Chris Christie to resign as US Attorney

high profile cases (0.00 / 0)

Bryant looks to be going down in flames, while the case against the so-called FtDix 6 seems to be going up in smoke.  literally.

So if i had to guess Christie will win one and lose one.


activist for hire.

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by: Jay Lassiter @ Mon Nov 17, 2008 at 17:28:30 PM UTC

Let's Get Ready To Rumble.... (0.00 / 0)

There is a 99.99999% probability that Christie will announce his run for Governor soon. (Else he would have stayed in office to collect a few more paychecks and peddle what's left of his influnce...)

This is a guy who wasn't "good enough" to get fired by the corrupt Bush "Justice Department" for having too much integrity.

Prosecuting corruption in NJ (with all the resources/powers at the disposal of a federal prosecutor) is about as hard to do as giving out speeding tickets on Rout 80.  

If Christie were truly serious about doing his job with integrity he could have had 20 times as many convictions as he did.

As it is he picked at the "low hanging (rotten) fruit" and didn't make himself any real enemies amongst the rich and powerful interests that run NJ politics.

This "Bush Bum" must not be allowed to take over our state.

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by: Nick Lento @ Mon Nov 17, 2008 at 19:16:00 PM UTC

If it is so easy.... (0.00 / 0)

why hasn't anyone else done it? Why isn't Milgram racking up cases left and right? Your argument doesn't hold water...because if you believe Christie can do 20 times as well... you must think Milgram isn't qualfied to write a parking ticket.

Your're letting partisanship blind you here. I'm won't defend 'politicization' of the office... but he has been good for NJ.

"Where ever you go, there you are." - Buckaroo Bonzai

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by: William Weber (WjcW) @ Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 13:12:23 PM UTC

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Milgram Doesn't Have "All The... (0.00 / 0)

....resources/powers at the disposal of a federal prosecutor."

If, and I grant you, it's a big if...the Bush administration was serious about fighting corruption on a national level.   We would have had at least twenty times more convictions in NJ.

But then of course, it wouldn't have been the Bush administration.   The whole Iraq war enterprise was/is driven by a systemically corrupt military industrial complex.  

Look at how the federal treasury (for generations to come!) is now being looted.  

The "sub prime" crisis is nothing much more than the cumulative effect of corruption.   Dishonesty and scams about virtually everywhere you shine a bright light.

As for partisan, I don't think you've read much of what I write here.  lol

I've come down on Corzine and Milgram too.  The fact that I would vote for Corzine over Christie is a matter of triage, not partisanship.

The fact is that my priority is good clean honest progressive government that TRULY puts people first....and if I believed that a Republican could/would provide that; I'd support that individual in a heartbeat.

We have to face the fact that NJ is rife with systemic corruption, and most of it is legal on its face; but if all the acts of chicanery and dishonesty were to be exposed to the full light of day a pattern would emerge that would likely invoke the application of the RICO statutes which apply to ongoing criminal enterprises/conspiracies.

Then again, what I call corruption many people in New Jersey politics would simply describe as "business as usual".

The few people in NJ who get busted have to do something really stupid and outrageous and do it in "broad daylight".

How many contracts are ever given out on ONLY the basis of the best most competitive price and quality of work/product?  With no/zero influence due to who knows who and who has "conrtibuted" to a campaign?

How many people are ever hired ONLY on the basis of competence/scores with NO influence of who knows who and who has "contributed" (in some way) to the hiring authority?

How many police and fire departments and Boards of Ed are run like little patronage fiefdoms with people who are "in" getting the good jobs and favors and people who are "out" getting harrassed and the shaft at every opportunity?  

I suggest you all try to get some private face time with your cops, firfighters and teachers and ask them if they think that their systems aren't run like corrupt little fiefdoms in which the "old boys/girls network" (it's still usually boys) rules over fairness and common decency.

Yeah, I know, "it's just politics".

Well guess what folks?  The cumulative effect of "just politics" is that America goes down the drain in the direction of become a third world country.

We need radical ethics reforms and we need them yesterday.

Meanwhile, the fat cats and rich scumbags who have been screwing all of us are laughing all the way to their offshore banks.

The corruption is not "just" in government...we need to understand how "the private sector" acts as an agent of corruption.  Why are our laws, rules and regulations what they are?  Whose interests are served?

Again, most of the corruption has been legalized on the surface; but is you expose it to the light of day ans "connect the dots" it becomes clear that the modus operandi of our whole political economy is based on corruption/i.e. dishonesty and deception.

Follow the money folks.

To those who are truly progressive and not just hacks looking for cushy jobs; what I'm saying here will likely be painfully obvious.

The answer is for ordinary people, millions of them, to become politically informed and active...and for those people to take over their respective political parties.   That applies to Democrats and Republicans alike.

Being a Democrat, I would strongly prefer that we take the lead on real reform.

Now, if you are a progressive...you'll be saying that I'm not telling you anything you don't already know and still be cheering for what Tom Wyka has described as "root to branch reforms".

On the other hand, if you're part of the problem (political hacks and hack wannabe's looking for cushy jobs) you'll feel totally threatened and even mightily pissed off at what I've just written.

The funny/perverse thing about NJ politics and politics in general is that there's likely to be some consultant somewhere reading this and thinking to themselves....wow what a line!  We can adopt these ideas/verbiage to get (fill in the blank) elected!  

Meanwhile, at the level of actual policy....no change will ever be made....unless we elect progressives with a concrete and, yes, substantially radical agendas.

Such a political option as I envision does not yet exist.   That's why I would support a Corzine over a Christie.....for now.

