 Reflecting A Theme
It's funny how weather sometimes reflects the mood of a nation, or even a specific region of the country.
For the northeastern United States on Tuesday, that kind of manifestation was on display as stormy conditions - both in politics and in weather - dominated the headlines. As heavy snow fell across the region, recently replaced former Republican Virginia Gov. McDonnell and his wife were indicted on federal criminal changes. Further north, in New Jersey, embattled Governor Chris Christie was being sworn in for a second term amidst his own swirling scandals.
It would be journalistic malpractice not to note that four years ago this week, both McDonnell and Christie came to power in their states, as the rise of the Tea Party extremists began.
Four years later the future of the Republican Party, on a national level, looks like a mirror Gov. Christie might have smashed in anger.
For his part, Governor Christie tried to remain positive on Tuesday, sounding a few notes of optimism in his second inaugural address. As we noted yesterday though, and as we've noted many times before, when people show you who they are, you should believe them - especially if you listened to the rest of Gov. Christie's speech.
The line that stood out to us in his speech, and really clarified who Gov. Christie is, was also astounding in its hubris. "I will make this government truly work for those who pay for it," Christie said at one point...
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