You are right, it's just a pity Christie is a treacherous RINO.
Editor's Note: This column is part II in a series. Part I can be found here.
One of the big advantages that President Obama has, as he plays "chicken" with the Congressional Republicans along the "fiscal cliff," is that Obama is a master of the plausible lie, which will never be exposed by the mainstream media-- nor, apparently, by the Republicans.
A key lie that has been repeated over and over, largely unanswered, is that President Bush's "tax cuts for the rich" cost the government so much lost tax revenue that this added to the budget deficit-- so...
If he hadn't been, his constituants would suffer, and Christie would have been held responsible. As it is, Christie did what he could, and if / when Obama fails to deliver, Obama gets dinged.
On the whole, not a bad thing.