Christie on ‘12 Run: ‘I Already Know I Could Win’
- Posted on March 2, 2011 at 7:51am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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The saga of Chris Christie’s non-existent 2012 presidential run continues. And as mentioned before, his denials do nothing but spark more speculation. Like his latest one, which simultaneously gladdened and saddened the hearts of many conservatives.
Speaking with National Review editor Rich Lowry, Christie made a bold prediction while also throwing cold water on the hot presidential rumors:
Yes. Believe me, I’ve been interested in politics my whole life. I see the opportunity. But I just don’t believe that’s why you run. Like I said at AEI, I have people calling me and saying to me, “Let me explain to you how you could win.” And I’m like, “You’re barking up the wrong tree. I already know I could win.” That’s not the issue. The issue is not me sitting here and saying, “Geez, it might be too hard. I don’t think I can win.” I see the opportunity both at the primary level and at the general election level. I see the opportunity.
But I’ve got to believe I’m ready to be president, and I don’t. And I think that that’s the basis you have to make that decision. I think when you have people who make the decision just based upon seeing the opportunity you have a much greater likelihood that you’re going to have a president who is not ready. And then we all suffer from that. Even if you’re a conservative, if your conservative president is not ready, you’re not going to be good anyway because you’re going to get rolled all over the place in that town. [Emphasis added]
Lowry, who is part of the increasing gaggle cheering a Christie run, didn’t let the NJ governor off easy.
“On the readiness front, you can’t argue with what he feels, but I think he’s wrong,” Lowry writes. “He’s at least as ready as Bill Clinton in 1991 (indecisive governor of a small state), George W. Bush in 1999 (decisive governor of big state, but in a very weak office), and Barack Obama in 2007 (no executive experience whatsoever).”
During the interview, Lowry tried one more time to convince Christie: “I joked with the governor that if he’s getting better every day, by November 2012, he’ll be ready to go. He laughed, but seemed unconvinced.”
Read more from Lowry and Christie — including Christie’s thoughts on his political progress — here.
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Comments (200)
Average_JoeMN
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:39amChristie/Cain 2012 – Now THAT’S the ticket.
Report Post »cece959
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:52amYou got it! A Christie/Cain ticket is just what we need right now. Plus, I would pay big bucks to see Christie mop the floor with Obama’s a** in a debate. Obama is not good at debating, that’s why the MSM let him dictate how the debates would go (interview style). That won’t happen again. They are right. Chris Christie has as much experience as Clinton did. Christie/Cain 2012…has a nice ring to it!
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 9:27amOMG, are you folks CRAZY?!?!?!
Herman Cain worked for the Federal Reserve bank of Kansas City.
Christie has supported government intervention in what food you consume, by supporting Michelle Obama’s dietary dictates.
I also hear he supports gun control.
Report Post »gobluebuckeye
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 10:30am@ Sinsta,
I have to say that your one of the better posters on the Blaze, and Cain is amazing and he too would have my vote. But to call Christie supporters crazy is ridiculous. They guy has done nothing but kick but since he was elected. Dont come at us with, you “hear he supports gun control” because that just says you dont know, and layered in weakness. Christie has proven to be a good leader, so word your criticism of his supporters a little more on the intellectual side. there is no perfect candidate.
Report Post »Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 12:20pmCan someone help me understand why “conservatives” can’t seem to ditch their principles fast enough?
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 1:01pmChristie on Illegal immigration
“Being in this country without proper documentation is not a crime,” Christie told more than 60 residents and town officials. “The whole phrase of ‘illegal immigrant’ connotes that the person, by just being here, is committing a crime.”
“Don’t let people make you believe that that’s a crime that the U.S. Attorney’s Office should be doing something about,” he added of entering the country illegally. “It is not.”
In an October 27 interview with Sean Hannity, Gov. Christie admitted that he favors gun control.
Christie: We have a densely populated state and there’s a big handgun problem in New Jersey. Now, I don’t support all the things that the governor supports, by a long stretch. But on certain gun control issues, looking at it from a law enforcement perspective, seeing how many police officers were killed — we have an illegal gun problem in New Jersey.
