holiday inn express, be the readiest. he was once a rising political star. republicans begged for him to run for president, and now, chris christie is sunbathing with a 15% approval rating as the governor of new jersey. that number, by the way, is the worst for any governor in any state ever surveyed. chris christie, of course, pictured relaxing on a beach a couple of days ago, a beach he himself closed because of the budget crisis in new jersey. so joining me now, the man who literally wrote the book on the governor, author and syndicated columnist bob engel.