Will New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Run?

Are you one of the folks who never went west of Trenton? A New Jersey native has everything right there on that strip of industrial land next to the Atlantic Ocean. New Jersey has it all--high taxes, the shore, crummy weather, Atlantic City, the Sopranos, quantum theory a la Albert Einstein, educated elites, unemployment, gas station attendants, precipitously higher collective IQ than neighboring PA--and now Chris Christie.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is the newest Republican to be bandied about as a real prospect for GOP candidacy. You heard his rousing speech at the Reagan Library. (See the video here if you missed it.) It could not have been Nancy Reagan's momentary whim to invite Chris Christie to speak. Was she instrumental in drumming up the current fervor for the NJ Governor to run?

Good to go
And why not? Christie's accomplishments--and reputation--precedes him on many accounts.

For a GOP governor to be elected in New Jersey is as surprising as Obama's disappointing win was for the nation in 2008. Christie is making a mark in a state worn with weariness of political correctness, corruption, and overbearing government. Sound familiar, America?

Christie is no friend of public worker unions. He recognizes them as a big part of New Jersey's problems.

He's big and brash and takes no crapola. Ask him an inappropriate question and you'll get a response that's close to inappropriate for a governor. But you'll know exactly where he stands on the issue without his answering nicely.

High property and business taxes are thorns in his side. Because of them, New Jersey loses population and businesses that Christie wants to reclaim for the state. California can relate to this problem, but unlike New Jersey, does nothing about it.

Christie seeks to put the kids first in public education. Teachers unions seek to put teachers up front. Christie is about changing that by cutting funds for public education, since those funds reach the teachers first and the students last, if at all.

It's no secret that the man has a presence, to put it politely. It is said that Christie's weight poses a health risk should he become president. It didn't bother Grover Cleveland, a New Jersey-born president, who was the heaviest president ever in America and was elected twice!

Christie is a get-it-done guy. He acts on issues rather than debating them until they never go away. In his speech, he said "we compromised … to get results. We took action … This is the only effective way to lead in America during these times."

Baggage built in
Yeah, you can dig up the baggage with which any candidate comes. But besides Christie's baggage being built in, what you see is what you get. And you know what you're getting with Chris Christie. No indecisiveness or mealy-mouthed messages there.

Understand that Christie has not joined the race as of this writing. But I would not be surprised if he does and does so soon. Chris Christie knows an opportunity when he sees one. After all, he's leading a state that already has it all.

Source: http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/chris-christie-2011-10/index1.html