HOW TO BREAK THE REPUBLICANS
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It?s ridiculous,? Chris Christie said.
New Jersey?s blunt-spoken, bipartisanly-inclined Republican governor was discussing the ongoing federal shutdown and debt ceiling crisis plaguing the nation?s capital. ?You get hired to do a job. Do your job!? he said. ?There are too many people down here who spend all their time pontificating rather than working. And that applies to both parties. I don?t have patience for that.?
The 51-year-old Christie?who many hope will launch a presidential campaign once he gets past what is widely expected to be an easy reelection on Nov. 5?was making a rare visit to Washington, D.C. Earlier in the day, during a meeting with the editorial board of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Christie had suggested that the dysfunction in Washington drives him to thoughts of suicide: ?If I was in the Senate right now, I?d kill myself.?
He added: ?You send people down here to run the government, not to shut it down. And everybody?s failed.?
In January, when members of the House Republican Conference were holding up federal aid for victims of Superstorm Sandy, Christie was extremely tough on Speaker John Boehner and his crew, accusing them of showing ?callous indifference? and behaving in a manner that was ?disgusting? and ?dishonorable.?
?Yeah, because they deserved [for someone] to be tough with them,? the governor told me.
What does he think of his fellow Republicans now?
?I don?t worry about the Republican brand. Not my job to worry about it.?
?I?m not gonna sit here and point out,? Christie said. ?There?s enough blame to go around for everybody. Because we saw this coming for months. We?ve been talking about it for months! And the president should have intervened. I mean, today?s the first time he has people over to the White House to talk about it? Everybody?s at fault here. They all saw this coming and they all played chicken with each other and now the country?s fed up?and rightfully so?with everybody.?
Christie, whose job-approval ratings have been soaring in the stratosphere (from the low 70s to the high 60s), was channeling the widespread revulsion reflected in recent polls, including last week?s NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey that put public approval of the GOP at a historic low of 28 percent. Isn?t the governor worried about the viability of his party?s brand?
?He showed great leadership [in responding to Sandy?s destruction],? Neil told me before the dinner got underway. ?I would also add that my brother Jeb??the former Republican governor of Florida??when he?s faced the same kinds of situations in Florida, also showed the same kind of executive leadership.?
The 58-year-old Bush, a Houston businessman, hails from a family that, at least until the presidency of George W., exemplified the ideological values of moderate Republicanism. ?Unfortunately, we live in a very divided time politically,? he said.
Could Christie ever survive the polarized Republican primary process and win the nomination?
?I would hope so,? Bush answered. ?I would hope that people would like Chris Christie or Jeb Bush?people that are viewed to be moderate or reasonable-minded people that like to work with others to get problems solved.?
Every time I asked him about Christie and the White House, Neil kept making sure that he mentioned his brother Jeb as another attractive possible candidate for president in 2016.:facepalm:
?I would be very proud of him if he chose to serve,? Neil said about his brother. ?The only person in my family who has been very vocal about discouraging [Jeb from running] is my mom. But she also told George not to run and look what happened. He ran, won and served two terms. So maybe the best predictor of Jeb?s future is mom saying, ?Don?t run.? ?
New Jersey?s blunt-spoken, bipartisanly-inclined Republican governor was discussing the ongoing federal shutdown and debt ceiling crisis plaguing the nation?s capital. ?You get hired to do a job. Do your job!? he said. ?There are too many people down here who spend all their time pontificating rather than working. And that applies to both parties. I don?t have patience for that.?
The 51-year-old Christie?who many hope will launch a presidential campaign once he gets past what is widely expected to be an easy reelection on Nov. 5?was making a rare visit to Washington, D.C. Earlier in the day, during a meeting with the editorial board of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Christie had suggested that the dysfunction in Washington drives him to thoughts of suicide: ?If I was in the Senate right now, I?d kill myself.?
He added: ?You send people down here to run the government, not to shut it down. And everybody?s failed.?
In January, when members of the House Republican Conference were holding up federal aid for victims of Superstorm Sandy, Christie was extremely tough on Speaker John Boehner and his crew, accusing them of showing ?callous indifference? and behaving in a manner that was ?disgusting? and ?dishonorable.?
?Yeah, because they deserved [for someone] to be tough with them,? the governor told me.
What does he think of his fellow Republicans now?
?I don?t worry about the Republican brand. Not my job to worry about it.?
?I?m not gonna sit here and point out,? Christie said. ?There?s enough blame to go around for everybody. Because we saw this coming for months. We?ve been talking about it for months! And the president should have intervened. I mean, today?s the first time he has people over to the White House to talk about it? Everybody?s at fault here. They all saw this coming and they all played chicken with each other and now the country?s fed up?and rightfully so?with everybody.?
Christie, whose job-approval ratings have been soaring in the stratosphere (from the low 70s to the high 60s), was channeling the widespread revulsion reflected in recent polls, including last week?s NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey that put public approval of the GOP at a historic low of 28 percent. Isn?t the governor worried about the viability of his party?s brand?
?He showed great leadership [in responding to Sandy?s destruction],? Neil told me before the dinner got underway. ?I would also add that my brother Jeb??the former Republican governor of Florida??when he?s faced the same kinds of situations in Florida, also showed the same kind of executive leadership.?
The 58-year-old Bush, a Houston businessman, hails from a family that, at least until the presidency of George W., exemplified the ideological values of moderate Republicanism. ?Unfortunately, we live in a very divided time politically,? he said.
Could Christie ever survive the polarized Republican primary process and win the nomination?
?I would hope so,? Bush answered. ?I would hope that people would like Chris Christie or Jeb Bush?people that are viewed to be moderate or reasonable-minded people that like to work with others to get problems solved.?
Every time I asked him about Christie and the White House, Neil kept making sure that he mentioned his brother Jeb as another attractive possible candidate for president in 2016.:facepalm:
?I would be very proud of him if he chose to serve,? Neil said about his brother. ?The only person in my family who has been very vocal about discouraging [Jeb from running] is my mom. But she also told George not to run and look what happened. He ran, won and served two terms. So maybe the best predictor of Jeb?s future is mom saying, ?Don?t run.? ?
KOD all Christie cares about is Chris Christie. Any way to get some pub and push his self agenda. Screw him.
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