Not so fast, Gov. Christie

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the infamous George Washington Bridge closure that resulted in days of horrendous traffic back-ups in a New Jersey town.   It has been revealed that some of Gov. Chris Christie top aides (like his assistance chief of staff) were directly responsible for ordering the blocking.

It remains a scandal-in-waiting pending an ongoing federal investigation that has broadened and includes Gov. Christie himself.    Meanwhile, Christie has tried to regain his momentum as a front-runner for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination.'

But not so fast, Governor.    You might escape direct accountability in this bridge scandal;  but that is small compared to other things that are being investigated by the feds, including diverting federal funds for disaster relief to non-disaster purposes and awarding huge contracts to cronies.

That all goes to whether Christie is actually corrupt, or just playing the game and managing to stay just inside the law, or at least to keep his fingerprints off the dirty work.

There are other reasons the national GOP should perhaps take a close look at whether they really want him as their standard bearer in 2016.

It was also revealed this week that the State of New Jersey has had another credit down-rating -- in fact this is the seventh eighth credit down-rating since Christie has been governor.  And this, as others, is directly related to how he has managed state funds -- including diverting huge amounts from pension fund payments.

So, Listen Up, Republican friends.    Do yourselves a favor.    Don't be swept up in Christie-fever by the big, blowhard, bully who polls best against HRC.   You might find yourselves with a big, stinking turd on your doorstep.

Ralph