Taking Christie for the Wait

 

Trump arranged an endorsement New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Christie got to bathe in the afterglow of his finest campaign hours when he destroyed Marco Rubio in front of a national (disbelieving) audience.  Christie would have been a leading candidate and top of the VP list had it not been for his own fall from grace.  He fell over a bullying tactic in the George Washington Bridge Scandal- which should have landed him in jail. Instead, it was an albatross around his political neck.  Christie’s weight in political terms is marginal; I doubt it moves the scales in Trump’s favor one whit. It does add another and far more thoughtful voice to the Trump hysteria.

Christie has grabbed the one rope that kept him in the 2016 race in a meaningful way.  I doubt Christie could have won a primary in New Jersey or New York or Pennsylvania. These populous areas delegate rich areas were the natural advantages Christie had before his fall off the George Washington Bridge.  As a New Yorker, Trump hardly helps himself by adding Christie to his team as Vice President- although if no one better will accept it—it may fall to Christie. Trump needs balance from the South or West to truly enhance his national appeal. Brian Sandoval- the popular Governor of Nevada- would be a magic potion for the man who insults the Spanish-speaking world.

Christie Was the Republican Establishment

Christie was Governor of a big state and Chair of the Republican Governor’s Conference. But the GW Bridge Scandal put the serious Republican Party value of Christie to a minimum; outside of the press, there is not much of an impact except the appearance of sanity.  So much of Trump’s group of support has a tinge of lunatic sounds and actions. Sarah Palin appeals to bad parents who want to blame Obama for their miscreant children and incredibly phony patriots- people with their hair on fire about the fate of the country. Trump embarrasses himself by fighting with the Pope over faith, quoting two Corinthians, judging everyone on earth through his bigoted and egocentric filters, and pretending to be far more important than he is.  As a businessman or entertainment personality, few would miss him if he vanished tomorrow.

Rubio – Seriously?

The Republican Party would like to stop Trump and promote the incredibly weak and empty headed Marco Rubio. Rubio is the anti-Trump, he too has accomplished nothing in politics except self-promotion; unlike Trump, Rubio must scrounge for wealth from wealthy donors.  Rubio would be an hors d'oeuvre for an experienced politician like Clinton, or for the driving force that is Bernie Sanders. 

Rubio has little to no substance, his ideas are borrowed, and would comfort no one in need of action that he could possibly do anything except maybe force a teenage girl to have her incestuous rapist’s baby.  As an Hispanic or Latin, he is the anti- Hispanic or Latin—the Clarence Thomas of Latins—he acts as though he hates Latinos as much as his white racist sponsors. This is the saddest part of Rubio, pandering and turning on the people he historically represents—you can’t blame Obama for that.

Looking Forward to November

For Trump, the nomination is a waiting game. Keeping a momentum he cannot explain, by dominating the news like a bad boy rock star. Christie keeps the promise of someone to hold Rubio down.  In the zeal to defeat Hillary Clinton, Republicans will embellish and emblazon the nominee. They will endow him with super-strength and wisdom of ages. With Rubio, the golden adornments will look like a brown stain in the seat of a pair of white trousers. Rubio is an inflatable and deflate-able character.  At time, he does not have the caliber of ordinary people least mind a leader- he is on TV today mispronouncing the word CHOKE  as CHOCK  even spelling it out loud to show he can’t read well or think on his feet.  He plays the role of Presidential candidate like the fifty-year-old hooker on the street corner—waiting for someone with enough money to make her feel beautiful.