When I read this about Christie, I thought of one thing.

[edhopper]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/29/nyregion/for-christie-politics-team-kept-a-focus-on-two-bids.html?ref=nyregion&_r=0

Staff members in the governor’s office created tabbed and color-coded dossiers on the mayors of each town — who their friends and enemies were, the policies and projects that were dear to them — that were bound in notebooks for the governor to review in his S.U.V. between events.

Boss Tweed

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[LuvNewcastle]

1. You know, I've thought about Boss Tweed too, in relation to Christie.

It's kind of weird that the press hasn't made a remark about it, but people are pretty ignorant about history.

[edhopper]

2. And it's not because he is fat.

But the cartoons fit.

[LuvNewcastle]

3. I agree. The cartoons could be used all over again with minimal changes.

We need another Thomas Nast.