[subterfuge]

AS I said the day after this election, if Christie wants it, the establishment republicans will make him your next Republican presidential nominee. I mean come on, that was what all that preening Chrispie was doing at the Convention was about.

And then buddying up to Owebama? Done deal. It’s “his turn” and Iowa and New Hampshire will have already decided which weak-kneed republicans will be a factor long before the primaries reach my state. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

I said the day after the ‘08 election that Romney was your next Pubbie nominee. Just sayin’.

[Vigilanteman]

Actually, according to the "turn" system the 2016 nominee has to be either:

1. Rick Santorum-- first runner up in the 2012 primary season or
   
2. Paul Ryan-- vice presidential nominee.

   Either one would be highly acceptable to the conservative base. Christie? Not so much. They sold us Mitt Romney because (1)he fully supported our nominee in 2008 and (2)he at least pretended to like conservatives. Christie failed on (2) and his pre-election photo ops with ObaMao mark him as an abject failure on (1) as well.