Disaffected conservatives wanted him to reconsider his shy
reserve on running for President in 2012 instead of Romney, the weakest
front-runner in Modern Republican history. Right then, the former US Attorney would have
been an able and worthy contender, with enough self-awareness to recognize that
he was not ready for the White House. George Washington, our first elected
President, announced the same reserve at his first inaugural address before a
captivated audience.
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| Christie in a 2015 Town Hall (Source: Michael Vadon) |
Then Christie fell captive to the media, more interested in
buffing his profile than improving the prosperity and prestige of the Garden State.
Today, Christie is now captured by the dull after-glow of a four-year media
frenzy. The non-scandal Bridge-gate
controversy demonstrated not only Christie’s innocence, but the inconsequence
of the marginalized media which had propped him up then dropped him without
thinking twice about it.
Christie once declared “Wait till I’m really pissed”, pushed
school choice, halted expensive projects and cuts taxes, then berated President
Obama with “What they hell are we paying
you for?”. Today, Christie is a big compromiser, which rarely translates into a
great leader. From missed opportunities for strong, conservative judicial appointments,
to his battered pension meeting resistance from labor unions and state courts, to
his failure to build his party or his national colleagues, Christie was all
style, no substance. No longer leading, Christie follows polls, and they are
not in his favor, nor ever will, and why should they?
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