Gov. Christie Needs To Choose

By LARRY MENDTE pix11.com

10:44 p.m. EDT, September 28, 2011

NEW YORK (PIX11)—

I like New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. I think he is the right man and the right time for a tough job in New Jersey. His 54% approval shows that most in new Jersey agree with me.

Christie's plain spoken tough talk has resonated well past New Jersey's borders to the point that thousands want him to run for President. Christie has time and time again said he is not running under any circumstances. Chris Christie has said this in many ways, many, many times.

But if he is not running "under any circumstances," why does he keep acting like he is running? Why are there constant leaks to the press that he is considering it? He certainly knew that his speech at the Reagan Library last night would get national attention and fuel speculation that he IS running.

The speech, by the way, was brilliant. But it sounded a lot like a campaign speech, like a guy ready to jump into the race. Is he? Or is this the continuation of the biggest political tease in modern history?

Here is what he said to a woman who begged him to run right after the speech:

So stop acting like you are running Governor. Your words say absolutely "no", but your actions say "maybe".

It is disrespectful to those men and woman in the arena, the ones who have thrown their names into the race for you to constantly steal attention. Stop. Either get in or stay out.

Christie attacked President Obama in his speech saying he "didn't have the courage to lead." How much courage does it take to heckle from the sidelines? Or as President Theodore Roosevelt famously said:

"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."

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willholahan at 8:24 AM October 04, 2011

Governor Christie has already said he does not intend to run for the presidency. That is wise for many reasons. Out of consideration for his weight and asthma, he should WALK slowly, taking breaks to catch his breath.

He is just another Republican who raises a lot of money for himself. With all the "will they or won't they" he and Sara Palin have inadvertantly created a new party the "Tease Party".

But I felt discusted when Christie joked about committing suicide at a time when the Nation is grieving the suicide of a fourteen year old boy from Buffalo, NY.

He has stated that taxing the wealthy will demonize and demoralize them. Really? What about all the teachers, firefighters, and police personnel who have lost their jobs? Now, that's demoralization! Requiring millionaires to pay more in taxes won't break their spirits. they know how to economize and won't be adversely affected in their personal lives.

JayBurgos at 5:05 AM September 29, 2011

No! go back to your old format I dont't like this.....

kcwpix at 12:20 AM September 29, 2011

It is not exactly his fault that people want to speculate

He has his right to do whatever, setting schedule to go to places, people also have the right to speculate, aka guessing, it's a fair game. But I do think that if he wants to join in the race, he will only have a few weeks of window to make up his mind before it's too late

I personally think that his leadership under hurricane Irene was excellent, way better than what Obama did in the nearly 3 years of time. But, some people just don't like him for some reason, and keep bashing him anyway. This is another story.

I especially like that he denied the tunnel project, for the simple fact the state just cannot afford it, instead of just go ahead with the project, and then have to raise taxes to pay for it later on (aka spend future's money). At the end of the day, it is what a fiscal responsible leader should do, understanding money doesn't fall from the sky, it has to come from somewhere.

by the way, while the country's economy is in pretty bad shape, actually not all states are like this. There are states in a fairly good shape that they can actually afford to pay bonuses to the state employees, because these states have surplus money. This is the direct result of fiscal responsible policies that the fed refused to do.

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