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Time for some TRAFFIC!

SezMe said:
Since when did something being "political" invalidate a subpoena.
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Never would be the correct answer to that question but when your actions are indefensible all you have left is to muddy the waters as much as possible.

The coverup is what finished Nixon post Watergate. That lesson appears to be lost on Christie. He's turning a small problem into a bigger one every day.
 
skipster said:
Never would be the correct answer to that question but when your actions are indefensible all you have left is to muddy the waters as much as possible.

The coverup is what finished Nixon post Watergate. That lesson appears to be lost on Christie. He's turning a small problem into a bigger one every day.
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The coverup finished Nixon because without it he had credible deniability. I think it's becoming clear that Christie is directly involved and I bet they get him for passing out Sandy money as political favors as well. He's in deep.
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
The coverup finished Nixon because without it he had credible deniability. I think it's becoming clear that Christie is directly involved and I bet they get him for passing out Sandy money as political favors as well. He's in deep.
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Yeah, all of Christie's moves are whistling past the graveyard. The facts of past events are locked in, and he will drown under the weight of them.
 
Christie was originally being investigated on a single issue: the closing of the entrance lanes to the George Washington Bridge. This then increased to three issues, then six issues, then seven, and I believe it is now up to eight total issues under investigation. Christie would like to be able to claim that this is old news but as new issues come up, it's impossible to say that.
 
Steve Kornacki this morning had new and confusing (to me) angles on the story.

http://www.msnbc.com/steve-kornacki/christie-port-authority-fort-lee-wildstein

It's mind boggling. Christie has some deal with the Port Authority Police that differs from all New Jersey police and fire unions. The former were spared all the pension and cost of living take backs seriously angering the unions of the latter that Christie had promised he wouldn't do but after the election he did.

One low level police officer at the Port Authority had top level meetings with Christie or his staff and was involved in the traffic study scam. It made no sense given his position with the Port Authority.

Also some of these 'school friends' Christie claims he wasn't really friends with, Christie does have closer relationships with other relatives of the men.

And who told the traffic workers to tell motorists to blame the mayor, and who directed more traffic into the mess instead of around it is part of the scheme.


There's more here that is about to blow up. I give it a couple days before the next big bombshell drops.
 
Cover-up is bad, but Christie's biggest problems arose from him throwing his people under the bus. When that happens, they dip into their "incriminating stuff I have saved" file and get back at him. Nixon, at least, defended his co-conspirators, and was able to stay in power for several years after the investigations started. I'm not sure if Christie will make it that long.
 
I agree, that seems to be exactly Christie's problem in my opinion. He started sacrificing people from Day One - the whole "I knew nothing", let-me-investigate-and-find-which-of-my-employees-you-should-blame-instead-of-me posture. It's a great way to lose friends and alienate people.
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
Steve Kornacki this morning had new and confusing (to me) angles on the story.

http://www.msnbc.com/steve-kornacki/christie-port-authority-fort-lee-wildstein

It's mind boggling. Christie has some deal with the Port Authority Police that differs from all New Jersey police and fire unions. The former were spared all the pension and cost of living take backs seriously angering the unions of the latter that Christie had promised he wouldn't do but after the election he did.
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I would expect this because port authority police are not new jersey state employees. They are employed by the port authority and that is run by both new jersey and new york. That is why you get port authority police in NYC where new Jersey police have no business being.
 
ponderingturtle said:
I would expect this because port authority police are not new jersey state employees. They are employed by the port authority and that is run by both new jersey and new york. That is why you get port authority police in NYC where new Jersey police have no business being.
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Not sure what this has to do with what I was talking about. I suppose I wasn't clear given it's a very complex web here.

NYT: The Port Authority Loses Its Way
Over the years, the Port Authority has often served as a political candy jar, providing patronage jobs for political allies. Mr. Christie has been particularly skillful at doling out well-paid jobs at the authority to his supporters. By most counts, there are at least 50 agency employees who owe their jobs to the New Jersey governor.
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Skeptic Ginger said:
Not sure what this has to do with what I was talking about. I suppose I wasn't clear given it's a very complex web here.

NYT: The Port Authority Loses Its Way
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Sure. That is on the administration side. The actual employees shouldn't expect the same treatment as general new jersey employees as they are at least partially insulated by it from being also employed by new york.

It was the idea that even if he wanted to he can't cut their benefits as as easily as new jersey employees.
 
hgc said:
I don't know if anyone watches "Morning Joe," or if I'm the only one, but... Christie's support even there is starting to loosen considerably. This morning he was dinged by Scarborough over a) the amateurish Wildstein attack memo and b) Republican candidates bailing on RGA fundraising events with the chairman of the RGA (Christie) in Florida, in Texas and now in Illinois.

It just goes to show how the long fall of a high climber makes for a big splat.
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Yup. As this goes on and on, it won't be much longer before the rest of the Republican party starts to say "Who's Chris Christie?"

These developments really hurt their chances at the White House in 2016. Who will now wave their "moderate" banner?
 
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barehl said:
Christie is now trying to invoke Executive Privilege and is attempting to strong-arm the mayor of Hoboken. The Christie Doomsday clock has reached 11:25pm.
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Executive privilege to do what... obstruct justice? :boggled:

Yeah, he's toast.
 
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