Whoops! You might recall how, during last week's epic press conference, Chris Christie said the following about David Wildstein, one of the masterminds behind the George Washington Bridge plot: “I have had no contact with David Wildstein in a long time, a long time, well before ...read more
Over the weekend, a former New Jersey-based journalist named Brian Murphy appeared on Up with Steve Kornacki and postulated a reason why the Chris Christie administration orchestrated a conspiracy to close toll lanes leading to the George Washington Bridge, causing a massive ...read more
It's Monday and so it's back to the grind with you, gerbils. Here's a couple of headlines and some assorted stuff from around the internet to get you through the day. 1. Gold Rush 12 Years a Slave and American Hustle cleaned up at last night's Golden Globes, while on the TV ...read more
With the release of hundreds of documents by the state of New Jersey in the Chris Christie bridge scandal, the extent of the massive cover-up of the lane closures is beginning to take shape. Here's the latest, via The Washington Post: --The emails confirm that the so-called ...read more
The work environment in the airline industry is one of barely controlled chaos. On the best day, things are merely hectic. On the worst, it’s utter hell and it keeps piling up. You just have to hang on and tell yourself your shift will end at some point. They can’t keep you ...read more
Since the beginning of the Chris Christie bridge scandal, and especially since the release of Christie staffer emails on Wednesday, there's been a major unanswered question: How would closing the toll lanes at the George Washington Bridge possibly harm Fort Lee Mayor Mark ...read more
There were a lot of tweets fired off and articles written yesterday morning noting how it seemed during his nearly two-hour news conference like Chris Christie was going through the Kubler-Ross stages of grief. At one point Christie himself even alluded to a process, saying that ...read more
In case you missed it, here's Chris Christie desperately painting himself as the victim and not saying much of anything about the hundreds of thousands of people impacted by his staff's petty vengeance. Too colorful a description? Don't care. Awww. Chris Christie has a sad. ...read more
You probably don't need me or anyone else to tell you that Chris Christie is in deep shit right now. Politically he can survive the scandal involving collusion by some of his closest aides to partially shut down access to the George Washington Bridge on the New Jersey side, all ...read more
There are two major angles to the Chris Christie bridge scandal. The most important angle is the public safety hazard that Christie's staffers, and perhaps Christie himself deliberately created in order to apparently stymie Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich. The other angle is ...read more
UPDATED below. If you don't have popcorn right now, go get some. A scandal that's been brewing for several months now has reached a major turning point for New Jersey governor and would-be 2016 presidential candidate Chris Christie. Back in September, several Manhattan-bound ...read more