Can Christie really clean up the corruption?

[Yossarian]

With Christie leading in the polls by double digits and the events of the past few weeks, it got me thinking. Can he really clean up the corruption like he says he is going to do?

I mean, the corruption in Trenton is so foul, so rooted in bribes, patronage, unions and the mob, that I don't think one man could possibly do anything about it. Sure Christie has the credentials as a US Attorney, but, at the end of the day, he still answers to party bosses and special interest groups who will still want to their way. If he was an independent, then maybe he could ignore them. But, he is a member of a major national political party.

I don't know. That's my two sense.

[KyleBarry]

I agree with you that cleaning up New Jersey will be extremely difficult, but hopefully Christie's experience as an impressive attorney will turn the tides. There is no doubt he is a capable man, and hopefully he chooses to work hard on this. I preferred Steve Lonegan in the primaries, but getting rid of Jon Corzine is the number 1 goal, so I'm all for Christie.

[Yossarian]

Yeah, I agree with you that getting Corzine out of Trenton would be beneficial for everybody concerned.

This race is actually very important nationally. I mean, Obama was at Rutgers for the sole pupose of getting Corzine reelected. To me, the visit signals that the Democrats are concerned that Corzine won't be able to hold onto the governor's seat. If they lose the election, that means two things.

One, they lose another governorship in a state in which the governor is extremely powerful. So they lose great power in implementing their main policies on the local level. Two, their message of change and their momentum from last November is starting to wane. We can already see how Obama's position on health care is being attacked over and over again at Town Hall meetings, with everything being reflected in his sinking approval ratings. Maybe the great "Democratic Revolution" isn't going to be so great.

It'll be interesting...

[arjaycob]

I fear this country can't withstand 3 more years of corruption. I just hope people can change the what government doing right now.




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