Gaudagno reportedly spending time with ailing father

But think of his kids! (3.00 / 1)

They would have been so disappointed! It would have been a traumatic memory for decades - that Dad cared more about his dumb job than having fun on a family vacation! /snark

What did Christie do down in Orlando besides got to Disneyworld? That can take three days to see, of course, and even more if you go to on of the water parks.

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by: Louise @ Wed Dec 29, 2010 at 20:56:59 PM UTC

that's cruel (4.00 / 2)

It must be hard for her to care for her father now that Christie has dumped all this heat in her lap.  it really stinks.

I'm gonna re-tweet this link on FaceBook and Twitter right away.  I hope everyone else will too.

activist for hire.

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by: Jay Lassiter @ Wed Dec 29, 2010 at 21:18:18 PM UTC

Agree, Jay (4.00 / 2)

She deserves the support. Anyone - in any job, including a public one - deserves support and friendship when they're on, essentially, compassionate leave with someone they love.  

It's not a particularly snappy signature, but here's what I think we need in the next NJ Democratic State Chair.  

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by: Rosi Efthim @ Wed Dec 29, 2010 at 21:20:06 PM UTC

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It will be interesting... (0.00 / 0)

...to see how Christie spins this when he gets back.

Blog: http://www.deciminyan.org

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by: deciminyan @ Wed Dec 29, 2010 at 21:26:05 PM UTC

hard to believe... (0.00 / 0)

...he's not come back yet.

activist for hire.

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by: Jay Lassiter @ Wed Dec 29, 2010 at 21:36:06 PM UTC

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Christie spins this? (0.00 / 0)

Christie just shouts, it will be Drewniak who does all the spinning. :D

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by: johnleesandiego @ Thu Dec 30, 2010 at 12:59:40 PM UTC

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Politically stupid (0.00 / 0)

From a purely political standpoint what Christie did (or more importantly, what he did not do) was incredibly stupid, and will likely hurt his image and damage him politically, which is good news as far as I'm concerned.  This will also benefit Sweeney at Christie's expense, and deservedly so.

On a purely personal level, as a parent myself with small kids, I can't really begrudge the guv taking time off with his kids for the holidays, even with the snowstorm, so lomg as he made sure that Sweeney was willing to cober for him and the knowledge that Sweeney was better able and more competent to handle any emergency than the LG would have been.  In fact, I'd submit that Sweeney was better qualified than Christie to handle the situation, and wqould have done a better job.  It's not as if Christie took off and let SpongeBob handle things.

To put it in perspective, I don't think what Christie did was any worse than his predecessor not wearing a seatbelt and ordering his driver to exceed the speed limit in a non-emergency situation, and then proceed to get in a serious accident that luckily did not involve other drivers.

http://christiegonewild.blogsp...

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by: ken bank @ Wed Dec 29, 2010 at 22:17:46 PM UTC

Idea 4 photo op (0.00 / 0)

Steve Sweeney flanked by Sens. Menendez and Lautenberg announcing federal disaster relief for NJ.

Hopefully they can get this done before Christie gets back.

http://christiegonewild.blogsp...

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by: ken bank @ Wed Dec 29, 2010 at 23:54:44 PM UTC

Absolutely Awful (4.00 / 1)

First, I hope that the LG's father is surrounded by his family and that there is peace at this difficult time.  My thoughts are truly with Guadagno.

Second, and more to the bitter point, this shows the world the ugly side of Christie.  That he would let us all assume that Guadagno was on vacation too is appalling.  Really, there aren't words to describe his actions here.  

I hope the press gets hold of this and doesn't let go.  

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by: the pollster @ Thu Dec 30, 2010 at 01:24:21 AM UTC

Mulshine bashes Guadagno (0.00 / 0)

The progressive blogosphere shows more compasssion for Guadagno than Lonegan/Shaftan mouthpiece Paul Mulshine.

http://christiegonewild.blogsp...

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by: ken bank @ Thu Dec 30, 2010 at 01:27:12 AM UTC

Mulshine (0.00 / 0)

had an emergency - he ran out of kitty litter & couldn't be bothered to walk to the beach for a bucket of sand,  & was outraged that his personal stretch of Jersey''s 2,800 miles of state roads hadn't been cleared just for him.  

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by: Wesleylake @ Thu Dec 30, 2010 at 01:59:17 AM UTC

Mulshines "kitty litter" (0.00 / 0)

That's a good description of what his column is all about.  And despite the revelation concerning Guadagno he's still on the warpath.

http://christiegonewild.blogsp...

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by: ken bank @ Thu Dec 30, 2010 at 02:46:48 AM UTC

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Where's Drewniak ? (0.00 / 0)

The Governors Spokesmodel seems to be ready for a sarcastic comment whenever a handicapped, homeless, or working person is the subject at hand so why didn't he jump in the spotlight to highlight why the Lt Governor is away.

I don't think there is a single person in the state who would have a problem with her decision to leave the state. Of course given how just about everyone including the GOP has tossed the Lt Gov under the bus in the last few days, this is going to make Chris Christie look even more self serving than he already is.

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by: johnleesandiego @ Thu Dec 30, 2010 at 12:57:44 PM UTC

I feel for Guadagno (0.00 / 0)

however, I've had several family members die from cancer. None of them went to Mexico to do it. And all of them lived MUCH closer to Mexico than New Jersey.

When my great grandfather had one entire lung and half of the other removed because of lung cancer, he laid down in the bed of his pickup and asked a friend to drive him to his kids' houses because he wanted to tell them good-bye and didn't want to force them to travel to do it.

I'm sure it's true that she's spending time with her father and that her father has cancer. I'm sorry to hear it. But couldn't he have come to New Jersey for the holidays?

However, I think it is wrong to blame Guadagno for Christie's failure of leadership.

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by: Thurman Hart @ Thu Dec 30, 2010 at 17:13:28 PM UTC