Woes For Christie - Bridgegate

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**Jihadin**

Think the Wheelchair Truthers in TX taking precedence.....Governor race is ugly in Texas.

**whembly**

Jihadin wrote:
Think the Wheelchair Truthers in TX taking precedence.....Governor race is ugly in Texas.

"Wheelchair Truthers"

wut?

o.O

**Jihadin**

Well now we have Nagel going to jail...wait...former New Orleans Mayor that bashed Bush for being late with his response from Katrina....is more likely getting 20 yrs for awarding contracts for kickbacks during reconstruction...Maybe two new topics to add on Off Topic forum....

**Frazzled**

whembly wrote:
Jihadin wrote:
Think the Wheelchair Truthers in TX taking precedence.....Governor race is ugly in Texas.

"Wheelchair Truthers"

wut?

o.O

Wendy "Burnem right of the Womb" Davis was caught on video making a joke that her opponentn hasn't walked in her shoes. Demo supporters laughed. Her opponent is paralyzed.

She will get 2% of the vote.

Initially I was interested in looking at her quals until I found out she was a California style anti gun advocate, then I moved on.

**Dreadclaw69**

Frazzled wrote:
whembly wrote:
Jihadin wrote:
Think the Wheelchair Truthers in TX taking precedence.....Governor race is ugly in Texas.

"Wheelchair Truthers"

wut?

o.O

Wendy "Burnem right of the Womb" Davis was caught on video making a joke that her opponentn hasn't walked in her shoes. Demo supporters laughed. Her opponent is paralyzed.

She will get 2% of the vote.

Well that, and all the glaring inconsistencies in her rags to riches story

**whembly**

Frazzled wrote:
whembly wrote:
Jihadin wrote:
Think the Wheelchair Truthers in TX taking precedence.....Governor race is ugly in Texas.

"Wheelchair Truthers"

wut?

o.O

Wendy "Burnem right of the Womb" Davis was caught on video making a joke that her opponentn hasn't walked in her shoes. Demo supporters laughed. Her opponent is paralyzed.

She will get 2% of the vote.

Initially I was interested in looking at her quals until I found out she was a California style anti gun advocate, then I moved on.

Whoa... I saw that obliquely in my twitter feed and I thought it was a snark... didn't know that it really happened.

o.O

**Frazzled**

Well it looks like the fat lady er man, has sung:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/01/nyregion/christie-bridge.html?smid=tw-share

**whembly**

Frazzled wrote:
Well it looks like the fat lady er man, has sung:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/01/nyregion/christie-bridge.html?smid=tw-share

Interesting...

If it's true, the the DOJ would pick up on it.

Unless it's a "He said, she said" sorta thing...

**Frazzled**

Good enough to crush his presidential chances. I, and most could care about his governor level stuff.

Due to his lack of faith in our Bill of Rights I was growing less enthused with him. Antics like this wouldn't be helpful in motivating me to vote for him.

**timetowaste85**

I hope this ends up not being true. I like Christie's attitude in life and politics and how he feels the government needs to work together-they're for the people. Hopefully things end up working out for him.

**whembly**

Frazzled wrote:
Good enough to crush his presidential chances. I, and most could care about his governor level stuff.

Due to his lack of faith in our Bill of Rights I was growing less enthused with him. Antics like this wouldn't be helpful in motivating me to vote for him.

Not going to matter.

Hillary's going to be the next President.

Brace yerself.

**Frazzled**

Doubtful but after the last 16 years it'd be a step up. The Next President hasn't announced yet.

Cthulu 2016! Why choose the lesser evil?

**whembly**

Looks like the NYT made a stealth edit:

MT @mlcalderone: NYT orig reported Wildstein "has the evidence,": http://bit.ly/1n3mY1T Now: "evidence exists" http://nyti.ms/1a8j8nw

**Jihadin**

Jeb Bush.....

**whembly**

Jihadin wrote:
Jeb Bush.....

Aw hell naw!

**Maddermax**

whembly wrote:
Looks like the NYT made a stealth edit:

MT @mlcalderone: NYT orig reported Wildstein "has the evidence,": http://bit.ly/1n3mY1T Now: "evidence exists" http://nyti.ms/1a8j8nw

They've changed it to use the exact same wording the Wildstein's lawyer used in his letter, which seems sensible to me. While the insinuation of the letter is that Wildstein has/can get the evidence, the exact wording is important.

Anyway, if Wildstein is ready to roll over on Christie, that's basically all that's needed to crush Cristie's presidential ambitions. Trial evidence will require far more than that, of course, but this thing is still shaking out, and it will be a while before we all see where the pieces land.

**whembly**

Update with this thread...
After 9 Months, Federal Probe of GWB Closure Finds No Link to Christie, Federal Sources Say

The U.S. Justice Department investigation into New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s role in “Bridgegate” has thus far uncovered no information he either knew in advance or directed the closure of traffic lanes on the George Washington Bridge, federal officials tell NBC 4 New York.

The September 2013 closures -- where several entrance lanes to the George Washington Bridge in Ft. Lee were shut down causing a traffic nightmare for commuters -- has been the subject of several federal and state investigations.

Federal officials caution that the investigation begun nine months ago is ongoing and that no final determination has been made, but say that after nine months authorities have uncovered no information Christie either knew in advance or ordered the closure of traffic lanes.

According to one former federal prosecutor, who had no involvement in any of the probes into the bridge closure, investigations of this kind will often turn up a solid connection early in the inquiry.

“My experience with federal law enforcement is that once you reach critical mass if you don’t have it within nine months or so you’re not likely to ever get it,” former federal prosecutor Robert W. Ray said.

When the final report is issued, Christie may still face complications from the scandal, said Lee Miringoff, Director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion.

“That’s good news for him,” Miringoff said. “The bad news remains that politically as chief executive it looks like he was not in control of his administration at the time when this occurred. So that remains the downside for him. That doesn’t go away but this panel provides greater credibility barring any further revelations coming out.”

Assemblyman John Wisniewski said the state legislative committee's investigation into the bridge lane closures is continuing.

"This is not a Chris Christie investigation," he said in a statement. "It's an investigation as to why this happened and who authorized it. As a consequence, this does not change our position."

Spokesmen for the U.S. Justice Department, the FBI, New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman’s office and Gov. Christie all declined comment.

Seems like TPM is disappointed

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Report: Federal probe has not yet linked Christie to bridge scandal http://bit.ly/1u50G8b

**Frazzled**

I know I was worried...meh.