You're an ass Nucky Thompson

Not ready? The presidency is Obama's first job! Believe me Christie is ready.

Obama was a community activist before he went to DC. He worked as a lawyer, but cannot even do that anymore because his law license became inactive in 2007. In contrast Christie served as the chief federal law enforcement officer in New Jersey before becoming governor.
Secondly, a governor has more leadership experience than a Senator. A governor runs a state, a senator passes laws.
Christie has absolutely more work experience than Obama had when he became president.
Let's face it, Obama's campaign was a referendum against the Bush administration! Micky Mouse would have won the presidency if he was a Democrat.
I hope Christie runs in 4 years. He's got my vote. I just "pray" that he remains a "Pure Republican" and doesn't get hijacked by the "Christian Jihadis" in the Mid West and South.

Violence Control is not Gun Control. You can violent with a baseball bat.

NJ already has background checks, a waiting period, a seperate handgun application process. Our gun registration also involves a face to face. So there really is no reason to jump into that fray.

Stewart, you failed, as you often do, to give the whole story, Read the comments.

Paul A. Duggan · Top Commenter · Oatlands College

wonder if Mr Stile ever applied for an NJ FID Card let alone a hand gun permit. if he did he would tell you that NJ laws are the most draconian in the republic. He wont tell you that we already have fingerprinting twice, once for the card and again for the permit, character references, State and local police back round checks, mental health affidavits and record searches, extremely long waiting periods etc etc. Everyone knows that Mr Stile and his bosses at the Bergen Record loath the fact that there is a second amendment on one hand but cant bring themselves to recite the oath of citizenship on the other.

Yes, he does waffle, and he also bobs and weaves....just does not want to say how he feels until perhaps the last moment. He has to see how much prime time, attention, and how many chips he can play with. He has been more than just disappointing.

That's precisely the problem with our country. We need people who do what is right, regardless of whether it falls within their party lines.

robert you are exactly what wrong with this country. forget republican or democrat, only thing i care about is right or wrong,

His weight is a serious deterrent to him ever becoming President. If he were to run his VP would have to be a real good choice, and that begs the question, Why not have the VP candidate run for president? One more thing. Christie is big (no pun intend) in Jersey, but he won’t fly in the big cities, or the Bible Belt.

So you admit your a bigiot BillBalls!

why oh why does everything turn to the man's weight. enough already- and by the way----he has more special interest groups - just like everyone in d.c. and politics in every state, locality, and hole in the wall town across the country- He leads? Sorry dear, he YELLS, SCREAMS, BULLIES- if he were in a class with my child I bet he'd be enrolled in the now mandatory bully education program, take off your rose colored glasses. and as for fiscal responsibility- have you checked out our unemployment rate lately or the empty shelves in the food pantries, or the homeless people being fed by good samaritans on the street corners in Newark? ARE you kidding me? Do you live in the same New Jersey as me? Nothing NEW here at all.

Long Time Resident: You have GOT to stop misspelling the word *your*! Seriously, you look like a New Jersey resident/bozo. You are=you're. Get it? *Your*=ownership, as in: that's *your* hat. Let's try it again. *You're* looking like an illiterate bozo when you cannot properly distinguish verbs from nouns, especially when YOU'RE ranting about politics. By the way, YOU'RE welcome. (Resist the temptation to call me a spelling Nazi, okay, that's ugly and stupid.)

Springsteen is horrible, and so is the " Stay Puff Marshmallow Man "

*GASP* Your New Jersey residency is hereby revoked. :-D

News flash: Springsteen has stunk since the 90s.

I obviously can't convince you of the greatness of Springsteen if you don't feel it, but I think it's scientific fact that he STILL puts on one of the best live acts around. Just look at the ticket sales.

Every Springsteen song:
*Springsteen voice* Lets go down to the Jersey Shore. WOAH, WOAH, WOAHHHHH!

Enough already.

Springsteen and the guvnah- both screamers- perfect together.

Sorry, but these are both latter-day Springsteen and they are fanstastic!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYDzkXBV0vQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vC3FHlpV3I

Guys like Christie, it seems that they were born to ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!! Wooooooooooo hoooooooooo, ewwww wuuuuuuuuu hoooooooooooooooo hooooooooooo hooooooooo, ut dat dee duh, (sax solo from Clarence!!!)

By run, I mean purely in the political sense btw, I think its clear that Chris doesn't physically run anywhere.

