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Jewish World Review Jan. 14, 2014/ 13 Shevat, 5774 A political bridge too far By Cal Thomas
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A multiple choice question: Select the scandal(s) that affects the most people and has long-term implications for the country in a time of war, a country with a struggling economy that last month produced the weakest job growth in decades. (According to the A) The closing of traffic lanes in B) The role of the president and Secretary of State C) The D) President Obama's repeated statements assuring Americans that if they like their insurance plans and doctors they may keep them under the new ACA. If you are honest you would have to select B, C and D, but who among the media are honest enough to do that? Governor Christie held a 107-minute news conference last Thursday, during which he repeatedly denied knowing anything about the lane closures on the Left-leaning Democrats and the establishment media see an opening to keep Christie from winning the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 and are salivating because they think the One wishes the media would grill President Obama over far more important matters with the same zeal they have applied to Governor Christie.
In light of A, B, C and D above, closing two lanes leading to a bridge is nothing. It does, however, again expose the media's agenda and their intention to bring down anyone who is a potential threat to a On Monday,
There may be more important reasons why Christie should not (or should) be the Should Governor Christie be exposed as a liar about lane closures, would that be more serious than the lies the president has told about far more serious matters? Just asking.
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JWR contributor Cal Thomas is co-author with Bob Beckel, a liberal Democratic Party strategist, of "Common Ground: How to Stop the Partisan War That is Destroying America". Comment by clicking here.
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