Hannity: Should every citizen in your state be allowed to get a licensed weapon if they want one?
Christie: In New Jersey, that’s not going to happen, Sean.
Hannity: Why?
Christie: Listen, with the Democratic Legislature that we have, there is no way those type of things -
Hannity: Would you support it.”
Christie: Listen, at the end of the day, what I support are common sense laws that will allow people to protect themselves. But I also am very concerned about the safety of our police officers on the streets. Very concerned. And I want to make sure that we don’t have an abundance of guns out there.
Report Post »gobluebuckeye
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 2:50pm@Sinista Mace
well if we are going to go with you two points of contention against Christie, lets talk about it.
By all Citizens do you think all citizens should have guns? This including convicted felons and people with mental disorders. I mean they are all citizens and with what you provided I do not see them not being apart of all citizens, since they are. Personally if you are not in those two categories I believe that have a right to weapons, as stated in our Constitution. But I dont think felons and people with mental disorders should be caring around firearms. Maybe you do??
As for illegal immigration I am completely against it, and I feel we should close the borders, but your two paragraphs are not damning evidence and if I was a brain washed liberal i might be convinced by your two paragraphs without citation, but seeing as how I am not a liberal, I am not.
I am a Conservative, Libertarian, Constitutionalists, Christian, and like what I have seen with Christie. maybe GOP governors like Bob Taft are more your cup of Tea.
Report Post »gobluebuckeye
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 3:33pm@Sinista Mace
btw you are one the better poster on the Blaze, I am by no mean hate’n on you. I just disagree with you on this especially your language that Christie supporters are crazy
Report Post »donottreadonme
Posted on March 3, 2011 at 2:23amChristie has been pandering to the Muslim population in New Jersey. He appointed a Muslim to a high judicial position. Since Sharia Law is the basic foundation of Islam, and the Koran is the Constitution for Muslims, then the Muslim judge has an admitted conflict of interest since he is to rule using the US and NJ Constitutions.
And Christie is in favor of gun control.
Couple that with his stance on non-enforcement of our immigration laws and you have a candidate who’s policies make him unfit to be president in my opinion.
I would campaign against him ardently if he ran.
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on March 3, 2011 at 11:56amI didn’t call anybody crazy, I made an interrogative, not a statement.
At any rate, I was referring especially to Herman Cain, who worked for the Federal Reserve bank, and who thought it ought not be audited, that is, until after Ron Paul gained steam in his push to audit the Fed.
Herman Cain actually suggested that we as Americans or Congress actually ASK the Federal Reserve to explain what it does with our money….as if they’re not gonna lie…they are bound by law to report to Congress at least every 5 years, and what good is that when they only reveal what they deem is relevant to reveal…5 years later after the damage is done?
“By all Citizens do you think all citizens should have guns? ”
My answer is simple.
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of THE PEOPLE to keep and bear Arms, shall NOT be infringed.
Whatever extracurricular definitions you or anybody else construct out of these words, are arbitrary and irrelevant. The text is clear and you nor anyone else have the right to add or remove any inferrences or implications from these words.
As far as damning evidence for Chris Christie on illegal immigration, I think the text was also as crystal clear.
Christie SAID: “Being in this country without proper documentation is not a crime,” Christie told more than 60 residents and town officials.
Christie is WRONG.
I can be arrested and detained for up to 72 hours for not carrying proper identification.
I didn’t vote for Taft, Voinovich, or Sherrod Brown. I did vote for John Kasich. Maybe you ought to stop making baseless inferrences.
Ron Paul 2012.
Report Post »gobluebuckeye
Posted on March 3, 2011 at 3:18pmRon Paul 2012 ? that explains a lot, but i voted for Bob Barr, Michael Badnarik, and Harry Browne. So I will leave it alone.
Your answer to gun control is weak, do you think felons and the mentally challenged should be carrying around gun, is a yes or no answer. I know the constitution.
Again I am was clear I am against all immigration, and I am just saying your case against Christie and his supporters being crazy leaves much do be desired. One sound bite is not a track record, and its a tactic that should be saved for PMSNBC.
