Two New Jersey Legislative Panels to Probe Christie Bridge Scandal
By Ted Mann and Heather Haddon, WSJ
Jan. 13, 2014 7:42 p.m. ET
As New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie prepared for his Tuesday "state of the state" address, Democratic lawmakers announced the formation of two investigative committees that threaten to prolong the scandal over his aides' politically motivated closings of bridge lanes last year.
Meanwhile, a Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press poll showed the Republican governor's approval rating had dropped since the scandal escalated last week, but remained a robust 59%. Still, more than two-thirds of respondents said they thought the lane closures were politically motivated, and 80% said they believed more members of the Christie administration would be implicated.
For months, the weeklong lane closures in September at the George Washington Bridge were described by Mr. Christie's administration as a traffic study. The governor conceded last week that the closures appeared to be part of a "political vendetta" on the part of his aides against Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich, a Democrat who didn't endorse Mr. Christie's 2013 re-election.
The closures flooded the small borough of Fort Lee with traffic for five straight mornings until they were discovered and ordered reversed by a New York official at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The authority owns the bridge between the two states, and is jointly controlled by Mr. Christie and New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
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Jan. 13, 2014 7:42 p.m. ET
As New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie prepared for his Tuesday "state of the state" address, Democratic lawmakers announced the formation of two investigative committees that threaten to prolong the scandal over his aides' politically motivated closings of bridge lanes last year.
Meanwhile, a Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press poll showed the Republican governor's approval rating had dropped since the scandal escalated last week, but remained a robust 59%. Still, more than two-thirds of respondents said they thought the lane closures were politically motivated, and 80% said they believed more members of the Christie administration would be implicated.
For months, the weeklong lane closures in September at the George Washington Bridge were described by Mr. Christie's administration as a traffic study. The governor conceded last week that the closures appeared to be part of a "political vendetta" on the part of his aides against Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich, a Democrat who didn't endorse Mr. Christie's 2013 re-election.
The closures flooded the small borough of Fort Lee with traffic for five straight mornings until they were discovered and ordered reversed by a New York official at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The authority owns the bridge between the two states, and is jointly controlled by Mr. Christie and New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
(More here.)
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I applaud the investigations and like other conservatives, wonder if Christie should resign due to his poor choice in associates. Now, can be get to the bottom of the IRS scandal?
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