So Governor Fat Cat has ethics troubles

[malaise]

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/31/politics/obama-campaign-biden/
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Ethics troubles complicated New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's chances of becoming Mitt Romney's running mate last year, The New York Times reports is in an upcoming chronicle of the 2012 presidential campaign.

Christie's challenges were first reported Thursday night by Times national political correspondent Johnathan Martin and based on details of the book, "Double Down: Game Change 2012."

Those concerns included a Justice Department investigation of Christie's expenditures while he was a U.S. Attorney in New Jersey.

A 2010 report by the department's Inspector General concluded Christie — among five top prosecutors investigated -- was the "the U.S. attorney who most often exceeded the government (travel expense) rate without adequate justification."

He also offered "insufficient, inaccurate or no justification" for most of those costs, and refused to meet personally with investigators about the discrepancies.

Christie was not identified by name in the government report, but government sources have said he was "U.S. Attorney C," CNN confirmed.
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[DinahMoeHum]

1. Mittens allegedly also referred to Christie as a "puffer-fish". . .

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023970883

[hobbit709]

2. Mittens should recognize a similar critter.

[deminks]

3. Mittens didn't pick him because of "political landmines" in his past

and often made fun of his girth.

http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/10/book_says_romney_did_not_pick_christie_partly_because_of_unanswered_questions.html

http://www.businessinsider.com/mitt-romney-chris-christie-pufferfish-vice-president-codenames-paul-ryan-2013-11

In the last article, it is reported from the book that Christie told a Romney advisor the he was "tired of you people." Gee, where have we heard that phrase before? Is Christie tired of everyone? Perhaps he should retire from public service.

[malaise]

8. Delish

What a bunch?

[gopiscrap]

4. nail his ass

[B Calm]

11. Take a big nail.

[gopiscrap]

12. ha ha

[duffyduff]

5. I would like to live in a world where people aren't judged by appearance

Body size has nothing to do with being corrupt. Being thin doesn't make you more virtuous.

If he looked like a matinee idol, he would be just as corrupt.

[Dawson Leery]

6. k/r

[ecstatic]

7. "refused to meet personally with investigators about the discrepancies"

What do some democrats see in this guy? He wastes millions for personal reasons (the special election held just a few weeks before November was particularly wasteful). When confronted about his crap, he bullies and deflects. He is a POS who needs to be replaced ASAP.

[malaise]

9. Truth will out

The love affair will soon be over

[Scuba]

10. Weird. You'd think Bernie Maddoff's bagman would be perfect for Mitt.