It's almost february. Admitting privileges laws probably going to the Supreme Court ; I'm not hopeful about a good ruling. Sure it doesn't look good, but Christie just has to blame his appointees for getting carried away and the mainstream media that loves him will probably let it slide. Not sure how he's toast because of this:.
Moreover, Christie only has problems in this regard if you believe that the Republican base is ready for the kind of open revolt that got turned off pretty quickly in I still see grumbling and bitching and the eventual falling in line, especially if the Democrats nominate the Hildebeast, of whom the base has been having porn-vampire nocturnal visitations since As for the bridge thing, Steve's correct that it likely will be dismissed out in the country as the kind of kick-the-liberals-in-the-balls maneuver that the base loves.
I suspect falls will be taken at lower echelons, and that nobody will be talking about the bridge closing by December of The only reason to believe Christie's doomed at this point is if you believe that a genuine Goldwaterish uprising is still possible in the Republican party. I don't. I'm an ILM regular who rarely posts here. But as a resident of Livingston, NJ, I will add my two cents.
Wildstein was our former mayor. He is insane, and bad bad news. Until this morning I was sure Wildstein did this on his own.. I couldn't imagine Christie to do something that reckless and mean. Now it's clear his people were involved. Christie will get rid of that aide and say he knew nothing about it.
Which makes him look weak, but that's better than looking like a psycho who shuts down bridge lanes for petty retribution over an election he won in a landslide. Can you imagine if an ambulance got stuck in traffic and someone died as a result? If it turns out he ordered it or knew, all bets are off. Anything could happen. It's gonna be interesting, that's fer sure.