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by: Nick Lento @ Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 15:08:52 PM UTC

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Star Ledger Quotes Blue Jersey Blogger..... (0.00 / 0)

I just got a call from an old friend saying that he was reading something I had written in the Star Ledger...and I said, no way, as I didn't sent them anything.   As it turns out it was a quote from this site.  

At least someone out there appreciates my stuff, lol...

http://blog.nj.com/jerseyblogs...

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by: Nick Lento @ Thu Nov 20, 2008 at 16:11:56 PM UTC

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Maybe he can explain (4.00 / 1)

what exactly Karl Rove ordered him to do. Why did he keep his job when he was on the list to be fired?  

Restore democracy and the Constitution for which it stands.

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by: The Wizard @ Mon Nov 17, 2008 at 21:47:44 PM UTC

Christie's departure very sad (0.00 / 0)

U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie's departure is very sad although inevitable.

He deserves our respect and appreciation for focusing the resources of his office toward rooting out public corruption wherever it be found.

He has prosecuted major Republicans, including the former powerful GOP political Boss of Passaic County, the former Republican Essex County Executive and a laundry list of influential local GOP officials in Monmouth County, among others.

He has even helped Democrats cleanse their party of those whose ethical shortcuts have cost our state its honor.

Mr. Christie deserves a medal for all he has done for us. We can only hope and fervently pray that his successor will follow the same corruption busting gameplan that will continue to raise the moral bar among our government and political officials.

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by: TerryMalloy-OnTheWaterfront @ Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 04:20:47 AM UTC

raise the moral bar (0.00 / 0)

Then, he should willingly testify about the Ashcroft contract and what he knows about the firings of US Attorneys including what he did to get off the list.  He also owes Senator Menendez a clean bill after smearing him during the campaign.

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by: Creed Pogue @ Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 12:28:02 PM UTC

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It's about NJ corruption (0.00 / 0)

The Ashcroft episode was a mistake in judgment, that's for sure. It is unfortunate. But it has nothing to do with Mr. Christie's dogged determination to root out the public corruption that is clogging New Jersey's political and governmental arteries.

And it is my understanding that the Menendez investigation is quietly ongoing. That cannot be discussed for obvious reasons. The U.S. Attorney's office will let the political pundits do what they do best while our federal law enforcement heroes continue their business investigating and prosecuting those who have broken the law and compromised the state's integrity.

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by: TerryMalloy-OnTheWaterfront @ Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 14:17:19 PM UTC

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"mistake in judgment"??? (0.00 / 0)

I notice you still don't say that Christie should testify and make a full disclosure on it.  You are also silent on the "Firinggate."

Saying that the Menendez investigation is "quietly ongoing" is either a continuing smear or an admission that Christie jumped the gun and intervened in a Senate election on a matter that certainly wasn't anywhere near ripe for action.

It's interesting that the Stevens case has already been heard, tried and convicted while the Menendez investigation is "quietly ongoing."  Have to really wonder how much is actually there!

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by: Creed Pogue @ Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 14:47:31 PM UTC

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common sense (0.00 / 0)

All investigations are quietly ongoing until they are completed. If it is not over it is not completed. This is not completed. Common sense.

I do not believe that the Menendez case was fully ripe during the Senate election period, but that does not preclude the right of federal investigators to take action in seeking information and material related to their case at any time. That's not for you or I to judge, that is the professional prerogative of federal law enforcement.

My comments here today are exclusively focused on NJ corruption and Mr. Christie's laudable role in spotlighting it. Three cheers for the guy who shone the bright light of public attention on the dark recesses of the state's backroom political class.

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by: TerryMalloy-OnTheWaterfront @ Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 15:42:04 PM UTC

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"quietly ongoing" (0.00 / 0)

It WASN'T "quietly ongoing" during the Senate campaign.  It was LOUDLY ongoing.

Then, it went off the radar screen.  But, YOU assure us with your "inside knowledge" that it is "quietly ongoing."  That is simply a smear.

Notice how you acknowledge Christie's misdoings, but want to continue to ignore them.  You don't get to take the "credit" without taking the responsibility.

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by: Creed Pogue @ Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 16:46:28 PM UTC

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oh, bullsh*t (4.00 / 2)

who are you that you would know what's quietly going on in Chris Christie office, anyway, bub?

slanderous!

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by: denniscmcgrath @ Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 14:48:52 PM UTC

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LOL Right On Dennis!!!! :-) (0.00 / 0)

"Terry"/ AKA "baghdad Bob" is shameless.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

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by: Nick Lento @ Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 15:19:25 PM UTC

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Thanks dennis (0.00 / 0)

You beat me to it.  My response was similar to yours.  "If the Menendez investigation is 'quietly ongoing,' how the hell would you know about it?"  And, if it is so quiet, why was it leaked, umm,  2 weeks before the election?

Huntsu, I know you are in huntsu heaven laughing at all of this, but we really need you now!

As for the Ashcroft swindle being mere "misjudgement,"  Terry, you are either very deluded or very stupid.  Think about it.  If you wanted to park your fat butt (and from what I can tell it's really fat) somewhere down the line, wouldn't you accept an 'of counsel' position with that scam company Ashcroft heads?  I really do hope they lost most of their ill-gotten gains in the stock market.

Speaking of 'quiet' investigations, has anyone heard/seen a report on Ashcroft's monitoring of Stryker?

Terry?  Terry?

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by: SmartyJones @ Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 16:55:26 PM UTC

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You typed 'bub'... (0.00 / 0)

excellent.

I haven't heard that since Looney Tunes...

"Where ever you go, there you are." - Buckaroo Bonzai

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by: William Weber (WjcW) @ Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 16:59:39 PM UTC

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