I'm starting to think the Hoboken NJ relief is more of a problem for Christie

[bigdarryl]

Than the GWB.Holding Federal funds and blackmailing a Moyor and the people of a city is pretty close to being criminal

[lostincalifornia]

1. It all depends on the evidence. If there were emails sent, it will be very difficult for the

lt governor to fight that, and the obvious connections to christie will continue to pile up because more will jump in

I find it hard to believe this is an isolated incident

[SummerSnow]

2. And I bet there is more...

Soon the feds will start digging into that fire on the Broadwalk

[JustAnotherGen]

3. I agree

The 300k for a city that was under water completely is pretty damning. My husband's restoration/preservation branch of his business restored 4 historical privately owned buildings' iron/metal structures - all a few hundred years old. As far as he's concerned it was a lesson in futility because without structural mitigation in the city's public works - they will be under water again.

[HereSince1628]

4. Well yes, it's more of a problem...

Forgetting the scale of the Hoboken arm-twisting quid pro quo impacted thousands of people who were already victims of a natural disaster, and impacted them over a longer time and in a way that deprived each victim of a lot more money in foregone relief money...

It represents a very serious tear in Christie's cloak of sheep's clothing that has revealed the wolf hiding within. It won't take but a few more politicians coming forward alleging abuse by the Christie machine to rip the disguise off in its entirety. And Zimmer's courage to come forward invites others to tug on those vestments.

I gotta agree with you that the sight of Christie and his cronies nekid with their thug-tatoos in plain view would be a quite serious problem for a guy with greater ambitions than being the Boss in Trenton.

[Baitball Blogger]

5. I think you need to read this.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251349067

[Spazito]

10. Thanks for the link! Wow, that thread is a MUST read, imo...

It links threads that, until now, were separate.

[Liberal_in_LA]

12. thx for the link

[geek tragedy]

6. All same of the larger pattern of racketeering.

[valerief]

7. The only thing that could make this Christie scandal better is if

some Mexican-American "sheik" became part of it.

[NJCher]

8. and as a result, the governor might be a Democrat

That will tick off his fellow Republicans. Hahah, I would hate to behead of the Republican Governors Association (like he is) when that happens!

See thread about how this could happen.




Cher

[ReRe]

9. Has anyone mentioned the word "cronyism" yet?

The antics of Gov Chris Christie is a perfect text-book definition of the term.

[Shampoobra]

11. "pretty close to being criminal"

Shutting down the GWB was a felony in three jurisdictions: New York, New Jersey, and the United States.

I don't know if withholding relief funds was a criminal or civil matter, but the crimes involved in the GWB lane closures are severe enough to result in prison sentences for anyone found guilty.

(Edited to add: I believe the victims of the withheld funds have been hit harder than those who were forced to sit in traffic, but my point is, the dirty tricks that led to the GWB lane closures were actual crimes, and not merely political malfeasance.)