I voted for Kasich as well, and I am proud to have voted for him.
Report Post »Sterling Mac
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:33amObama, too, once said that he wasn’t ready to be president. And just a couple of months later he dropped in.. . Just say’n.. I could go on and on for miles about my skepticism, but it suffice-th me to say that I love what Christy is doing for New Jersey.. However, make no mistake; Christy is a textbook snake… Be vigilant. The most efficient evil is that which is most congruent with truth and light. And as we all should know.. You are what you think, not what you think you are. My only suggestion is, try not to jump his gun
Report Post »catndahat
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:30amI love the guy–but let him fix New Jersey first, and that will be the platform he runs on in 16. Besides, as NJ gov., he’s currently inspiring a lot of other govs to make the hard choices so many of our states need right now.
Report Post »tamalpass
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:53amExactly! There are great battles to be fought at the state level. We need strong governors to lead, especially in a state like NJ.
Power must be forced back to the states where it belongs. Too much centralization of political power in DC has led to the current disaster. When the election of one person causes such damage to the country as we are now seeing, we have a big problem indeed.
if he does run and wins the nomination, I will vote for him, but as I do…”what of New Jersey?”
Report Post »TheLeftMadeMeRight
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 9:44amWe won’t make it as a nation to 2016 if Obama is not removed from office. We might not make it to the 2012 elections. With all the presidential orders, czars and other crap this administration has pulled out of their butts it wouldn’t surprise me if we have some sort of nation emergency that requires Obama to suspend the 2012 elections.
Report Post »John 3:16
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:30am13th generation. Even if all Christy did was eat pie in the whitehouse, it would be better than Blowboma your momma who is an Anti- American and certainly not an American at heart and maybe not even by birth.
Report Post »eyestoseeearstohear
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:29amGov. Christie…..
ARE YOU READY ENOUGH TO REALIZE THE SERIOUS TROUBLE OUR COUNTRY IS IN ?
ARE YOU READY ENOUGH TO RECOGNIZE THAT ANOTHER TERM OF OBAMA IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST THING THAT OUR COUNTRY NEEDS?
ARE YOU READY ENOUGH TO WATCH THE RAMPANT WRONG IN GOVERMENT ?
ARE YOU WILLING TO STAND ON THE SIDE LINE AND DO NOTHING ABOUT IT?
IF YOU LOVE YOUR COUNTRY ENOUGH – AND WANT TO SEE IT CHANGE FOR THE BETTER –
YOU ARE READY!
Report Post »dusko
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:28amDoes this remind anyone else of the scene from the movie Gladiator when the king is asking Maximus if he will be the next ruler of rome? Maximus says that with all his heart no. The king says that it is for that reason that it has to be you.
Report Post »anutter
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:27amI remember a certain former senator from Illinois who said that he wouldn‘t run unless he felt ready back around ’05 or so. Well, the country is now suffering for it.
Report Post »Nobama12
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:25amANYONE who runs in 2012 will surely beat Barry Soetoro ..
UNITED STATES TEA PARTY UNION
Report Post »COMING SOON TO A VOTING BOOTH NEAR YOU.
The Collective Bargaining would be historic.
“We the people ”
I_can't_believe_this_stuff
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 9:10amSure, they’d beat 0blama among the living, but it’s the dead vote, the deceased who magically appear on the ballot, and other cheaters, who help 0blama. That machine must be fixed before a fair vote can be obtained.
Report Post »John 3:16
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:23amHe may be the right one, nevertheless, we need the man or woman that GOD wants to run. We need someone with more wisdom than what a mortal man/woman can bring to the table. I pray that GOD will send us a new Moses soon. We are walking deeper and deeper into the wilderness at this point.
Report Post »Alky
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:23amChristie is anti-gun, pro Obamacare, pro global warming!! He’s not a good choice unless fiscal is all you care about!
Report Post »Helldogger
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:20amRemember that we all wanted Newt to run for POTUS in ‘94. He didn’t stand the test of time. Let this man take the test.
