they have to keep their personal feelings about christie separate from how they act publically. anything they do that has the whiff of partisanship, christie and his able political team will seize on as a way to paint this controversy as a partisan battle. if christie isn't linked to the scandal might the strategy be effective? >> i think that's right. in a way that's why u.s. attorney paul fishman who is a key player here who people haven't paid attention to is interesting. he's a low key guy with a reputation as a nonpartisan, careful investigator. not a show boater or a grand stander. they should rely on what fishman has to say about this. by the way, chris christie's people will try to politicize any investigation. and cry foul about it being politics. i have to agree with you that as