Christie should resign as governor of New Jersey

[malaise]

That is all

[SummerSnow]

1. I agree. There should also be a hearing

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

2. Not until his aides testify under oath.

This is going to be good. Can't wait.

[vi5]

3. Never. Going. To. Happen

Should, yes. But won't. It won't even ding his chances at the presidency.

[Dawgs]

22. +1.

[jsr]

4. This stuff can only help him in the GOP - now that his reputation for cruelty is documented

[pscot]

5. Good one!

Is joke, yes?

[TwilightGardener]

6. Deliberately causing traffic jams--basically, hurting your own citizens--for

political revenge against an official is indeed a good reason to resign, or be recalled.

[JustAnotherGen]

7. I don't believe he can be recalled

Our Constitution allows for members to Congress after one year of service . . .

I'm not finding anything in it that would allow for a recall of the Governor at this time.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

17. Read the messages. They were laughing that they were hurting Democrats.

[JustAnotherGen]

8. He won't

[Prophet 451]

9. Should but won't

Bullying and bluster got him this far and created a media that worships him. He'll rely on those to get him out of this.

[wandy]

10. The sad thing is that it might get him more Teapublican respect.............

This is just the ticket for the Teapublican mindset.
1) He put someone "in their place". Sometimes called vindictively screwing someone.
2) He didn't do anything illegal. Sometimes called getting away with it.

Expect less of Teapublicans. You'll get it.

[randr]

11. I am hopeful that the good people of New Jersey

will set politics aside and realize that someone put their fellow citizens at risk.
For every person who has been caught in long traffic delay's and wished they could make someone pay, this is the chance you have been waiting for.

[polichick]

12. Fat chance - RepubliCons are proud to be thugs!

[malaise]

14. Isn't endangering lives a crime?

These ReTHUG goons are operating like Mafia gangs.
This should frighten people everywhere.

[polichick]

20. I agree - it should frighten people...

Unfortunately, the right too often sees this kind of behavior as the sign of a strong leader.

[herding cats]

13. Yes, he should.

Not that he's going to, but he should. I'm suspicious that unless Lesniak & Buono actually do push this up to the feds, the blame is going to be laid at Bridget Kelly's feet with her saying Christi knew nothing about it. Of course Bill Baroni and David Wildstein are toast as well, but that goes without saying at this point.

[GETPLANING]

15. Never happen

There some rules that Republicans live by, one is never, ever apologize, another is never, ever admit wrongdoing, another is, never, ever resign a strategically important position.

[malaise]

16. Really now - ask Nixon about that

and ask that batshit crazy lady Bachmann why she isn't running again. Ask Ensign too.

[rustbeltvoice]

21. Being a Republican means, NEVER saying you’re sorry.

Apologies to Erich Segal, who had Oliver Barrett IV, say in 1970, Love Story, “Love means never having to say you're sorry.”

I have maintained, that the foundation of the Republican party is hypocrisy. There is sometimes fluff in the press, that they are looking for a new slogan to market themselves as a product. It seems, that, their brand has faltered. The Depression of the 1920s should have ended their run. The party of established money proved they could wreck the economy. The Watergate, and other, scandals of the law and order party, in the 1970s, proved they could not be trusted to run government within the rule of law. The Iran-contra affair re-confirmed that. Then, gwb junior and crew usurped government. When will America learn?

[Kingofalldems]

18. He can resign and get a big job at Fox News!!

[Iliyah]

19. I hope no one died because of this.

GOPers don't have any conscious nor shame because they feel they are GAWD's chosen critters.