“People love his bluntness when it applies to President Obama. People don’t love his bluntness so much when it’s applied to his own party.”                                            —Michael Tanner, a senior fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute

Interesting Sunday story by The Star-Ledger‘s Jenna Portnoy on New Jersey’s super-popular, middle of the (Republican) road governor, his reaction to his party’s foot dragging on Sandy relief aid in the House, and push-back from some in the GOP’s dominant right wing.  

Read it at: Hurricane Sandy vote shows Gov. Christie’s influence has limits

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