Whether you love him or hate him, you’ve got to respect him…
The person I am talking about isChris Christie, the RepublicanGovernor of the Garden State. The man who is clearly not a man of all the people in New Jersey – take note of the many anti-Christie billboards that line I-78 and the New Jersey Turnpike –but love him or hate him, you have to respect his ability to say what is on his mind.
His comments about the gridlock and idiocies that surrounded getting a deal done to raise the debt ceiling were refreshing, in light of the endless drivel that the DC crowd unleashed over the last week or so as this nail-biter finally came to a close. Have you heard this clip that was running on NPR?
“What the hell are they doing down there? They don’t talk to each other, they talk at each other. If we ever did that in New Jersey we’d be run out of town on a rail.”
I can’t think of any other politician who has the stones to tell people what he thinks and let the chips fall where they may. Sure, he’s been called a bully and not everything he has done for New Jersey has been good, but man, at least he’s able to say it like it is. And in today’s political and economic climate, in my book that is worthy of respect.
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THINGS THAT DRIVE ME CRAZY
Two words: TD Bank. They may say that they’re America’s most convenient bank because they’re open all hours, but when it comes to fees they are completely inconvenient. This bank does not care about customers at all, but rather about charging customers at every turn for anything. Management needs an attitude adjustment and a fee adjustment. Stay away.