I'll give you no argument WRT his superiority to the previous governor.
HTG's point was that CC was what Ron Paul ought to have been. I don't think so, because RP's core is full tilt boogie for liberty and small gov't follows from that. CC doesn't mind the state treating you like a subject, as long as it does so at a discount.
With "northeastern" (read: statist) values like support for gun control, CC just is not going to go over well with the majority of Republicans.
Fine, then let me be a little more specific.
Chris Christie is what Ron Paul ought to be: effective.
Christie is vocal, articulate, persuasive, and he's an effective leader. While Ron Paul is busy inspiring loons to put his face on gold coins, Christie is successfully turning around one of the worst bloated blue nanny states we have. Christie is tacking on the biggest problem our country faces right now, bloated government spending, and he's getting results.
If you like Ron Paul's policy preferences, fine. I happen to think he misses the mark in areas such as economics and national defense. Government has a roll in protecting the people's lives, liberty and property, and in my opinion Ron Paul wouldn't get it done in all areas. But that's a discussion for another day.
The point here and now is that Christ Christie is getting it done whereas Ron Paul is not.
Keep an eye on NJ. You'll be amazed what a guy like this can do in a few years. My man Mitch, from back in Indiana, was the same kind of guy as Christie. Maybe a little less blunt and forward than Christie, but he had the same qualities of leadership, persuasiveness, and effectiveness. Over the past few years Mitch has quietly privatized huge swaths of the state government, cut our property taxes, reformed the budget, and in general been a great administrator. Compare Indiana to our neighboring states of Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio. We're mostly OK, they're totally screwed. Our leadership is a major factor in that.
A guy like Chris Christie can save NJ. A guy like Ron Paul can't. A guy like Chris Christie did save (preemptively) Indiana, a guy like Ron Paul wouldn't have made any difference. Our country desperately needs guys like Chris Christie elected to positions far and wide, at local, state, and federal levels. Without a doubt, Christie is the model we need to pursue.
And I don't know what Republican circles you travel in, but all the Reps I talk to (mostly in conservative flyover country) know and love Chris Christie.
