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Brit Hume Sees Parallels in Christie Scandal and Hillary 'Hit List'

Brit Hume Sees Parallels in Christie Scandal and Hillary 'Hit List'

On Monday’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” Fox News senior political analyst discusses the so-called “bridge scandal” for which Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) is facing heat and the allegations that former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton maintained an

New Scandal, Same Old Christie

New Scandal, Same Old Christie

After swiftly dismissing a top official in his administration, Chris Christie was characteristically caustic when pressed by the press for the lesson to be drawn from the scandal: “Don’t lie to the governor.” But that was then — three years

Marco Rubio Steers Clear of Chris Christie Bridge Scandal

Marco Rubio Steers Clear of Chris Christie Bridge Scandal

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) declined Sunday to weigh in on the scandal surrounding Gov. Chris Christie’s (R-NJ) administration’s closure of the George Washington Bridge seemingly to punish the mayor of Fort Lee, New Jersey. On CBS’s Face the Nation, Rubio

Christie Scandal May Strengthen Jeb Bush for 2016

Christie Scandal May Strengthen Jeb Bush for 2016

The traffic scandal that has engulfed Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie may strengthen the prospects of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who has always been the default candidate for the GOP establishment and Wall Street.  In November, Politico reported

Dick Morris: Christie's in a Trap

Dick Morris: Christie's in a Trap

The conventional wisdom is that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has extricated himself from mortal political danger by his long, frank, apologetic press conference Thursday in Trenton. There, he essentially blamed the bridge scandal on two aides and fired them

BridgeGate Chaos Drew Comparisons to 9/11 Traffic

BridgeGate Chaos Drew Comparisons to 9/11 Traffic

The thousand-page document dump released Friday on Chris Christie’s political bridge-closing scandal revealed just which journalists began knocking on the Port Authority’s door the week of the “traffic study.”  The first to cover it, John Cichowski, found an angry, perplexed Fort

Blue State Blues: We Don't Need Another Plan

Blue State Blues: We Don't Need Another Plan

It would be easy enough, at this stage, to add to the voluminous commentary on Gov. Chris Christie’s bridge scandal. But there is not much new to say, other than to observe that petty political retaliation is what blue-state conservatives