Well, You Knew This Was Coming...

[Laxman]

So much for cooperation with the investigation.

Christie, Legislature on Collision Course for Constitutional Showdown

Gov. Chris Christie and the Democratic Legislature appeared headed toward a constitutional showdown over the Bridgegate scandal yesterday, as Christie weighed his legal options and Republicans questioned the partisanship of an Assembly committee that issued 20 subpoenas to targets that included some of the highest-ranking members of Christie’s inner circle.

Read the article here: http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/14/01/17/christie-legislature-on-collision-course-for-constitutional-showdown/

Sorry-I just had to edit to add this excerpt:

Republicans asked tough questions during both the Senate and Assembly floor debates yesterday, with Sen. Joseph Pennacchio (R-Morris) even asking why the Senate Special Committee on Investigations did not expand its aegis to include other past scandals, such as former Gov. Jim McGreevey’s appointment of his former lover, Golan Cipel, as head of Homeland Security.

Jerky Joe Pennachio has to be one of the stupidest elected officials in the United States!

[Cha]

1. Republicons will turn into

pretzels trying to distract from what seems like it should be.. Christie inevitable downfall of his own making.

thanks Laxman.

[catbyte]

2. I saw this coming when Governor Gasbag said that he'd cooperate with all "APPROPRIATE"

investigative entities in that post SOS speech presser. I took it to mean any Republican and/or inquiries by his cronies.

[11 Bravo]

8. Yup, that was a dead giveaway.

[Laxman]

3. I Can't Believe....

they put Betty Lou DeCroce on the committee. The widow of Christie's self-described "political mentor" Alex DeCroce who died two years ago only to have his political hack wife replace him. Alex & Betty Lou were/are in the pockets of developers and partisans of the highest order. I once had someone who came to Morris County to do business and met with DeCroce tell me "I thought I was coming to bucolic Morris County, instead this is just Hudson County with hills and trees".

[Beach Rat]

6. Why Hello Mrs. Fox

we'd like you to help investigate this chicken theft.

She's represents the same district as Jersey Joe-I mean Jerky Joe Pennaccio. He truly is dumb as a rock. And she's not any better.

[dorkzilla]

4. BENGHAZI!!!!!!!!!

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

5. When they start talking executive privilege

you know things are going to start getting interesting. For entertainment purposes, the investigation may go quiet for a while but if the results are the right ones, I will do without my favorite political drama for a while. I'll watch something on Netflix to fill the void.

Christie, who said last week he did not interview Kelly and Stepien because he did not want to be accused of interfering with ongoing investigations, announced yesterday that he is conducting his own “internal review to uncover the facts surrounding the lane closures in Fort Lee,” and that his administration would be “fully cooperating with the U.S. Attorney inquiry and other appropriate inquiries and requests for information.”

Christie’s press statement pointedly left out any specific commitment to cooperate with the special investigative committees that were formed by the Assembly and Senate yesterday. The statement used the same “appropriate inquiries” disclaimer that Christie used in his State of the State speech Tuesday, which aroused Democratic suspicions that the governor might be planning to stonewall the legislative committees.

[bluestate10]

7. The republican state Senator's name is close to that of a famous liar. nt

[Laxman]

9. We'll See What Happens On Monday...

when responses to the subpoenas are due by the end of business.