we had some pretty good fights over time. christie and lautenberg had sparred sometimes viciously for years. we re not going to listen to partisan hacks like frank lautenberg. he s a persistent liar. christie will, in a sense, have the last word, but that could be tricky. he is running for reelection this fall and perhaps for 2016. as democratic strategist david axelrod tweeted, fascinating dilemma for christichristie. christie has already alienated the gop base with his trips to the jersey shore to check on storm damage with president obama. still, christie s selection of a republican to fill lautenberg s seat changes the balance of power, eating into the democrats slim edge in the senate. lautenberg was a trusted vote for his party despite being in poor health last april, he showed up for a crucial vote. he came out of his had sisic