Tornoe's take: A Rovian Eclipse

by: Jason Springer

Tue Aug 18, 2009 at 07:14:40 PM EDT

But might Christie discussed running for Governor with Rove even earlier? From a 2003 NYT profile of Christie:

Unlike some United States attorneys who prefer to cultivate an apolitical image, Mr. Christie remains a die-hard Bush supporter, with photographs of the president prominently placed in his office. One shot from the Texas governor's mansion shows Mr. Christie with Mr. Bush in front of a painting of the last stand at the Alamo. Mr. Christie noted that the photo was taken by Mr. Bush's omnipresent political adviser, Karl Rove.

The whole Christie-Bush-Rove photo session sounds so adorable, but the question of whether or not they discussed a bid for Governor or his duties as U.S. attorney is more important, because, as the the New Jersey Star Ledger writes, "Christie had been attracting buzz as a promising GOP candidate since 2003."