The Chris Christie Scandal

You probably know, that Chris Christie, New Jersey Governor, is currently embroiled in the midst of an enormous scandal. Several of his top aids were found to have closed several lanes of a major highway in retaliation for the refusal of Fort Lee Mayor, Mark Sokolich, to support Christie in his Gubernatorial campaign. Orchestrated by David Wildstein, one of Christies top aids. Two lanes were closed in George Washington Bridge, causing major traffic jams in Fort Lee. Chris Christie alleges that he had no idea of the plan, and has fired the aides. So now the question has come up, is Chris Christie indeed a hard hitting man of the people, or is he just another Washington bully?

Let's first address Christie's claim that he had no knowledge about the plans to close two lanes in George Washington Bridge. I simply don't buy into this. There is simply no way that Christie was not informed of this illegal plot, in one way or another. He must have had some prior forewarning of the event. And believe me, what his administration did is highly illegal. Christie's administration closed a major bridge, and caused extreme havoc and problems for thousands of families, all in the name of punishing Mayor Sokolich. We must see this as it is. This is a case where a corrupt politician has used his political power to bully a man who declined to support his Gubernatorial run. But his actions have caused major repercussions. Christie is now facing a Class-Action Lawsuit, and his name has been defamed to such an extent that he may not even run for the 2016 Presidential Elections. He has not been allowed to escape the consequences.

Although what Christie has done is wrong, we must realize that he has taken accountability for his actions, and appears to be genuinely sorry. He has issued a heartfelt apology and has promptly fired the top aide's allegedly responsible for this act. And although I absolutely don't believe that Christie didn't actually know about what happened I do believe that he has taken appropriate accountability and actions to mitigate the issue. He has suffered major consequences because of what he did, and he has not been let off the hook. He deserves every bit of criticism he gets, but this one single event shouldn't force him to abandon his plans for a Presidential Bid.

Take Care,
Political Police