Lol Christie being called "McCainish" .

[dkf]

“If he runs, he will be a cannonball that completely reshapes the race,” said Republican strategist Mark McKinnon, who advised former President George W. Bush. Christie “will be frontrunner overnight.”

Still, it’s a candidacy that could peak after the first day. Christie’s positions on issues such as illegal immigrants, civil unions for same-sex couples and gun-owners’ rights could offend important members of the Republican coalition -- including evangelicals and the gun lobby. Christie himself has said he doesn’t feel prepared to seek the presidency, and the financial and organizational challenges posed by a late entry could be formidable enough to stop him.

‘McCain-ish’ Figure

“It’s one thing being a prospective candidate, and it’s another being in the arena,” said Republican strategist Alex Castellanos. “For Christie, the first look, he’ll be very attractive, but then once things settle down, there’s a lot of Republicans who will not be comfortable with him.”

“There’s room for a truth-teller in the Republican field right now -- a McCain-ish kind of a figure,” Castellanos said. “But those candidates always have a tough time once they actually become candidates.”


http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-03/christie-would-cannonball-republican-contest-with-formidable-obstacles.html

[Ken Burch]

1. For some reason, I'm imaging a Christie campaign song called "McCainish Boy"

Not sure how it would go, though.

[Syrinx]

2. he sometimes seems like a complet a-hole

But I watched him with Piers Morgan the other night, and he seemed quite sympathetic. And I completely understand that was probably the intention on everyone's part. Still, he did. Even if it was a fake, put-up job. The general public isn't as cynical (ie: realistic) about the role of the media, as I am -- and we are.

[Ineeda]

3. McLoser-ish. n/t

[madokie]

4. McCain and truth in the same sentence

someone is delusional as all get outs and it ain't me

[mulsh]

5. Must mean he's a graft-fueled senile grifter.

How many Navy pilots did Christie kill? McCain's record is pretty impressive.

[UTUSN]

6. Translation: The racists & homophobes can't heart him. The Robber Barons are fine with him. n/t