New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie caught flack from his fellow Republicans for being nice to President Obama after Hurricane Sandy wrecked his state.
The tensions followed Mr. Christie to the annual meeting of the Republican Governors Association in Las Vegas last week. At a gathering where he had expected to be celebrated, Mr. Christie was repeatedly reminded of how deeply he had offended fellow Republicans.
“I will not apologize for doing my job,” he emphatically told one of them in a hotel hallway at the ornate Wynn Resort.
His willingness to work closely with the president has cast a shadow over Mr. Christie’s prospects as a national candidate, prompting a number of Republicans to wonder aloud whether he is a reliable party leader.
He’d be the front runner now if he’d let his state drown while flipping off the president.
They’re just a little bit away from calling Chris Christie n-word lover.
He went up in my estimation when he thought more about helping the people in his state than Republican purity of thought.
I’m with Lark. He actually sounded like a Republican from the party both my parents belonged to.
Doing the right thing is the right thing to do, party be damned.