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Are Democrats who endorse Christie really Democrats?
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Jun 13, 2013 02:24pm |
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| Category | Editorial |
| News Date | Thursday, June 13, 2013 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | "How is it possible, you may ask, that Democrats such as Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo and Union City Mayor Brian Stack can endorse a stalwart Republican like Gov. Chris Christie?
Yes, Christie hugged President Obama after Hurricane Sandy struck, and skewered House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) for delaying aid. His loyalty to the party has its limits. And yes, he is sensible enough to compromise on big things, and so he has scored bipartisan wins on pension reform and tenure reform. Compare Christie to his Republican brethren in Washington, and he starts to look like Abraham Lincoln.
But that’s because the Republican Party in Washington has veered off the charts into a strange new territory. Ronald Reagan would be an outcast in the party today for agreeing to raise taxes and grant amnesty to immigrants who entered the country illegally. Bob Dole, the Republican presidential candidate in 1996, recently said the party should shut down for repairs while it gathers its wits.
So really, the bar needs to be set a little higher. If DiVincenzo and Stack consider themselves Democrats, then how can they endorse a guy who routinely does violence to core principles of the Democratic Party?" |
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