Comments on: Is Chris Christie Really Conservative? http://www.redstate.com/davenj1/2012/05/26/is-chris-christie-really-conservative/ Mon, 20 May 2013 19:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: davenj1 http://www.redstate.com/davenj1/2012/05/26/is-chris-christie-really-conservative/#comment-1309 davenj1 Mon, 28 May 2012 11:38:27 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/davenj1/?p=1331#comment-1309 As you note, he is the best the state can do as far as the GOP. There are some decent, more conservative figures- Lonegan comes to mind. I also like Rep. Scott Garrett. But, I would rather have Christie as my Governor than ANY Democrat!!!

]]> By: revivefederalism http://www.redstate.com/davenj1/2012/05/26/is-chris-christie-really-conservative/#comment-1308 revivefederalism Sun, 27 May 2012 14:55:44 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/davenj1/?p=1331#comment-1308 Be happy you have Christie in office. I think Cory Booker is looking towards becoming the governor down the road. Illinois had Fitzgerald as the GOP Senator, and after he left, Obama went on a cake walk to DC. The mayor of Newark can’t run for POTUS. A black governor of NJ with a degree from YLS can. Winning the presidency in 2020 starts by keeping plausible challengers from building their resumes in high office.

]]> By: mikeymike143 http://www.redstate.com/davenj1/2012/05/26/is-chris-christie-really-conservative/#comment-1307 mikeymike143 Sat, 26 May 2012 15:58:47 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/davenj1/?p=1331#comment-1307 and i know you are familiar with these incidents.

2008: When serving as U.S. attorney for New Jersey, Christie embraced and kissed Mohammed Qatanani, imam of the Islamic Center of Passaic County, and praised him as

]]> By: davenj1 http://www.redstate.com/davenj1/2012/05/26/is-chris-christie-really-conservative/#comment-1306 davenj1 Sat, 26 May 2012 15:24:29 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/davenj1/?p=1331#comment-1306 as well as his mosque at Ground Zero views. Like I said, I never even touched on his gun control views also.

]]> By: mikeymike143 http://www.redstate.com/davenj1/2012/05/26/is-chris-christie-really-conservative/#comment-1305 mikeymike143 Sat, 26 May 2012 15:12:07 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/davenj1/?p=1331#comment-1305 did you know that christie had a transit worker named derek fenton fired because derek was one of a group of people who burned pages from a koran at a 9-11 anniversary event? fenton was there on his day off and wasnt wearing his uniform or anything that might identify him as a transit employee.

oh, fenton filed a lawsuit to get his job back because his first amendment rights were violated and eventually got rehired with full back pay. http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/04/nj_transit_employee_fired_for.html

]]> By: fairfaxchris http://www.redstate.com/davenj1/2012/05/26/is-chris-christie-really-conservative/#comment-1304 fairfaxchris Sat, 26 May 2012 14:34:21 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/davenj1/?p=1331#comment-1304 They are practically the same in outlook and moderate Republicanism. Christie just does all the things we wish Romney would do. He’s make for great television, but for conservatism Chris Christie would be an absolute disaster.

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