CPAC Snubs "Guv Fatboy"

The governor who gave the Keynote Speech at the 2012 Republican National Convention will not be speaking at the “Comic-Con” of conservative conventions, per syndicated columnist Jonah Goldberg. The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) just snubbed Governor Chris Christie for their 2013 convention, apparently because of his moderate views on certain policy issues. However, “Apprentice” mogul Donald Trump stumped CPAC in 2012, and he has a Democratic past.

The same governor who indicted (and righteously so) “old retread Jerry Brown” for raising taxes, will not be recognized for lowering taxes three years in a row with balanced budgets. The governor who called out President Obama for his inaction in Washington: “What the hell are we paying you for?”, will not be able to pay his respects to future party leaders about his future prospects in a party looking for leadership, howbeit imperfect. The governor who told the unions the truth about pensions and benefits, who enacted real reforms in a Democratic state while achieving a historic 74% approval rating, will not be able to tell other conservatives how he did it, and what they can do to replicate the same successes in their local, state, and national constituencies.

Conservatism comes in many shapes and sizes. New Jersey’s governor is no exception. Adopting the bitter retort of one local reader, I would prefer “Guv Fatboy” Chris Christie any day to Barack “Big Government” Obama, or any other Democratic Party leader who wants to get fat off the taxpayers in this country.