Some thoughts on Chris Christie [View all]

[Stinky The Clown]

He is doing an undeniably good job for New Jersey. He seems to have, indeed, thrown partisan politics aside at the right time for the right reasons. I think it was he, himself, who said, in response to how he was working with Obama: "This is what adults do." If that wasn't him who said that, it should have been.

But looking forward, what is his future? Not being a seer, I can't say for sure. But here's a possibility. He can be reelected governor of New Jersey. He might even be so popular right now, he could possibly run unopposed. If he wants, he can run for the Senate.

But he's too abrasive, in that Jersey Shore Guido sort of way, to be a serious presidential contender. That and his questionable health. He has a lot of baggage, has taken a lot of hard right stances, has done things that tend to offend many in his own state, let alone on a national stage. He even has a few Bachmann-Crazy sound bites that can be made into campaign opposition ads.

I have a lot of praise and respect for Chris Christie right now, in this moment. But I also think his finest days are . . . . now. This is the zenith of his career.

As to his becoming a Democrat . . . . fuhggetabouddit. I dare say most don't want him in the party and I dare say it would not be a good fit for him, either. He only "found Jesus" when a big part of his state, the part in which he grew up, was slipping off into the angry ocean. That isn't a conversion; it is just a feeling that will soon enough pass.