Posted on 11/07/2010 10:20:57 AM PST by Sub-Driver
GOP Gov. Christie: 'It's put up or shut up time for our party' By Hannah Brenton - 11/07/10 12:38 PM ET
New Jersey’s Republican governor Chris Christie told NBC’s "Meet the Press" today: “It's put up or shut up time for our party.”
Christie said Republicans had to stick by their election pledges to cut spending and downsize government: “We have to do what we said we’d do or be sent to the wilderness.”
The New Jersey governor argued his state is leading the way in curtailing spending: “We’ve made real hard decisions. We’ve cut spending we would have liked to have kept, but we’re broke!
“We’re showing Washington how it’s done,” he added.
Christie said there needs to be a credible plan to cut spending or “The public’s going to smell it really quickly if it’s not credible.”
Christie campaigned for candidates across the country this election cycle, including endorsing Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.) for the Republican nomination in Delaware.
The governor said Christine O’Donnell’s candidacy had cost the party a Senate seat: “I think Delaware was a missed opportunity to have a really good United States senator."
Christie recently ruled himself out as a contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, but left the door open for after 2013, when his term as governor expires.
“I’m going to need a job after 2013, whether it's being governor of New Jersey or something else; who knows.”
He still thinks Castle would have made a GOOD senator.
For which party?
I wish he was a bit more conservative on some issues because he would make a great POTUS. On the flip side - The GOP always has to be the responsible party while the Dems get a free pass on everything thanks to the TV news media. TV - ALL of IT - sucks. These people are evil.
Double standard on everything. Women Dem pols are waifs and angels who get softball questions. GOP women pols 9Bacjhmann, Sarah, O’Donnell, Angle, etc etc) are psycho bi*ches to the lib media. Fox is only marginally better.
Keep watching Tv folks and enjoy the serfdom.
Christie is just the type of Republican Karl Rove hates. Good thing he didnt run in November or Rove would have deep-6d him like O Donnell.
For which party?
Exactly!
He's a great asset to the party however Marco Rubio needs to teach him a lesson on conservative values.
Huh? I think Rove probably loves Christie.
They both supported Castle.
“He still thinks Castle would have made a GOOD senator.”
Chris Christie is what you’d call a moderate Republican. The man I voted for in the primary, Steve Lonegan, is a conservative. Chris’s performance as New Jersey Governor is an object lesson in the merits of showing up and voting GOP in November, even if there is no conservative choice on the ballot.
I think Rush has picked *his* 2012 ticket.
He gave Sarah Palin and Chris Christie *8* ratings in the Newsweak interview.
Palin/Christie would likely be a landslide. Christie would have to abide by her strict pro-2nd Amendment, pro-life and anti-illegal alien, pro-AZ positions, and they already agree on small government, and breaking the public employee unions/pensions strangle holds.
So far Sarah Palin is far ahead of all others in negative liberal media reporting.
I hope she maintains her status for this would be an asset to her election possibilities IMO.
Right!
LOL. Oh yeah. Sarah holds th lead in negative lamestream attention.
DITTO That !!
NJ is already in to cap and trade big time. 65 million in 2010 alone went from the energy companies to the state government.
Did you lose a bet ?
Keep spouting your sanctimonious directives and enjoy the pedestal.
“Big words for somebody who is weak on the following foundational issues for conservatives:
1. 2nd Amendment
2. Cap-n-Trade
3. Socialized Healthcare “
You forgot Amnesty. Even so, it’s a blast to watch Christie taking on the Dems and especially the teachers. He’s perfect for NJ, but a bit too squishy for national office.
I didn’t realize he supported Cap n Tax and Socialized medicine. That’s disappointing. How do you get smaller government without dodging those bullets?
It’s important not to read anything your don’t agree with.
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