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(bridge-gate) A scandal for political junkies to love?
I was watching my local news, and it isn't at all hard to understand why nobody cares. They reported it like this: "NJ gov Chris Christie involved in controversy over lane closings."
That pie graph would look different if it was reported more like: "NJ gov Chris Christie under fire for closing traffic for three days as punishment for political rivals."
So far, nobody really gives much of a damn about Chris Christie and his bridge:
The only significance seems to be that the veil has lifted from a few Democrats' eyes, which is valuable. His bipartisan cred was his greatest asset there and he seems to have shown his true partisan colors with this thing.
But overall, nobody gives a damn. And really, that's not surprising is it? It's over two years away from the presidential election and it's really just an obscure local story.
http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2014/01/a-scandal-for-political-junkies-to-love.html
The only significance seems to be that the veil has lifted from a few Democrats' eyes, which is valuable. His bipartisan cred was his greatest asset there and he seems to have shown his true partisan colors with this thing.
But overall, nobody gives a damn. And really, that's not surprising is it? It's over two years away from the presidential election and it's really just an obscure local story.
http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2014/01/a-scandal-for-political-junkies-to-love.html
