Lessons for Obama and Conservatives from Chris Christie

From American Thinker:

President Obama could learn a thing or two from Governor Chris Christie, who took charge in a press conference on Thursday about "revenge traffic" at the George Washington Bridge -- a new one for seasoned New Jerseyans, who have spent the bulk of their lifetimes battling traffic throughout the state for any number of reasons, none of which has been revenge.

Christie actually investigated the matter within his administration, answered questions put to him by the press, held individuals in his administration accountable -- indeed, firing them -- and did not foist blame on the other party or the media. Were Obama to act like this in regard to any one of the alphabet scandals plaguing his administration, his approval ratings might not be so abysmal.

The press conference is also another learning experience for conservatives. As is always the case when Republicans are in office and have their dirty laundry aired or messy situations to clean up, the press is all hot and bothered about this scandalous "revenge traffic" at the GWB. So they took to grilling Christie with the self-righteousness only they can muster as the fourth check on Republican power -- hoping, I'm sure, he would blow his top.

They certainly did not handle him with the kid gloves we are accustomed to seeing when they interview Obama, Hillary, Holder, Susan Rice, or Kathleen Sebelius. As we know, the press always employs an unmistakable presumption of innocence when liberals are under fire, even when lives have been lost, freedoms infringed upon, funds squandered, and large swaths of the economy appropriated. Here the crime was traffic congestion intentionally imposed out of political revenge.

I dislike Christie, because he is a Republican from a Blue State. He is a Pro-Gun Control Social Moderate, who is fiscally conservative, a Pete Wilson/Meg Whitman/Establishment Republican type. He is about as conservative as a Republican as you can get in New Jersey or California, but nothing like Reagan. But it was nice to see him stand up to the Press and not whither under the glare that most Democrats couldn't withstand 9 Basically all libs, like Obama, Hillary, Holder, Susan Rice, or Kathleen Sebelius.

And as I said yesterday, he was up there answering question for a longer time about a minor scandal, than the Dear Leader and his Regime has answered in the last 5 years.