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Nevermind bipartisanship...Dick Armey

Posted: Jun 4, 2013

With jerks like this in politics, it's no wonder people are afraid to reach across party lines.

"(CNN) - Gov. Chris Christie's decision to set a special election this year to fill New Jersey's vacant Senate seat wasn't met with open arms Tuesday by a fellow Republican, former House Majority Leader Dick Armey.

..."All Christie has to do is appoint a Republican. That's the correct move for him to make," Armey said. "Now, I put it down as debilitating stupidity. The first rule of politics is 'Don't lose the friends you already have for the friends you're never going to get.' And if he thinks the Democrats are going to love him for being the guy who plays fair rather than takes the political opportunity he's crazy."

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Dick Armey is an idiot. Always has been. - nm

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Who cares what a 'nobody' thinks? - Truthhurts

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This guy only wants to make headlines because he's the forgotten guy who's opinion doesn't count. He never impressed me as a good guy. He's a first class jerk.

I think Dick is dead wrong. I don't know - about the Washington

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democrats, but Christie has across-the-board respect and support here in NJ.

Special Election - sm

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I agree with you. I'm a Democrat and I definitely respect the man.

I'm wondering if it will matter to NJ voters that he's holding a special election 3 weeks before the regular election (in which he will be running) so he won't have to be on the same ticket with Corey Booker (the supposed dem senate candidate for the special election) at a cost of over 11 million to taxpayers.

His popularity reaches all demographics and political persuasions. His approval rating is even higher with dems than reps. I believe he'd win no matter who was on the same ticket, and I'm almost afraid it might hurt him more that he pulled what some are saying is a political stunt, uncharacteristic of Christie.

I'm not being critical. I like the man. He could have outright put in a republican for the remainder of the term. I think that was a good move and could offset the 2-election possibly nonpopular move, but I'm still wondering how this will be received.

That does sound like a political stunt but, - as you said, he does

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enjoy a high approval rating; I think he can absorb that hit. I also think not filling out the remainder of Lautenberg's term with a republican will lessen the democrats' anger over the special election. He could have easily appointed a republican, and that would have definitely been playing politics. Just my opinion, of course.

Christie is the only one who agreed to act in a - Liberal voter

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bipartisan way with President Obama. I have a high regard for Governor Christie. (And I always loved spending time at the "Joisey Shore" in the summer: Wildwood, Seaside Heights, etc.)

In fact, now that I live in the midwest, I really, REALLY miss the ocean.

But if other republicans would just cooperate with President Obama, there would be a lot more getting done across the United States. It's too bad that nothing but pure hatred is preventing that from happening.

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