Report Post »Stratocaster
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:19amMr Christie, I do not believe anybody is “ready” to be President. Perhaps you should ask yourself if your country is ready for you to be president. We are all in this together and this country, I believe, is in need of the correct leadership at this important time in Our history! Please continue to think and pray on it.
Report Post »ofallon
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:52amThank you!
Report Post »13thGenerationAmerican
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:18amThe only thing this guy can win is a pie eating contest.
Report Post »1chancey1
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:55amThat’s the best shot you can take? He is your worst nightmare because he CAN win and he will make the president look like the fool he is in the process.
Report Post »AKMIIKEUS
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 10:28amThe man does need to start to lose some weight. The only people who don’t see how unhealthy he is are the people in the South, they all look like him.
Report Post »PNATTMBTCurtain
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:18amChristie and Ryan – dream ticket!
Report Post »Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 12:17pmYeah, just what we need…a RINO President.
Report Post »1911VALOR
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:12amSend this cap and tax loving, gun grabbing, muslim sympathizer through the South so we can crush this idiot once and for all.
Report Post »mamawalker
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:16amI could never support him because of these issues. I agree with him that he is not the one for 2012!
Report Post »PA PATRIOT
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:29am1911,
Are you describing the incredible President or Govenor Christie?
I feel the same as Govenor Barbour, “ I dont need to come here and bow down and kiss the ring”
Report Post »midcoastmainepatriot
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:31am1911 Valor………Your points are noted and valid…….But…..those issues are secondary to our countries survival …cap and tax is over and dead…..you and I both know NO ONE is ever going to disarm us ……and the muslims… they could all be taken are of in an afternoon if they were really stupid enough to do some thing crazy like a WMD …….I would vote for an empty soup can over Obama the Destroyer……who is your choice?
Report Post »BS61
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 9:47amCouldn’t agree more!
Read and get more info on him then just his youtube moments!
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/governor-christies-islamist-problem/
http://conservativenewjersey.com/the-myth-of-christie-conservatism-intro
Report Post »WeTheSheeple
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:12amI think he is playing this perfectly. As much as Comrad Obama has destroyed America (and the rest of the world) he will still get re elected. Christie is the only Republican that could beat him.
Report Post »Mack truck
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:06amGovernor Christy would make a great President, no question there. Obamas presidency has been so bad, I think even Dan Quail could win!!!
Report Post »karaokeed
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:05amLet him fix New Jersey first. Then he he can heal the US in 2016.
Report Post »PA PATRIOT
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:12amDo you think the Republic can remain solvent until 2016?
Sometimes I have my doubts. But it is better to look at the glass half full rather than half empty.
Report Post »Moocephus
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:34amThis Republic cannot wait for 2016. If Christie does not run, he will have to wait for 2020. When the Republican elected in 2012 second term is finished.
Report Post »felina g
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:47am2016 ??? I am worried about the end of the week ! They are piling on every day just with the junk we KNOW about. It is now or never with the communist/socialist agenda and they know it.
Report Post »justice
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:04amIt would be wonderful to have Christie run, but I also prefer him to be confident enough to think he is ready for the job. I think it is great for his honesty. We need this out of all our Representatives.
Report Post »Moocephus
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:32amObama had confidence… lots of it.
Report Post »jedi.kep
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:04amI am glad Chris knows himself well enough to say that. A slight bit of humility there, which will make for a greater president when he does decide to run.
Report Post »Luckywon
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:03amChris Christie gains more and more of my respect every day. When this man is ready to run for Office, he will have my vote.
Report Post »TrueGrit
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:35amLuckywon
By the time he decides…
our women will be wearing burques
and Van Jones will be living in the Presidential Palace.
The Unions will have morfed into a communist farm
collective and all the teachers who thought they were
‘right’ will be working on the farm in Kansas.
Arabic will be the language of choice and Obama
will still be Dictator in Charge.
Having declared Martial Law
which halts any elections.
Anzland will reach into Illinois and New Jersey will
look like Detroit and the interior of the Wisconsin State capital.
The will be one TV channel… Al Jeezara.
