Chris Christie
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Debating the Debatable Merits of Debates
Four candidates are getting pretty desperate to give GOP primary voters any reason to abandon Donald Trump.
Five Candidates Try to Separate From the Pack
There were plenty of zingers and disagreements in last night’s Republican presidential debate.
Candidates Muddle Along in ‘Oakland’ Debate
In the second Republican debate, a panel of seven GOP hopefuls mostly bickered back and forth and kept each other from standing out.
Sorting Out the GOP Debate
One candidate stood out, another exceeded expectations, and all eight of them made the most of Donald Trump’s absence.
Christie’s Endorsement of Trump Is an About-Face
He was right before, and cravenly opportunistic now.
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Christie’s Coveted, Meaningless Prize
The Union Leader, New Hampshire’s largest newspaper, endorsed New Jersey Governor Chris Christie for president [last] weekend, calling him “the one candidate who has the range and type of experience the nation desperately needs.” The endorsement got a lot of coverage; news reports routinely characterized the Union Leader’s seal of approval as “coveted” and “influential.”
Chris Christie’s Serious Political Talent
Paris was for all Americans, but especially for Republicans, a summons to seriousness that should have two immediate impacts on the Republican presidential contest. It should awaken the party’s nominating electorate from its reveries about treating the presidency as an entry-level job. And it should cause Republicans to take another look at Chris Christie, beginning with his speech in Florida the day after the Paris attacks.
Chris Christie’s Cheap Shot
“My mother was a smoker,” Chris Christie told a New Hampshire audience in a video that has gone viral. Though she tried everything — gum, patches, hypnosis — nothing worked. When she was diagnosed with cancer, he continued, “No one came to me and said, ‘Don’t treat her, (because) she got what she deserved.’ No one ... said, ‘Hey listen, you know your mother was dumb. She started smoking when she was 16. Then after we told her it was bad for her, she kept doing it, so we’re not going to give her chemotherapy, we’re not going to give her radiation, we’re not going to give her any of that stuff — you know why? (Because) she’s getting what she deserves.’ No one said that.”
Blumenthal’s Bad Advice, Christie Goes Nuclear, Fiorina Wins Again
Top government officials get a lot of advice from a lot of people. Cabinet officials have entire cadres of career civil servants dedicated to providing information and analysis. In the case of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, we know from her publicly disclosed emails that she also relied heavily on outside, non-governmental sources, especially from one person — Sidney Blumenthal. Mr. Blumenthal has been close confidant of the Clintons for decades. But the Obama White House blocked Mrs. Clinton’s attempt to hire Blumenthal as a top adviser at the State Department. So the Clinton Foundation hired Blumenthal at $10,000 a month.
Chris Christie’s Fearmongering Argument Against Privacy
His Clash with Rand Paul Reflects the Clash Between the GOP’s Authoritarian and Libertarian Tendencies