Chris Christie is “innocent”
Notice the quotation marks? Let’s be honest. No politician is ever innocent. At least, not once you get up to the state level. I’m going to be brutally honest, I do not like Chris Christie. He is an Imperial, a state-ist. If he becomes president, he will be no different than President Obama. He will abuse his power and refuse to be questioned. Same as Obama. At first, I liked Christie. He didn’t allow reporters to take him down illusionary paths. He didn’t allow people to take his arguments out of context. He also didn’t allow people to take arguments to the realm of the insane. All of these seemed like positives. Then I realized that he never allowed ANYONE to question him. Finally, he would be a disaster as president as he is unable to control his emotions.
All of that being said, I think he is innocent in regards to the bridge. Why? Well, because of the opposite reason for why I doubt Obama’s innocence in his scandals: Chris Christie fired people. He also stepped up, admitted wrong-doing, and accepted responsibility. How is this different that Obama’s reaction to every single scandal? Step 1 – Deny the scandal. Step 2 – Try to thwart any investigation into the scandal. Step 3 – When it’s clear that the truth is known, admit that there is something wrong and you are going to investigate it and people will be held accountable. Step 4 – Rely on the fact that people have their own lives to concern them and will basically forget about it and never hold anyone accountable.
What did Christie do differently? He admitted the mistake. He fired people. These people are now subject to possible legal actions because of this. That makes them more likely to turn on Christie if he had done anything wrong. Obama cannot fire anyone because they would squeal on him, and he knows it.
What did the media do differently? Wall to wall coverage of Chris Christie and full implication that he is guilty.
What did the federal government do differently? Immediately assumed his guilt, issued a DOJ investigation, and issued 20 subpoenas.
In an afterthought, the hero of the story? The underling that received the instruction “time for traffic problems” and responded “got it.” Two words. That’s it. That guy is worth his weight in gold, and I’d love to hire him.
Long Live the Constitution.