Charlie Pierce: Big Chicken's Very Bad Bet

[Iwillnevergiveup]

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/chris-christie-casino-bankruptcy-111213

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Ruff-tuff Joisey guy Chris Christie, man o'the people and blossoming Beltway mancrush, once canceled a project to build a new railroad tunnel connecting his state to Manhattan. This tunnel was designed to make the daily commute suck a little less than it does. Christie chloroformed the project because he has a helicopter and what the fk does he care, anyway?"

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[libdem4life]

1. Aha. The national vetting has begun. No more Mr./Ms. New Jersey voter niceguys. It's on.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

2. Totally agree

Plenty of time for more damaging stuff to come out. But forever in my mind is the photo of Christie screaming at a teacher. It perfectly captures who he really is....a raging bully.

[libdem4life]

6. a raging misogonist bully. Let the national vetting begin. My guess is that the Republicans are

letting him "use up the clock" as he's got nothing politically at stake.

[JNelson6563]

5. I do believe you are right!

This is one war I am for! Rethug vs. Rethug. Have at it boys & girls!

Julie

[libdem4life]

8. Please proceed, Repubs. Now if we can just keep the Democrats from their own potential

inner-party left-"centrist" rift, we'll skate all the way to 8 years of progress and 16 years of Democrats in power. Maybe we can get the House back in, dare I mention 2018, elect a real veto-proof Senate and a couple of reasonable SCOTUS...Justice Warren sounds mighty fine.

2013 carried very good election results. On the way to 2014 I think it will hold. Gov McAuliffe (warts and all) with a record-breaking Virginia meme of opposite party always in VA Gov, beats Gov Cuccinelli (19th Century) all to heck, for one.

[JNelson6563]

10. Amen my friend!

[RainDog]

3. k&r n/t

[KittyWampus]

4. Pierce is a really good writer and scorches his targets. I hope Christie goes down in flames.

[hatrack]

7. Chris Christie is Andrew Breitbart with a nicer office

nt

[KamaAina]

9. And how exactly did Krispy Kreme build that casino?

By executing a Snyder-style takeover of most of Atlantic City, that's how.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251337620