President Christie
Chris Christie, along with a sorry assemblage of other hustlers, wants to be the next president of the United States, according to Salon. Governor Tubby McBully is currently selling his wares to rubes in Iowa and New Hampshire as he starts polishing his “reformer” image for the big dance. Christie can’t talk to voters about New Jersey’s economy because the state just received a credit downgrade because of Christie’s tax cuts and pro-corporate agenda. So he’s going to talk about how he stood up, very bravely he might add, to all the lazy, greedy cops, teachers and firefighters in New Jersey and won. The narrative likely to emerge from Team Christie for President is this- “Chris Christie is an honest public servant that knows we can no longer live beyond our means. President Christie will work with Democrats to bring the same reform (likely including credit downgrade) that he brought to New Jersey to the whole nation.” If you were counting on getting at least some of your pension the idea that this cynical sales job could work should scare the living crap out of you.