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Monday, August 13, 2012

Jersey Jazzman: For Christie, EVERYTHING Is Political

Jersey Jazzman: For Christie, EVERYTHING Is Political:


For Christie, EVERYTHING Is Political

Cross-posted from Blue Jersey.


Why does Chris Christie do anything and everything? For political advantage. Here's a great example:

The NJ Senate and Assembly unanimously passed the teacher tenure reform bill, TEACHNJ, on June 25, 2012. All through July, I and other education watchers wondered when he would get around to signing the bill. He kept hemming and hawing, saying he was "considering" it, even though his own party passed it unanimously. What was the hold up?

Then suddenly, on Friday, August 3, his office announced he would be signing the bill that coming Monday. What had changed? Why was he ready to sign now after waiting all this time?

Now we know: he was waiting for Mitt Romney to announce his choice of running mate.
After extensive deliberations over his short list, Romney settled on the 42-year-old