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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed May 14, 2014, 08:09 PM May 2014

Christie says he’s thinking about 2016 bid

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Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he is thinking about running for president and that by the time 2016 arrives the controversy over last year’s George Washington Bridge lane closures “will be a footnote.”

Christie told a conference in Washington that after months of investigation “there hasn’t been one suggestion that I knew anything about” orders from staff aides to close access lanes that caused traffic snarls in Fort Lee.

When asked by CBS’ Bob Schieffer if he’s thinking of running for president and when he’ll make a decision, Christie said, “Yes, and later.”

Christie also said that if Republicans retake the Senate it could lead to a more productive Washington during President Barack Obama’s final two years in office. Obama could make progress on trade negotiating authority, for example.

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Read more: http://www.salon.com/2014/05/14/christie_says_hes_thinking_about_2016_bid/

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Christie says he’s thinking about 2016 bid (Original Post) DonViejo May 2014 OP
Question for lurking Republicans . . . Jack Rabbit May 2014 #1
Rubio... Earth_First May 2014 #17
please do lostincalifornia May 2014 #2
breaking news!! oldandhappy May 2014 #3
He's such a deluded, egotistical gasbag. n/t BlueStater May 2014 #4
GO FOR IT! Brother Buzz May 2014 #5
Of course. christie's a sociopathic narcississtic monster who would love to get his hands Cha May 2014 #6
Please proceed, Governor. nt onehandle May 2014 #7
Please vote for him, it's the only way we in N.J. can get rid of his sorry ass. Hoppy May 2014 #8
yeah. barbtries May 2014 #9
Whatever happened to the bridge scandal? TlalocW May 2014 #10
The feds are on it rocktivity May 2014 #12
If he keeps thinking he will have a complete mental burnout... Historic NY May 2014 #11
he shouldn't even be allowed to bid on Ebay. olddad56 May 2014 #13
That has to easily be the snark of the day.... groundloop May 2014 #18
{Thinking about how to save face} BootinUp May 2014 #14
To quote Samuel L. Jackson in The Negotiator davidpdx May 2014 #15
Why? So he can pardon himself? Fearless May 2014 #16
Hah.... I think he's already tried that with his "investigation" groundloop May 2014 #19
Duplicate, please see - pinto May 2014 #20

Jack Rabbit

(45,984 posts)
1. Question for lurking Republicans . . .
Wed May 14, 2014, 08:15 PM
May 2014

Who's going to be the one to tell him?

Earth_First

(14,910 posts)
17. Rubio...
Thu May 15, 2014, 06:18 AM
May 2014

...afterall, he's ready!

lostincalifornia

(5,366 posts)
2. please do
Wed May 14, 2014, 08:25 PM
May 2014

oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)
3. breaking news!!
Wed May 14, 2014, 08:25 PM
May 2014

hilarious

BlueStater

(7,596 posts)
4. He's such a deluded, egotistical gasbag. n/t
Wed May 14, 2014, 08:45 PM
May 2014

Brother Buzz

(39,917 posts)
5. GO FOR IT!
Wed May 14, 2014, 08:51 PM
May 2014

Cha

(319,161 posts)
6. Of course. christie's a sociopathic narcississtic monster who would love to get his hands
Wed May 14, 2014, 09:15 PM
May 2014

on the US Treasury funds to dole out his favors to those who curry best.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
7. Please proceed, Governor. nt
Wed May 14, 2014, 09:23 PM
May 2014
 

Hoppy

(3,595 posts)
8. Please vote for him, it's the only way we in N.J. can get rid of his sorry ass.
Wed May 14, 2014, 09:30 PM
May 2014

barbtries

(31,311 posts)
9. yeah.
Wed May 14, 2014, 10:04 PM
May 2014

i bet nixon thought he could just wait it out too.

TlalocW

(15,675 posts)
10. Whatever happened to the bridge scandal?
Wed May 14, 2014, 10:09 PM
May 2014

Are there any investigations going on? Any thing in the works? I was under the impression that he was done for, but if he's talking 2016, it doesn't seem like anything is going to happen.

TlalocW

rocktivity

(45,006 posts)
12. The feds are on it
Wed May 14, 2014, 10:38 PM
May 2014

They're just better at not leaking to the press until they're damned good and ready.


rocktivity

Historic NY

(40,045 posts)
11. If he keeps thinking he will have a complete mental burnout...
Wed May 14, 2014, 10:36 PM
May 2014



olddad56

(5,732 posts)
13. he shouldn't even be allowed to bid on Ebay.
Wed May 14, 2014, 10:42 PM
May 2014

groundloop

(13,861 posts)
18. That has to easily be the snark of the day....
Thu May 15, 2014, 07:16 AM
May 2014

My hat's off to you.





BootinUp

(51,331 posts)
14. {Thinking about how to save face}
Thu May 15, 2014, 12:02 AM
May 2014

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
15. To quote Samuel L. Jackson in The Negotiator
Thu May 15, 2014, 02:52 AM
May 2014

"All right. Keep talking asshole. You've already done everything wrong."

Fearless

(18,458 posts)
16. Why? So he can pardon himself?
Thu May 15, 2014, 04:31 AM
May 2014

groundloop

(13,861 posts)
19. Hah.... I think he's already tried that with his "investigation"
Thu May 15, 2014, 07:17 AM
May 2014

pinto

(106,886 posts)
20. Duplicate, please see -
Thu May 15, 2014, 12:30 PM
May 2014
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