Tag: bridge gate

John Boehner Has Had Enough! “It’s time to move on” from Christie Scandal

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) on Thursday said that lawmakers and the media should move past the controversy surrounding New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) and the lane closures on the George Washington Bridge last year, noting that the governor has “held people accountable.” “It’s time to move on,” he said during a Thursday press… Continue reading John Boehner Has Had Enough! “It’s time to move on” from Christie Scandal

Report: Under Christie’s Leadership, New Jersey’s Poverty Rate hit 52 Year High

It seems that when Chris Christie’s mentor asked this question – “is that what you want in your president?”-  he was not only talking about Christie’s possible involvement in the BridgeGate crisis. It is quite possible that he got a glimpse of this report. Poverty in New Jersey continued to grow even as the national… Continue reading Report: Under Christie’s Leadership, New Jersey’s Poverty Rate hit 52 Year High

Feds Investigating Chris Christie and Hurricane Sandy Relief Funds

When it rains, it pours. Chris Christie,  presently dealing with the bridgegate controversy, is now faced with another crisis – a federal investugation into his use of Hurricane Sandy funds. The Office of the Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has opened a federal investigation into whether New Jersey… Continue reading Feds Investigating Chris Christie and Hurricane Sandy Relief Funds

Chris Christie – The Ultimate Definition of The Republican Party

Some Republicans are claiming Chris Christie isn’t really one of them. Some pundits are claiming, even as scandal erupts around him, that he’s a “different kind of Republican.” He’s more than that: He is the archetypal Republican, the incarnation of its arrogant, corporatist soul. It’s like we said a while back: Christie is “the heartless,… Continue reading Chris Christie – The Ultimate Definition of The Republican Party

Rachel Maddow Offers Alternate Theory For Christie’s Bridge-Gate

Brilliant. Let me summarize. Christie was mad at New Jersey’s Senate Democrats because they were giving his nominees a hard time, so he decided not to re-nominate one of his close friends, a Republican, yo the judicial bench. They’re “animals” an angry Chris Christie said about the Senate Democrats, in a hastily called press conference… Continue reading Rachel Maddow Offers Alternate Theory For Christie’s Bridge-Gate

Class Action Lawsuit Filed in Bridge-Gate Scandal

A class action complaint has been filed in federal court against top government officials connected to the George Washington Bridge scandal, the Fort Lee, N.J., attorney behind the move said Thursday. The complaint — filed in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey by attorney Rosemarie Arnold — takes aim at key players in the… Continue reading Class Action Lawsuit Filed in Bridge-Gate Scandal

Result of Chris Christie’s Bridge-Gate – Woman Dies, Child Go Missing

Will be needing a better answer than “oops.” The problem for Christie and his “office” is not that they would be perceived to be using the office of governor as petty personal fiefdom. The problem for Christie and his “office” is this. Emergency responders were delayed in attending to four medical situations – including one… Continue reading Result of Chris Christie’s Bridge-Gate – Woman Dies, Child Go Missing

Heavy Traffic: Christie Takes It From the Bridge

A big, messy, tragic, stupid, vengeful scandal had to come to New Jersey during the Chris Christie era, and thus, it has reached us now. Yes, it turns out that the governor’s staff knew about and directed the Port Authority of NY/NJ to gum up traffic to the George Washington Bridge on the first day… Continue reading Heavy Traffic: Christie Takes It From the Bridge

Bridge to Christ Christie’s 2016 Bid Now Closed

Ah Chris Christie. Allow me to refer to you as piblic bully number one. By now everyone’s heard of Bridge-Gate, where the busiest bridge in the nation – the George Washington – was mysteriously closed back in September on the first day of school, right before the election in 2013. No one seemed to know… Continue reading Bridge to Christ Christie’s 2016 Bid Now Closed