Christie Forces Fox to Rewrite its Script

Here's how much our nation's political system has "jumped the shark": It's now news when a Republican governor says something nice about a Democratic president during a time of national need.

That's what happened this week when President Barack Obama did what our nation expects of its presidents. He swiftly engaged federal resources to help the Northeast survive and recover from the devastation of Hurricane Sandy.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, considered a likely future GOP candidate for president, responded similarly, going on television and reassuring his state's residents, directing them to safety, making sure the state's first responders had the resources to do their jobs.

Then, gasp, he complimented the president and on Fox News, no less.

Poor "Fox and Friends" host Steve Doocy looked dumbfounded (more than normal, even) when Christie said this after Doocy tried to get him to say something equally nice about GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney:

"If you think right now I give a damn about presidential politics, then you don't know me."

If that's the real Chris Christie, as compared to the guy who has been blathering on about how Obama couldn't lead his way out of a paper bag, we look forward to seeing more of him come 2016.

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