Chris Christie has been in the news a lot lately. Some good,
some bad. The intent of this article was probably to inform the public, but as
we know now, pretty much all media is biased.
Last fall, in a scandal that is now known as “Bridgegate,”
Chris Christie was accused of trying to punish the mayor of Fort Lee by closing
lanes to the George Washington Bridge in New Jersey. Christie has denied knowing
anything about the gridlock until after it occurred. He has since been cleared
of any wrongdoing. Though the scandal might have shown him in an unflattering
light, the attention may be helping him. He remains popular with Republicans
and is a possible candidate for the 2016 election. In fact, he has already
raised a ton of money towards that possible campaign and broken records for the
first four and a half of a new RGA chairman’s tenure with the $33 million
collected since he took over that position. Christie sounds hopeful about the
future of Republicans in government, saying “While Washington is broken,
Republican governors are getting results, making government work, and putting
policies in place to put their states on the right track.” He sure has reason
to hope—Republicans are defending 22 of the 36 gubernatorial seats up for grabs
in November.
Personally, I still don’t think I know enough to judge Chris
Christie. The 2016 election is up in the air, but if he’s doing well at the
moment, good on him. I am glad that Washington and the media didn’t completely
tear him up after the “Bridgegate” mess, and that people are still supportive
of him. It’s obvious that plenty of those donations came from people just like
you and I, but when they add up they can do marvelous things. I do think it’s
interesting that this article is about a republican and was posted on CNN,
albeit not one of the head stories. I suppose the media was trying to add a
little more balance to their lives.
“Chris Christie: The $33 million man”
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