‘Mr. Rogers‘ will be brought back as ’My Buddy’ Ahmed.
And… Charlie Sheen will be Secretary of Defense.
‘Workers of the world Unit’ SEIU
‘Work makes Free” National Socialist Party
It may well be TOO late!
Wolverine
Report Post »suttonea76
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:02amIf we were to grade on a curve, Christie is a shoe in for President since Obama reads fairy tales and tries to apply them to real life, BUT he would be even more of a shoe in if he turned around New Jersey completely and commerce grew while taxes shrunk. Nobody could compete with that in 2016 if he decided to run. We’ll just have to wait and see.
Report Post »BS61
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 9:45amEven if he turns things around fiscally, he has an Islam problem and he isn’t a conservative –
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/governor-christies-islamist-problem/
http://conservativenewjersey.com/the-myth-of-christie-conservatism-intro
Report Post »danmsnyder
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:02amChristie is right of course, of the last 3 presidents, were any that successful? They all had, and have, serious problems with their administration either by overreaching or incompetence. The best presidne tof the past 100 years was Reagan and it took a long time for him to get elected.
Report Post »tobywil2
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 9:09amThe problem with the last 3 Presidents was not that they lacked the knowledge or ability to be President. The problem is that they pursued the wrong objective. None of the three understood the “free enterprise system” or believed that individual freedom was in the best interest of the country. Accordingly they pursued an agenda that increased government control of the economy and rewarded their political cronies.
When the leader is enforcing a false premise or flawed agenda, ability will only insure disaster.
Report Post »http://commonsense21c.com/
NickDeringer
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:02amThe MSM is turning this into a controversy. He’s not running. He will not desert NJ. If he does he’s just another career politician and not worthy of the nomination.
Report Post »Wahawk
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:10amI couldn’t diagree more, Nick. Can you explain your thinking?
Report Post »wtd
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:16amhttp://tinyurl.com/4t4ebuo Investigative Project/Gov Christie Strange Relationship with Radical
http://tinyurl.com/655fhwg Gov Christie’s Islamic ties
http://tinyurl.com/4cdgzrq more on ties to Islam and Islamophiles
Governor Christie who fought one brand of corruption, but surrendered to another, who was willing to stand up to the teacher’s union, but not to the terrorist’s union.
http://tinyurl.com/4ggp4sn Gov Christie Second Act
http://tinyurl.com/4kzwpyg Gov Christie, A Conservative Myth
Part 1 – Budget Myths
Part 2 – Unions and State Employees
Part 3 – Conservative Appointees
Part 4 – Political Endorsements
Part 5 – Cap & Trade and “Green Technology”
Part 6 – Gov. Christie and Obamacare
Part 7 – Illegal Aliens, Gun Control and the GZ Mosque
Part 8 – A Conservative Myth Exposed
He’s for the GZ mosque, he’s appointed an Islamist sympathizer as judge, is for gun control . . .NO Christie. NO THANKS.
Report Post »sleazyhippo
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 9:05amIf he has a proven New Jersey track record he would have more gravitas and could defend himself against unsubstantiated claims. Sometimes these Governors are not well liked at home for good reason, even though their self-told stories sound good.
Report Post »BS61
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 9:48amWTD – Why won’t people read what you have posted?!
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 10:00am@wtd,
I do agree that Christie SUCKS when it comes to gun control. The other stuff you posted… BS! I wish Hannity and others would grill Christie on this Gun control and giving money to AC. Other than that, he is by far better than anyone we have had in this Hell Hole. Does he need to prove himself even more? Yup….
Report Post »dawg of gawd
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 10:40amInteresting concept – a sitting governor deserting her state. Shunning the duties she promised to fulfill. Cutting and running just to squeeze herself into the celebrity machine. Shameful. I could never vote for someone who did that. You?
Report Post »poohbear
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 12:13pm@ Nick
I don’t know, Christie is hated by the left alot like Bush was..I don‘t think Christie would win because left would come out in droves to make sure this guy doesn’t win.
Report Post »Dr. BombBay
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:00amRun Chris Run.
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:04amI’d love to see the debate between Obummer and Christe. Priceless.
