You never know what will be the death of a politician. People can read all kinds of stuff and still cling fast to their idea of who that person is. So you never really know what will finally get people riled up and turn them against a candidate.
I have to say, I think Chris Christie’s presidential ambitions are done. People see him clearly now.
I was reading comments all over the intertubes yesterday, and I was surprised to see how many people who said they’d planned to vote for him — until now. There’s just something about leaving little kids sit in hours of traffic on their first day of school that really pisses people off, even people who like him — especially in light of Bridget Anne Kelly’s email saying, “They’re the children of Buono voters.” (I’m sure she’ll have a gig on Fox soon.)
Plus, you just don’t fuck with the GWB, one of the world’s worst traffic ordeals.
From the New York Daily News editorial page:
In the best possible light, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie built a top staff of lying thugs who threatened lives and safety to serve his political ends. If not, Christie is a lying thug himself.
Mr. Christie, caught out on Wednesday, could no longer scoff at or dismiss the scandal, or blame Democrats for it. There were two possible explanations: either he had been pathetically misled by his scheming staff, and failed for months to get to the bottom of the scandal, or he had spent those months dissembling to any and all. His excuse? He was a dupe.
“What I’ve seen today for the first time is unacceptable,” he said. “I am outraged and deeply saddened to learn that not only was I misled by a member of my staff, but this completely inappropriate and unsanctioned conduct was made without my knowledge.” He added: “This behavior is not representative of me or my administration in any way, and people will be held responsible for their actions.”
Mr. Christie can start by getting rid of every one of his aides and cronies who knew about this scheme and show what actions he will take against the person with ultimate responsibility for his administration: himself.
Folks are genuinely outraged. This time, I think it made a difference. How about that?
Christie is a never was.