I think he let the power go to his head. Or maybe he was weak from dieting. :)

And He had such a good shot for the nomination...this country really needs a hero to take us back to the top - maybe we should put out a request on Fred's List

On the assumption that he did not authorize it or know about it when it happened (and thus far there is ZERO evidence that he did), I think the manner in which he handled it represents strong leadership, and humility. He gave an honest and regret-filled press conference answering any and all questions. He also acknowledged the seriousness of the matter and apologized repeatedly. Since it has come to light, 3 people who were close to him personally have lost their jobs and one other person lost an additional position that he was going to be getting. If it turns out that he authorized it, his political career will be done.

This entire scandal is completely being blown out of proportion and it amazes me that so many intelligent people allow themselves to be played. It couldn't be clearer that this response is proportional to Christie's presidential run and status as the only Republican currently polling ahead of Hilary. I'm sure if this exact situation occurred in any other state, it would garner all the national media attention it is getting now. If you have the stomach to watch MSNBC, it is practically a telethon for a incident that was both stupid and relatively small (the family of the 91 year old woman that passed away stated that there is no reason to believe that the small differential in response time would have made any difference).

Clearly the narrative for the upcoming election is going to be that Christie is a bully...which as an American citizen, makes me feel like they think we are incredibly stupid. I wonder if we'll meet their expectations.

The whole event per Erik is being blown out of proportion.

It's New Jersey... And the media are having a feeding frenzy. So what else is new?

Ben, you are so on target with the question of whether the NJ Gov created a climate, or allowed a climate, to develop that resulted in the bad actions that now threaten to bring down his aspirations and maybe his current gig