Report Post »PA PATRIOT
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:05amDitto..Ditto.. Ditto….
Report Post »cnsrvtvj
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:07am@Dr. Bombay – I’m with you 100%. I am surprised when I read comments that he is a Rino. I don’t think that anyone that has been mentioned so far has as strong of a fiscally conservative record as he does. I know there are some gun control issues with him, but right now we need someone who will take on spending control. Christie would do that.
http://www.donsmithshow.com – see the Get Hypocrisy Moving video
Report Post »Moocephus
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:11amHis realization that he may not be ready is the reason he MUST run. That is exactly what the executive office needs. The humility in the man combined with the experience of a hard-line conservative governorship. I’d vote for him and Mechelle Bachman as his VP.
Report Post »midcoastmainepatriot
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:13amWe need this man to run and win……this country is in BIG trouble he he could really help us….and how about Palin for sec. of state …..Oh how the jihadist ..oops I mean dems….and islamic terrorist would love that!!!
Report Post »ISeeDanger.com
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:14amRight now, he is the ONLY one that could save this country from what lies ahead. If he doesn’t run, we have a dark future.
Report Post »rodamaa
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:18amYes, in this I believe that people of good conscience and true Americans can agree.
Report Post »BacktotheFounders
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:28amPerhaps more research should be done on Christie’s history with the NJ Muslims.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/14/nyregion/14christie.html
http://www.nj.com/gloucester/voices/index.ssf/2011/02/ask_christie_to_withdraw_judge.html
http://www.noorullah.info/chris-christie-appoints-muslim-judge/
Report Post »Kurty C Wipe
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:29amIs there ACTUALLY going to be an election in 2012 in this country?
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:34amIf he‘s called on to serve his country he’ll say no? He has lots of very positive points that would get him votes from both sides. I’d like to see him run.
Report Post »Conserving Ink
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:38amIf Christie isn’t ready then he should hold off. Herman Cain will keep the seat warm for him.
Report Post »sleazyhippo
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 9:00amWalk to the finish!
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 9:02amDr. Bombay, are you prescribing an exercise program for Christie, “run Christie run”?
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 9:03amYou’ve been eating too many Angus Burgers with Cheese and Mushrooms, Christie.
We aren’t voting for you, and your support of socialist agendas.
Ron Paul 2012.
This guy is full of himself (pardon the pun), even more so than Trump.
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 9:05amHe does need to run…a few miles around New Jersey.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 9:29amObama lowered the bar so much .. really couldn’t almost anyone with some common sense be better.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 9:34amJust get BHO out…anybody but the sitting potus!!!
Report Post »BS61
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 9:40amI’d love to see the primary debates since Chris Christie is no conservative!
Please read – we already have a guy in office who no one did a background check!
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/governor-christies-islamist-problem/
http://conservativenewjersey.com/the-myth-of-christie-conservatism-intro
Report Post »Moocephus
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 9:44am@SINISTA. Ron Paul ****** off most of the republicans and all of the democrats. Even if he could win (not saying) he would never get the house or senate behind him. He’s have to run the office using executive orders. very Obama-like.
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 9:54amSorry guys… as a NJ taxpayer we need him here for now… unless Lonnegan gets to take over or win the next election, then I’d be happier.
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 9:57amMoocephus
That’s a good thing, our government is under siege by progressives, the lot of them.
They want to progress past the Constitution ( I don’t know how you could draft a better Document than that besides the Ten Commandments).
Therefor I would be all for Executive Orders, for the sake of saving our country from Progressives.
Obama flattered most people into thinking he was going to do just that, except that he had already taken a sharp progressive left long ago.
Report Post »leftiesaredangerous
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 9:57amI like him, but that’s putting the cart before the horse a bit. Seemed a bit arrogant. Confidence is good, arrogance is not.
Report Post »American Soldier (Separated)
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 10:07amHe may be better than the typical RINO but I don’t know, nor do I believe, he is capable of making the truly hard decisions that is needed to set this country right.