Scondo, I would rather have Christie than Barry Sortero as president. Barry had the unemployment, spending and foreclosures up. The risk of electing someone with no practical business experience.

If Obama can get elected with unemployment high, much higher shortfall in revenue, and campaign promises unfufilled then why not Christie?

if i lived in another state and lost my job (yes people are unemployed all over the US not just in NJ)... I would move to NJ! with all the free government benefits here... you would be crazy not to take advantage of them..

^What passes for clever wordplay in the Tea Party.

Would you disrespect another US President if he was of mixed heritage?

AMEN!

It's a religious thing.

Another frustrated teacher.

Good one! :D

*Barack*

Barrack you mean Osama/Obama who should be in jail along with his wife. Two crimimals from Chicago and one is not even a natural born citizen of this USA. Impeach now and get someone other than a Socialist in our White House.

Get a grip on reality and open your eyes. Christie bobbles, dances, and ducks the issues. He only made a CONDITIONAL NO on setting up the Obama Health Exchange. I wonder why? Could it be because he is holding his final say just in case he needs to switch to get a YES on the VERY BLOATED Sandy 60 billion plus bail out? Sat on the Foreclosure Bill until the last second. Wastes our money on SOLAR and Wind which should NOT be done as it is unproven science. We do not need costly Experiments in this economy. Nice too that his brother is heavily into SOLAR.
He also is going to FORCE Shared Services on municipalities by penalizing those that choose not to adopt his divine plan, by withholding funds from them. He is another BIG GOVERNMENT guy who is power hungry and aspires to a higher throne at the cost of the taxpayers. He also pushes Regionalism, which is a Soviet state model.
Think about what he is Doing rather than what he Says he is doing. He is not our guy.

Nick, I see that you believe Christie to just be just another politician that panders to the voters he believes will get him elected. Do you believe that President Obama allowed young illegal aliens avoid deportation on principle or because he was courting the Hispanic vote? Do you believe that the president is only in office to serve the Hispanic population? I don't pretend to know what anyone's thoughts or core principles are but I am willing to cut Christie some slack. While I am not overly religious, I have difficulty in changing my definition of marriage. I do believe however that any couple, gay or straight, should have all the rights afforded those offered married couples. I don't know how I would react to being denied access to my partner in a hospital intensive care unit. That is why I feel we should all work to enforce the civil union laws and prosecute anyone that does not provide these rights.
If you feel you are denied rights afforded "married couples" then it is your right to fight for those and if Christie feels those rights are already provided by law and that the traditional label called "Marriage" needs to stay, that is his right. The people of New Jersey will agree or disagree with him and factor that into their decision on who to vote for in November.

Separate but equal has only ever worked out for those on the slightly more equal side. I would be as fine with civil unions across the board as I am with marriage across the board. The problem is that people understand and respect what a marriage is while civil unions are currently considered second-class designations for second-class relationships. After all, how could the love between two men or two women ever equal that of a man and a woman?

Just Facts, So let me get this right. You would like to see Christie sign a millionaires tax (on someone making $250K per year or more). I am a strong believer in unintended consequences.
I believe that such a tax increase would only accelerate the already growing flight of high wage earners from New Jersey. Statistics have shown that the highest earners in the state are leaving for states like Florida or North Carolina that have no or lower personal income tax. Recently California passed a millionaires income tax rate of 13%. This is above the Federal income Tax.
The pro golfer, Phil Nickelson, just caught flack for announcing that he was leaving for Florida and taking his $50 million income with him. I would rather get 3% of something ($1,500,000 in the case of Phil) than 13% of nothing ($0).
And when your high wage earners leave business follows. Corporations don't like to open new facilities in States that highly tax their upper level (high wage) employees.
In my case, while I wish I was in the high income wage group, I am the representative for a California based manufacturer and responsible for covering the Northeastern US and Canada. This allows me to live in my home State of New Jersey. But, if my income grows and I see more of a push to tax me more to pay for everyone else's benefits I will gladly move to Maine or another State that has a lower cost of living. And when I go i will take my job with me.

Yo Art... You seemed to skip over all the other annoying things about the Governor... Maybe he could raise it to 300K ?? Make an adjustment?? The fact that he VETOED it shows where he is coming from and his special interests....I understand there has been a need for cuts - but his arrogance and bullying is unessesary and disgraceful!! And your Example of Phil Mnickleson - his net worth is over 150 Million dollars..... so I'm sure he is really worried about paying a few more tax dollars.... My point being the really rich should pay more!! I pay alot of taxes and I understand that this great country survives on Taxes!!! and TAXES pay for my freedom and way of life. Chrispy is a big mouth bully - and his policies have driven NJ unemployment even higher.. He tells union workers that they have to give more...give in a little and he has the nuts to take free helicopter rides to baseball games? He lacks diplomacy and empathy - he should try out for the next episode for Goodfellows or Sopranos - that he would do perfect!!

