Christie doesn't want Gonzo's help, no answer on Bush and Ashcroft

by: Jason Springer

Tue Feb 10, 2009 at 02:30:00 PM EST

Appearing on Fox 5 NY in studio, Republican candidate for Governor said he doesn't want the help of his former boss:

"I wouldn't be comfortable with Alberto Gonzales coming and campaigning for me," said Christie. "I had some serious disagreements with the attorney general about the way things were run when he was attorney general and so I would not ask and wouldn't want him to come and campaign for me because we just had some serious philosophical disagreements with each other."

I wonder what exactly Christie disagreed with? Was it the politicizing of the justice department? Or perhaps the torture? And where were these concerns when these practices Christie disagreed with were going on? Conveniently, Christie also took a pass on answering whether he wants the help of Fmr President Bush or John Ashcroft, a non-answer that got the attention of at least one State Senator:

"He should answer the question," said Vitale, the Chairman of the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee.

You figure the least Ashcroft could do is show up for a campaign stop after that $52 million no bid federal monitor contract Christie gift wrapped for him.

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Softball Interview Was A Set Up Piece To.... (0.00 / 0)

.....get the message out that Gonzo is persona non grata and that Bush should stay away from Gonzo's campaign (at least until the fall.....if then).

If Christie had serious "philosophical disagreements" with Gonzo that any impact on his job; then he should have resigned. Christie is trying to have it both ways. He can't (legitimately) claim that his differences were so great that he won't even premit Gonzalez to campaign for him; yet they weren't great enough to trigger a resignation on principle . Christie, Gonalez and Bush were tied at the hip politically. Unlike the Republican Federal Prosecutors who got fired for not playing ball....Christie enjoyed his "job".

The only thing better than a Christie candidacy, would be a Lonegan run.

by: Nick Lento @ Tue Feb 10, 2009 at 21:49:15 PM UTC