Christie would make a fine president
Not from what I have read.
NJ has a reputation of the single most corrupt state in the country.
Christie has a reputation of one of the most corrupt governors NJ ever had.
{...
The
Fort Lee lane closure scandal, also known as the
George Washington Bridge lane closure scandal or
Bridgegate,
[1][2] was a
political scandal involving a staff member and political appointees of
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie colluding to create
traffic jams in
Fort Lee, New Jersey, by closing lanes at the
main toll plaza[3][4] for the upper level of the
George Washington Bridge.
[5]
The problems began on Monday, September 9, 2013, when two of three toll lanes for a local street entrance were closed during morning
rush hour. Local officials, emergency services, and the public were not notified of the lane closures, which Fort Lee declared a threat to public safety.
[6] The resulting back-ups and
gridlock on local streets ended only when the two lanes were reopened on Friday, September 13, 2013, by an order from
Port Authority Executive Director and Democrat from New York,
Patrick Foye. He said that the "hasty and ill-informed decision" could have endangered lives and violated federal and state laws.
[7]
It was later suggested that the lanes had been closed intentionally to cause the massive traffic problem for political reasons, and especially theorized that they were a retributive attack against Fort Lee's Mayor
Mark Sokolich, a
Democrat who had not supported Christie as a candidate in the
2013 New Jersey gubernatorial election. The ensuing investigations centered on several of Christie's appointees and staff, including
[8][9] David Wildstein, who ordered the lanes closed,
[10] and
Bill Baroni, who had told the
New Jersey Assembly Transportation Committee that the closures were for a
traffic study.
[11]
...}