Chris Christie is getting into the presidential race today. The only real question is when will he get out of the race. The over/under right now says it will be the day after the New Hampshire primary.
Christie has no business running for president. He got his initial reputation as someone who got things done. Remember: he became governor and managed to stop some of the spending and reform some of the labor agreements in New Jersey. He was Mr. Straight Talk. He was direct and honest. He knew what to do, and he got it done. Except it wasn't true. His tenure as governor has basically been not very successful. In fairness, he has been a big step up from the his predecessor Corzine (who never met a dollar he couldn't tax or spend) and the even worse McGreevy who made everything into a personal drama about his sex life. Still, being the first marginally acceptable governor in New Jersey in a while is not a basis for a presidential run.
Okay, I know that by now some of you are saying that I am being unfair. After all, Hillary Clinton was not even a marginally acceptable Secretary of State (although she was better than John Kerry), but I don't say she should not run. It's true. When it comes to accomplishments, Christie has done much more than Clinton. When it comes to honesty, Christie may not be a total straight shooter like he claims, but Hillary hasn't been honest ever. She is about the biggest liar ever to be a candidate. Christie does have some proposals that he is pushing as part of his campaign, while Hillary's silence on the issues is deafening. But Christie is a Republican, not a Democrat. He can't run on a platform that says "Hey, I'm a woman!" Christie needs to satisfy a party that actually cares about the issues.
So again I say, Christie should not run.
Christie has no business running for president. He got his initial reputation as someone who got things done. Remember: he became governor and managed to stop some of the spending and reform some of the labor agreements in New Jersey. He was Mr. Straight Talk. He was direct and honest. He knew what to do, and he got it done. Except it wasn't true. His tenure as governor has basically been not very successful. In fairness, he has been a big step up from the his predecessor Corzine (who never met a dollar he couldn't tax or spend) and the even worse McGreevy who made everything into a personal drama about his sex life. Still, being the first marginally acceptable governor in New Jersey in a while is not a basis for a presidential run.
Okay, I know that by now some of you are saying that I am being unfair. After all, Hillary Clinton was not even a marginally acceptable Secretary of State (although she was better than John Kerry), but I don't say she should not run. It's true. When it comes to accomplishments, Christie has done much more than Clinton. When it comes to honesty, Christie may not be a total straight shooter like he claims, but Hillary hasn't been honest ever. She is about the biggest liar ever to be a candidate. Christie does have some proposals that he is pushing as part of his campaign, while Hillary's silence on the issues is deafening. But Christie is a Republican, not a Democrat. He can't run on a platform that says "Hey, I'm a woman!" Christie needs to satisfy a party that actually cares about the issues.
So again I say, Christie should not run.
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