Why a New Jersey Puffer Fish Should Not Be President -- by Jim Hightower
Jim Hightower
July 23, 2015
When Mitt Romney was considering who might be his 2012 running mate, each prospect was given a fish-themed code name.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, known as a tireless self-promoter with a bloated ego, was dubbed "Puffer Fish."
The Romneyites determined that the prima donna Christie was wholly unqualified to be vice president, but the rejection didn't deflate Chris' puffed-up self-esteem one dot.
Indeed, the bragging and blustering Jersey guy has convinced at least himself that he's the
can-do, big-idea, forceful leader America needs, so he is now offering to be our president.
Before accepting, however, you might to check with one group of voters who're less than enchanted: The people of New Jersey.
With a moribund economy, a state budget mess, a growing pension crisis, his state's infrastructure crumbling, and his own office caught in a web of scandals, Christie is not faring well with the home-folk, earning only a 30 percent approval rating, with most voters saying they dislike "everything about him."
Meanwhile, Christie is way back in the pack, getting under 3% of Republican primary voters.
But he has found one friend -- Maine Gov. Paul LePage has enthusiastically endorsed him!
Problem is, LePage is even more insufferable and insolent than Christie, so arrogant and autocratic that he's even alienated fellow Republicans in Maine and is now threatened with impeachment.
Still, if anything, Puffer Fish's ego is puffier than ever.
Asked by Fox News why 65 percent of New Jersey voters say he'd make a poor president and shouldn't run, the vain-glorious governor actually said: "They want me to stay. Don;t leave to run for president, because we want you to stay."
It's one thing for a politician to say something so ridiculous, but - far scarier - Christie is so out of touch with reality that he believes it.
More on Christie:
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malokvale77
(4,879 posts)He has a way with words. Much like the late Molly Ivins.
red dog 1
(27,850 posts)and, like Jim Hightower, she also had a great sense of humor.
Although she was born in California; she was raised in Texas, and I'll bet she & Jim knew each other, and were most likely both big fans of popular Texas Gov. Ann Richards, who was defeated by George W. Bush (and that evil bastard Karl Rove with his lies & negative TV ads)
Regarding "W", she once wrote:
"Some days, I'd feel better with Punxsutawney Phil in the Oval Office -
at least he doesn't lie about the weather."
Molly Ivins was only 62 when she died.
murielm99
(30,764 posts)about Scott Walker. The people of Wisconsin are getting sick of him, too.
red dog 1
(27,850 posts)"You, too, can be part of Scott Walker's inner circle"
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