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Myrina

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5. Neither he - nor Christie, IMO - were ever serious about running for President ...

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Thu Oct 22, 2015, 12:44 PM

Oct 2015

... it's all about the Grift. They money they can take in from their 'followers' after they spew their insanity on Faux.

And Christie, specifically, is still being paid to govern New Jersey which, from what I've heard lately, he's not really doing.
So he's getting paid for a job he's not doing AND taking in donations and other 'endorsements' from his supporters.
Not a bad way to live ... why would they voluntarily shut off the spigot before it's absolutely necessary?

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Neither he - nor Christie, IMO - were ever serious about running for President ... Myrina Oct 2015 #5