I love how New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is taking on the public employee unions. Good for him. But it’s statements like this that should make you think twice about supporting him in the event he decides to run for higher office.
Christie told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that “I think Delaware was a missed opportunity to have a really good U.S. senator.”
He was talking about Mike Castle, the RINO defeated by Christine O’Donnell in the primary. Dan Riehl explains why Christie is flat out wrong.
While a Republican, a corporatist, or a governmentalist might describe Castle as potentially a good Senator, no honest, serious thinking Conservative ever would. That does not mean that O’Donnell was an ideal candidate. But it is imperative that the conservative movement learn from 2010, come to understand why we lost where we did, and reject the conventional Republican wisdom that only serves to undermine our cause. Surrendering to liberalism, while claiming victory as a Republican, is a defeat for conservatism. And it is precisely those types of defeats Republicans have been fostering for too long, damaging our movement and, ultimately, their own brand in the process.
What good is winning elections if we get progressive Republicans who ultimately undermine the Republican Party? Recent polls show that more Americans than ever define themselves as conservative. The Republican Party needs to offer that alternative, otherwise they could find themselves back in the minority in two years.
Tags: Chris Christie, Christine O'Donnell, conservative, likes, Mike Castle, republican
Christie likes Castle because he agrees with Castle.
Just what exactly has Christie done to take on the unions? It’s far more talk than action.
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[...] his past support for global warming legislation, gun control, amnesty for illegal aliens, and erstwhile RINOs Mike Castle and Meg Whitman. To make matters worse, Christie recently launched thinly veiled attacks on Sarah Palin, Michele [...]
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