governor christie's old high school buddy, the guy who reportedly ordered those lanes closed and then showed up to watch the chaos that ensued, late in the day on friday, he very quietly quit. he resigned, saying that he had become a distraction. and so, maybe this crazy story is at least not only funny right now. today it took at least another dramatic turn. two officials told new jersey lawmakers at a hearing today that they were directed not to let anybody know about the changes that were planned for the bridge that day. they were told to shut down the bridge and told to tell no one they were doing it. they said they worried about what would happen if they broke the chain of command that way by not alerting anyone, as they would usually do. asked by lawmakers whether keeping silent at the time seemed wrong, one of those bridge workers told lawmakers today, yes, yes, it did. so, crazy story. maybe even a really crazy story. maybe even something really crazy with national