Christie To Launch National Tour Amid Lane Closure Scandal
Expected 2016 GOP contender
(Reuters) - Battling investigations over the "Bridgegate" scandal in his home state, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie plans to embark on a national tour that will give him a chance to raise money for fellow Republicans, woo conservatives and show party leaders that he is not politically toxic.
Christie - widely viewed as the leading contender for the 2016 Republican nomination for president before the scandal over traffic jams on the George Washington Bridge exploded a month ago - plans to spend the next month crisscrossing the nation as chairman of the Republican Governors Association (RGA).
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Who could possibly give a rat's a** where this RINO piece of trash is "touring"?
If I were a resident of NJ, I'd be asking what this 'tour' has to with governing the state...
They're probably relieved. He can't do as much damage on the road.
Does he have to buy two seats on the plane? Err wait... do the residents of NJ have to buy him two seats on the plane?