Report Post »lylee
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 10:08amHe says he is not ready to be president. Hell anybody is ready to “be” president. Look at Barack Obama! The trick is to “do” the presidency and succeed at doing what is best for the country‘s future and our children’s future. He is a leader that can do that and very effectively! He is ready to “do” the presidency.
Report Post »gobluebuckeye
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 10:08amI have a man crush on Christie, if he run I will be an active supporter and will work for his campaign
Report Post »rappini
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 10:18amThat same philosophy could apply to Palin.
Report Post »Bullcop34
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 10:19amChristie/West, West/Christie and the debates would be awesome!
Report Post »Klarky
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 10:19amIf Christie waits until he believes the time is right, it maybe too late. We have to have a leader NOW, and he appears to be the best choice. Christie please do what is best for our Nation, and become the leader you know you can be.
Report Post »AKMIIKEUS
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 10:24amNot to be mean, because I do like Christie but he needs to lose some weight.
I‘m sure he has had physical but I don’t believe this man is the healthiest of individuals.
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 10:26amBullcop34, I’m absolutely with you on that one. Both are smart and tough men and that’s what we need.
CatB, you’re right. At this point I thing Obama could be beaten by Dr. Seuss. We need another Reagan, or better, if possible. We need his anti-Communism attitude today more than ever.
Report Post »Benbit
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 11:31amAllan West as VP, Great debates with Demo dump as@s
Report Post »Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 12:13pmOh good grief. What is wrong with some of you? He’s too fat? He’s unhealthy? Um, do you think that wafer thin, smoking dude in the WH is “fit”? Please. What does this have to do with the price of tea in China?
If you all focused on issues and facts as much as you focused on “electability” we wouldn’t be in this position. You all roll out to 8/28 rallies, tea party events, etc and then come home and put up some lame RINO as a candidate. To make matters worse, the guy who FOUNDED the Tea Party is bashed repeatedly.
It’s like 2010 meant nothing. You sheeple all go back to sulking and tiptoeing through the political process while your opposition steals the day again. Grow spines and stand up for what you believe. If you want freedom and small government as the constitution dictates then QUIT VOTING FOR RINO’s!!!!!!
People won’t elect so and so. Why? Because he’s fat or says we should end the Fed? Well that might scare people away. Either we are in trouble as a country or you are full of beans. Which is it? If you honestly believe we are in trouble then stand up, be loud, be active, take control of the debate, engage the opposition on thier turf, relish the facts, convince people to stop taking an American Idol approach to politics.
Report Post »Jimtt500
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 12:15pmThe same tough talk Chistie uses on budget matters will be the same tough talk he uses against conservatives on issues like gun control, illegal immigration or even ObamaCare.
He is not the conservative so many people think he is:
# He has populated his cabinet with notorious liberals while firing the only true conservative – after slandering him;
# He has endorsed notorious RINO candidates in the 2010 mid-term election while avoiding (with one notable exception) contact with conservative candidates;
# He supports a multi-state Cap & Trade scheme known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and is so committed to Cap & Trade that he used funds raised from RGGI’s carbon auctions to help balance the budget; he has directed that state funds be appropriated to subsidize “green” technology ventures such as off-shore windmills;
# He has refused to join other state attorneys-general in a joint lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare while accepting federal funds for the implementation of a similar program on a statewide level;
# He is on record saying that he does not believe illegal aliens are here illegally; he has indicated that he supports amnesty for illegals; he generally favors strict gun control and he supports construction of the Ground Zero Mosque even as he condemns those who oppose it.
http://conservativenewjersey.com/the-myth-of-christie-conservatism-intro
Report Post »chubby
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 1:50pmNot sure Christie is the one especially after reading his stance on gun control and the immigration issue.
Report Post »I agree he is good on fiscal issues but what about the rest of what it takes to be a good, conservative, God fearing President?
sodizzy
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 5:25pmWe need to vet the candidates. I love, love, love his sound bites as much as anyone. Read BS61′s link by ConservativesNewJersey.
Report Post »daughterofliberty
Posted on March 2, 2011 at 8:26pmRight on, Right on, Right on!! Christy would FRY him…without even tryin!
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