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alp227

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13. Sadly the party CAN'T TAKE someone like Christie anymore.

Reply to Ed Suspicious (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 17, 2013, 10:45 PM

Jan 2013

Maybe back in the '70s Christie would get more support from party insiders. I read a Time magazine article about Roger Goodell today. It talked about his dad Charles Goodell being a liberal Republican as the senator appointed after RFK became USAG. Sen. Goodell introduced the first bill to end the War in Vietnam only to lose the 1970 election to the more conservative Republican James Buckley.

Arlen Specter, who remained a moderate Republican for nearly 3 decades after that ran out of fashion, became a Democrat for his last year in the Senate.

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New Jersey Gov. Christie: NRA ad on Obama daughters 'reprehensible' [View all] Judi Lynn Jan 2013 OP

Christie should pull a Crist and go INDEPENDENT. alp227 Jan 2013 #1

It is so shocking for a republican to posses a modicum of humanity that the moment we spot Ed Suspicious Jan 2013 #2

Sadly the party CAN'T TAKE someone like Christie anymore. alp227 Jan 2013 #13

And their party once to toss them out nobodyspecial Jan 2013 #14

You never, never, never.......................... CalFresh Jan 2013 #3

Yes, but those NRA members and their children are humans. They consider kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #5

Thanks Judi Lynn.. Gov Christie Cha Jan 2013 #4

that must be why Olberman SemperEadem Jan 2013 #7

LOL, good call sheshe2 Jan 2013 #8

ROFL! It sure does SemperEadem Jan 2013 #9

Well, I didn't just drive by it... sheshe2 Jan 2013 #12

Wouldn't be surprised.. Cha Jan 2013 #22

Had to go check her photo: she IS a bonafide a-hole. Jeez. Judi Lynn Jan 2013 #11

Just when you start to hate the guy... liberal N proud Jan 2013 #6

Watched Michael Steele on Matthews ... another Republican class act ... he and Christie are worthy libdem4life Jan 2013 #10

He's signing his GOP career death warrant. bobclark86 Jan 2013 #15

Christie is clearly betting the tea party will be done and dusted by 2015... FleetwoodMac Jan 2013 #16

That's the plan I see too. n/t Jefferson23 Jan 2013 #17

He's thinking more short term leftynyc Jan 2013 #29

It is disgusting!!! healthnut7 Jan 2013 #18

Clever Boy... cbrer Jan 2013 #19

"Governor Soprano" Christie has been trying to make Bruce Springsteen like him, too rocktivity Jan 2013 #20

????????????????WTF????????????????? cbrer Jan 2013 #21

Details here rocktivity Jan 2013 #23

THX* nt cbrer Jan 2013 #24

And his popularity is soaring. Lil Missy Jan 2013 #25

Perhaps he finally realized that he's a Republican governor of a blue state. LTR Jan 2013 #26

As Kristofferson wrote "Freedoms just another word for nothing left to lose" graham4anything Jan 2013 #27

it's what cowards do, Christie Skittles Jan 2013 #28

This is Christie being Christie Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #30

I'm liking Christie jambo101 Jan 2013 #31

He's an endangered species... Cooley Hurd Jan 2013 #32

UPDATE: How soon we forget rocktivity Jan 2013 #33