Just Facts, I chose to answer what appeared to be your primary objection which concerned the Governors veto of increased taxes on "millionaires". I had hoped for debate on whether high income wage earners pay too much, or not enough in NJ State Income Taxes. And the realistic and sometimes unanticipated effects of taxing any segment of our population to a point where they simply pack up and leave.
I chose not to debate your other points because of your tendency to belittle those you disagree with. Personally, I am overweight "FAT as you would label me" and have fought to change that. I don't believe my being FAT has an effect on my intelligence, work ethic, morals, principles, or skills. But you choose to define Governor Christie that way with the implication that it reflects his abilities.
What you call Christie's bullying can be viewed by others as just being honest.
People have a tendency to hear what they want to hear. Most politicians believe telling us what we want to hear is the only way to stay in office. Christie tells you what he thinks whether you agree with him or not. Churchill, Roosevelt, Lincoln, and other great leaders throughout history had the same ability. And many times they were criticized by their contemporaries for being blunt.
I chose to treat the views of others with respect, whether I agree or not, and would hope that others would respect mine without resorting to name calling or trying to prove their position by belittling me.

Art - saying that you "want to take a Bat" to a female politician.... Or calling a Navy Seal a "JOKER"....telling people to "SHUT UP" is not the way to be a politician. The way he carries himself is a disgrace to New Jersey.
He is an egotistical fat cat millionaire. His main objective is to protect his millions and his millionaire friends and special interest groups. Unemployment in NJ is the highest it has been in over 50 Years!! My taxes are still going UP!! He really has accomplished O for the middle class people of NJ.. BUT HE HAS PROTECTED THE MOST RICH AND WEALTHY OF THE STATE. So I guess it depends on your financial standing - He is a Politician for the RICH, and I guess if you are settled in and secure, you would love this guy. I find him rude , crude, and obnoxious - There really is no reason to speak to people like he does. If I spoke to people like he does at his work I would certainly lose my job. He will fall hard. He is running out of HOT AIR and NJ needs results - we have enough big mouth bullies - Like I said he missed his calling of the "SOPRANO"s.

Please dont compare this man to Churchill, Roosevelt or Lincoln... haha... None of thise men would take a free helicopter ride to see their son play high school baseball game.

Christie's approval ratings are sky high, despite your brilliant linking of the President's name to the name of the man that he ordered tracked down and killed.
http://www.businessinsider.com/chris-christie-approval-rating-poll-election-sandy-relief-john-boehner-2013-1

hey john, im sure you read the bill so why dont you do us a favor and point out all the fat that is actually in the bill?
also who added that fat to the bill would be helpful.
i assume you actually read the bill and not just using talking points and changing the popular GOP term pork with fat.

sure pork, You can do it yourself, but i am talking about the allocations for all of the stuff outside of NJ. I am not even looked at the most likely items in NJ that are pork. But just the out of state stuff, you have been obvious. Christy should have called Washington on that and told them to take it out and send the money asap. Not condemn congressmen for doing their job and questioning why money is going to alaska and alabama for a huricane that hit NJ. It is disgusting.

Y'know what's weird? What's weird is that you can't spell the governor's name correctly even when it's right there in the headline and four times in the body of the article. What's up with that?

Ditto to that!

Don't worry about, we can print as much money as we want. There are no consequences, just party it up, everything will be fine. (I am packing my bags as I speak)

Hey, bon voyage, John!

I can't believe what I have just read. Character?

Yup. You read it right-- CHARACTER.

What kind of business are you in?

john, I’m curious about your question. What does MY business have to do with this discussion?

My gut tells me you are a lawyer.

You're so right, Robert, in fact, the Obama administration could not have done it if the Cheney administration had paid attention to their own daily briefing on August 6, 2001 stating, "Bin Laden determined to strike in U.S.". But, hey, we can't go back in time. Christie doesn't seem to be suffering in the polls from his association with the President, but then maybe they didn't poll cranks. (Also, it's spelled *there*, you're welcome.)

Do we compare 9/11 to Benghazi? Not unless we're, you know, insane/working at Fox.