Failing Constitution 101, Making Stalin Proud: Chris Christie on the 4th Amendment

The dust-up between New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul over presidential fidelity to the Constitution — particularly the Fourth Amendment — was the most illuminating two minutes of the Republican debate last week. It is a well-regarded historical truism that the Fourth Amendment was written by victims of government snooping, the…

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Christie, Palin and Paul — less than 2 Percentage Points Difference in Virginia Presidential Straw Poll

Virginia Tea Party Patriots Convention: Chris Christie Wins the Straw Poll Posted Saturday, October 09, 2010 5:46 PM | By David Weigel RICHMOND -- The surprise winner of the 2012…

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Ever Try To Pin Jello To The Wall?

I’ve been scratching my head for a long time now about something. A lot of people say they are sick of politicians. But most politicians seem to think we want politically correct double speak. In asking questions about principles and positions on issues, its like trying to pin jello to the wall. [originally published on: Aug 22, 2010]

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Governor Christie of NJ is fast becoming my hero

Via YID With LID; After making a bid for hundreds of millions of dollars in federal education reform money, New Jersey fell three points short of receiving “Race to the Top” funding. The reason for falling shored was an error in one page the Christie administration’s almost 2,000 page application. A question on the application [...]

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