Bridget Kelly Will Apparently Spill The Beans ....

[Laxman]

37. No Tin Foil Hat Needed....

to come to that conclusion. If you've followed Christie for any length of time you know some certain truths about the man and his governing style. He is mean,vindictive, he is all about himself, he will punish anyone who he deems to have crossed him. He is a sociopath. When you understand that, all of the unfathomable stupidity of Bridgegate suddenly makes sense. I've written this before:

It's the culmination of 7 years of government mismanagement and purposeful hijacking of the workings of state government by Christie and his demented band of pirates that have appropriated the state for the promotion of this egotistical buffoon's personal well-being. These are people who view governing and policy as a game to be played with winners and losers determined by who moves ahead or who gets the spoils, not as a necessary function of a civilized society. The actual operation of the state is just an afterthought. Time and again they've demonstrated their disdain and disregard for the citizens of the state and this time there may have been some real consequences.

Consider this. Christie and his administration used state assets to promote his run for president. They regarded the power at their disposal as a tool for Christie's political advancement and collaterally their own promotion as they hitched a ride aboard the Christie train to the top. It's been established at the Bridgegate trial that they kept spread sheets for local leaders grading them on their support for Christie's policies and their potential for exploitation in advancing Christie's personal star. This administration also engaged in what can only be described as sociopathic behavior in punishing entire populations when local leaders didn't fall into line. The consequences to the populace were merely ancillary and inconsequential to them in the real power game that they were playing where only Christie's fortunes were important.

This is what Bridgegate is all about. The punishment of hundreds of thousands of people as secondary damage from the real aim, which was to send a political message to the mayor of a mid-sized suburban town who wouldn't play ball. That's sick, but also emblematic of the way the Christie administration operates and hardly the only example. Selling out the state to Exxon-Mobil. Withholding state aid for important road construction projects from an entire town if the mayor crossed Christie in any way. Using the assets of the Port Authority to woo supporters. Extorting benefits like the Chairman's Flight or campaign donations from corporations needing government investment in public facilities. Everything is transactional. Christie's welfare is always the selling price.

He is just a bad person.