “mainstream” candidates like them, they’d be able to win more elections.

[RginTN]

The GOPe makes it easier and easier to not vote for them.

[Kenny]

We all need to start now and draft Dr. Ben Carson. The MSM is working overtime to push Christie and that’s their focus now. If we wait until campaign season officially starts, they will have a plan in place to destroy Dr. Carson.

Let’s get out in front of it for a change.

[RckyRaCoCo]

Burp.

[I want the USA back]

He would be better than kerry or clinton. That’s like saying that hanging is better than the guillotine.

[hal ogen]

Didn’t this fatso have lap-band surgery some time ago? He doesn’t appear to be losing any weight. What’s he doing...blenderizing pizzas? That said: Say NO to RINOs...say NO to crispycreme.

[DaveA37]

IMO, Christie won because the DEMODUMMIES wanted him to win. They will pit him agains’t their pick (Hitlary) knowing that Hitlary can/will beat him. ANother “rigged” election?

Note that there was little fraud in the New Jersey vote unlike that in Virginia. Now WHY would that be? The demodummies are now being suspected of major voter fraud, poll intimidation and other irrgularities and it may come to a vote challenge in court to determine if this was an illegal election. (I hope it proves to be true).

The GOP hid away from supporting a Repub candidate (supported by the Tea Party) and missed the greatest opportunity to put a stake through the heart of odumbocare. Certainly they could not support a candidate the Tea Party also supported. (sarc) I blame one of the major reasons on the loss in Virginia for the lack of GOP support. (Bastards all of them).

[entropy12]

I would prefer no amnesty of any kind...especially of the type granted by pres. Reagan. If I was the president, I would round up every illegal and deport them within 30 days.

There is not a single sovereign country in the world as lax on illegal immigration as the United States. My kid is currently is Spain on a English teaching job for 8 months duration. They require her to report to local immigration or police every few months and of any address change. They required her to give them police record from her city of residence in US with finger prints! I checked into emigrating to New Zealand recently. They require all immigrants to pass English proficiency test before granting a long term visa. And NZ wants you to have a minimum net worth of a million dollars or demonstrable expertise in a field needed in their country.

However as an incorrigible realist, as opposed to wishful thinking dreamer, I know immigration reform legislation is coming to the US. The president, senate, house democrats and lots of RINO’s in House we can not win against with barely half of the House. So I am fighting for the right type of amnesty. That is all that is possible based on reality on the ground.

Losing elections has it’s consequences. Losers in elections become irrelevant. Ask Mitt, Mourdock, Akin, Angle, O’Donnell, Cuccinelli, Joe Miller, Alan West, Doug Hoffman etc what power they have to stop ANY undesirable legislation.

[tsowellfan]

Ted was the North American (not just US) debate champion for several years.

Really? That's exactly what we need. I hope he runs.

[entropy12]

That is not the main reason. I agree that probably inflated his votes 2 to 3%. Because why did he win his FIRST term in a predominantly blue state? I am sure democRATS were not pushing him to run for president at the time of his first election for governor.

[SoConPubbie]

However as an incorrigible realist, as opposed to wishful thinking dreamer, I know immigration reform legislation is coming to the US. The president, senate, house democrats and lots of RINO’s in House we can not win against with barely half of the House. So I am fighting for the right type of amnesty. That is all that is possible based on reality on the ground.

Not if enough of us continue to say no.

That same statement of yours could have been said from 2006 to now on multiple occasions and has not come to fruition.