christie is handling this. he accepts responsibility, hold as press conference almost two hours long, he fires two people n their view, they compare him favorably against president obama who they say has had scandal after scandal and has not done the same thing. i m sure you disagree with that, but what s your response? i think it s vintage christie. he comes off as straight talking. he appears to accept responsibility. of course, one might ask, well, what about a month ago, what about two months ago? but as i said two minutes ago, if this were the end of the story, a lot of people will say he dealt with it. i suspect this is not the end of the story. you know, there s a truism in politics. it s not the action that gets you. it s the cover-up. so sir, are you saying that you believe that he knew?
even if the heat has left you comatose. you know the names bush, paul, rubio, cruz, ryan and chris christie, already seen as a probable favorite. the governor of new jersey, who is part sherman tank, part tony soprano, has caught on as every man. the new york times intellectuallyized his perm, saying he is schooled in securities and a? they left-hand compliment. when the pressure was on him to be mitt romney s runningmate, the 50-year-old christie said, i don t think there is anybody in america who thinks my personality is best suited to being number 2. sounds like arrogance. most call it vintage christie. he test the store of ajectives. the essence of the christie story is that he s a very popular, pro-life,
family, not for any possible 2016 presidential run. let s talk about that with our panel. what are you hearing, gloria? did he do this for 2016 at all, even a little bit? a little bit. look. this is about his life. okay? so running for perez may one day be part of his life but i think you have to believe him when he says he turned 50, this is about his family. this is about his wife. it s about his kids. he said, you confront your own mortality. and, yes. it s about running for the presidency, because i believe his weight would have been a huge liability and still could be, by the way. what we also heard from him today is vintage christie. he made it very clear he is not going to turn this into a self-help crusade for lap bands. right. he is done with this. and he is moving on. the down side according to one
really that he will be better in this next debate. so, they know that he s got to improve his performance. you know, perry s spin is i m not the most polished debater and slick. that is a contrast with romney. but that s for public consumption. they know and i think the governor s wife let it slip that he has to improve his performance in these things or the bad because is going to be deafening. speaking of performance what did you think of chris christie s performance at the reagan library? it is vintage christie. this is why a lot of the folks in the g.o.p. especially money guys who are excited about the possibility of a christie candidacy. my reporting, the reporting of my colleague indicate that he is at least giving this some thought now. if smart bet that he will ultimately do it but he is giving it one final look.