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Gov. Christie last man in America to be President

While it will take weeks or months to sort out the persons and reasons behind the now infamous George Washington Bridge tie up scandal engulfing New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, one thing is clear: Christie will never be President. The first time I saw him bully and belittle reporters and ordinary citizens when he first achieved national prominence, I realized he was temperamentally unfit for the Presidency. Its now possible to see a lowlight tape of Christie's numerous outbursts which are unbecoming a governor, much less a president. Christie prevaricated when he feigned innocence he is a bully at his damage control press conference Thursday. Bullying, according to Christie, "is not the rule of what's happened over the last four years in the administration". Former New Jersey Governor Rich Coday would disagree. After Coday once publically disagreed with Christie, his state trooper protection mysteriously disappeared, his cousin was quickly canned from the Port Authority involved in the bridge closing scandal and his former aide was fired from a state job. State Senator Sean Kean would disagree. After he pointed out a Christie mistake to a reporter, Christie banned Kean from attending a Christie news conference held in Kean's district. Kean "got what he deserved" a Christie aide told the press. Rutgers Professor Alan Rosenthal would disagree. After he backed a redistricting remap more favorable to Democrats last year, his school state funding was slashed. State Senator Kip Bateman would disagree. After he voted against Christie's reorganization of the public medical education system, Bateman's judicial candidate recommendation suddenly stalled.

The current president may be the King of Cool, a.k.a. "no drama Obama", but a President Christie would be "Mt Vesuvius", ready to spew molten lava without warning. Christie will never make President, but with the passing of James Gandolfini, he'd make a great Tony Soprano on a Soprano's reunion show. He wouldn't even have to leave New Jersey.

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