Beware of Political Kingmaking

So when I look up political anointing for the Presidency, the dictionary says to look up Christie, Chris.

Governor Christie of New Jersey is currently hiding from the storm clouds that gathered over his presumed Presidential aspirations after it was revealed that his Deputy Chief of Staff ordered lane closures on the George Washington Bridge in an effort to snarl traffic for the local Fort Lee,  New Jersey community where the Mayor Mark Sokolich refused to endorse his re-election.  (The mayor by the way is from the opposite party.)

Moreover, rumor has it that the US Attorney is looking into the issue as well.  Disrupting traffic patterns for political purposes seems beyond corrupt and worse, there was a death in the community that may have been caused by a delay in EMS arrival due to bridge traffic.  At least one State Senator is already calling for a grand jury investigation into this situation.

Unfortunately this is classic Chris Christie.  If you don't do what he wants, you get paid pack, and you get the same Sopranos payback as Obama has been famous for in Chicago.  Erick Erickson stated last year that his staff "operate as divas."  While Christie speaks in his press conference that he is not a bully, this is just not accurate according to history.

The worst part of this situation is it distracts from issues like Benghazi, Obamacare's continued problems, and the utter lack of job growth in the US economy.  This gives the media a chance to attack Republicans instead of asking questions about if the economy is so great, why aren't the unemployed finding jobs?  This episode allows Obamacare to continue to run its course without attention.  Finally, it allows Hillary Clinton to continue to campaign for President having provided no substantive answers to questions about Benghazi. 

The warning here should be perhaps we should let things play out before we make them the Republican standard bearer in 2016 or any other year, especially when the player in question may not best represent the standards of the party.