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Bjorn Against

(12,041 posts)
Tue Jan 21, 2014, 11:32 PM Jan 2014

Ferocious snowstorm creates new traffic jam for Christie inaugural

Source: Los Angeles Times

SOMEWHERE ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE -- It is perhaps fitting that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, whose role after Hurricane Sandy garnered him much praise, would be inaugurated to his second term during a surprisingly ferocious snowstorm that is expected to dump a foot of snow on some areas.

It is also fitting that the snow, which coated highways with a thick and unmanageable layer of icy slush, caused extremely nasty traffic jams in New Jersey: Christie has faced a slew of traffic jokes in the last week, including a duet about traffic jams by his hero Bruce Springsteen and comedian Jimmy Fallon.



Read more: http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/politicsnow/la-pn-christie-snowstorm-20140121,0,3247001.story#axzz2r5uUnA2Q

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Ferocious snowstorm creates new traffic jam for Christie inaugural (Original Post) Bjorn Against Jan 2014 OP
"And the Lord said...'Time for some traffic problems for Christie'...and behold, there was snow..." Ken Burch Jan 2014 #1
SNORT..... Historic NY Jan 2014 #5
GOOD! He's getting a taste of his own medicine. Auntie Bush Jan 2014 #2
That Karma lady she's a real........ azurnoir Jan 2014 #3
Act of Dog. Voice for Peace Jan 2014 #4
I wish Chirs Christie a traffic jam every day for the rest of his life.... ReRe Jan 2014 #6
Nature abhors an (ethical) vacuum Berlum Jan 2014 #7
 

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
1. "And the Lord said...'Time for some traffic problems for Christie'...and behold, there was snow..."
Wed Jan 22, 2014, 12:00 AM
Jan 2014

n/t.

Auntie Bush

(17,528 posts)
2. GOOD! He's getting a taste of his own medicine.
Wed Jan 22, 2014, 12:09 AM
Jan 2014

To be trite...What goes around comes around!

How could he complain to anyone about being stuck in traffic? That must have been frustrating.

ReRe

(10,597 posts)
6. I wish Chirs Christie a traffic jam every day for the rest of his life....
Wed Jan 22, 2014, 02:34 AM
Jan 2014

.... unless he's behind bars and not going nowhere.

Berlum

(7,044 posts)
7. Nature abhors an (ethical) vacuum
Wed Jan 22, 2014, 05:43 AM
Jan 2014

Republicons obviously brought these Flakes-of-Karma upon themselves...

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