came in as a rock conservative and gave away the store on spending. then you had two losses with mccain and romney, both of whom the base ultimately said okay, we ll embrace him, give you guys your way. i think this time the base of the party is through with the establishment, and christie being the favorite of, let s just face it, our business, of the northeastern media elite, hurts him. the national organization for marriage came out and slammed him as having no courage, no convictions. that part of the party is ascendant right now. the rock rib base wants somebody like him, and there s going to be other governors, there will be perry out there, scott walker out there, people more conservative than christie. he s going to have a tough time getting the nomination. the one thing going for him, steve, and i don t know what s going to happen in three years, but one thing going for him, there s only one of him. joy just went through the list. i remember jimmy carter won because he was t
and gave away the store on spending. then you had two losses with mccain and romney, both of whom the base ultimately said okay, we ll embrace him, give you guys your way. i think this time the base of the party is through with the establishment, and christie being the favorite of, let s just face it, our business, of the northeastern media elite, hurts him. the national organization for marriage came out and slammed him as having no courage, no convictions. that part of the party is ascendant right now. the rock rib base wants somebody like him, and there s going to be other governors, there will be perry out there, scott walker out there, people more conservative than christie. he s going to have a tough time getting the nomination. the one thing going for him, steve, and i don t know what s going to happen in three years, but one thing going for him, there s only one of him. joy just went through the list. i remember jimmy carter won because he was the only nonliberal running in