Chris Christie "A Rotten Bastard," Top New Jersey Democrat Says Zeke Miller July 5, 2011, 2:07 PM So what does New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D) really think of Republican Gov. Chris Christie? "He’s a rotten prick," Sen. Sweeney said in a shocking, unfiltered interview with The Newark Star Ledger. The top Senate Democrat accused the governor of using his line-item veto powers to punish Democratic lawmakers. "Last night I couldn’t calm down," Sweeney said. "To prove a point to me — a guy who has stood side by side with him, and made tough decisions — for him...