Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Please proceed governors

[malaise]

http://www.northjersey.com/news/Christie_gets_show_of_support_from_GOP_governors.html?page=all
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urday.

Even as Governor Christie’s colleagues in the Republican Governors Association voiced unwavering support for the embattled New Jerseyan, some were subtly moving to take advantage of his intentional absence from the spotlight.

The maneuvering comes as many Republicans hoping to retake the White House believe their nominee should be a governor because Congress is held in such low public regard. Christie was seen as the governor best able to fill that role after an overwhelming reelection victory in a blue state, but his standing in national and New Jersey polls has dropped since then.

And the governor whose straight talk gave him a national reputation has made only limited comments to reporters and appeared only in controlled public settings since the two-hour January news conference where he apologized for his aides’ closure of access lanes to the George Washington Bridge.

Into the void stepped two potential rivals for the 2016 presidential nomination, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. Each made an effort, as the bipartisan National Governors Association held its annual meeting in Washington, D.C., to grab some of the spotlight that Christie was avoiding even as they voiced support for him.


Northjersey.com : News
Jackson: GOP colleagues move to fill Governor Christie's void
Monday, February 24, 2014 Last updated: Monday February 24, 2014, 10:38 PM
By HERB JACKSON
"NJ/DC" COLUMNIST
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Governor Christie participates in the morning session of the National Governors Association Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.
AP
Governor Christie participates in the morning session of the National Governors Association Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.

Even as Governor Christie’s colleagues in the Republican Governors Association voiced unwavering support for the embattled New Jerseyan, some were subtly moving to take advantage of his intentional absence from the spotlight.

The maneuvering comes as many Republicans hoping to retake the White House believe their nominee should be a governor because Congress is held in such low public regard. Christie was seen as the governor best able to fill that role after an overwhelming reelection victory in a blue state, but his standing in national and New Jersey polls has dropped since then.

And the governor whose straight talk gave him a national reputation has made only limited comments to reporters and appeared only in controlled public settings since the two-hour January news conference where he apologized for his aides’ closure of access lanes to the George Washington Bridge.

Into the void stepped two potential rivals for the 2016 presidential nomination, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. Each made an effort, as the bipartisan National Governors Association held its annual meeting in Washington, D.C., to grab some of the spotlight that Christie was avoiding even as they voiced support for him.

In a made-for-TV moment Monday just outside the doors of the West Wing, Jindal broke with protocol and attacked President Obama when about a dozen governors of both parties held a press conference after a meeting in the White House.

Jindal expanded on the barrage a short time later at the nearby headquarters of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, where he led a Republican Governors Association news conference as the group’s vice chairman because Christie, the chairman, had gone home on Sunday.

Jindal did not attend any of the sessions of the bipartisan NGA, but Walker did, and in contrast to Christie, made himself available for extensive questions from reporters even though he also is under pressure following the release of a trove of emails connected to an investigation of his 2010 campaign.
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[Turbineguy]

1. "...because Congress is held in such low public regard..."

God knows why!

[malaise]

2. Hilarious isn't it

Their House of Representatives

[Laxman]

3. If They Run Bobby Jindal....

I will donate money to the RGA! Comic relief is hard to come by these days.

[malaise]

4. I know what you mean

A match made in ...well you tell me