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by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth New Jersey's Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno is pushing back hard against allegations by Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer. The Lieutenant Governor is calling the Mayor's allegations false and illogical. As this "scandal" heats up, and it most certainly will, Rational Nation U S A will continue to provide pertinent updates as they come in. It is apparent, given Governor Christie's potential 2016 presidential challenge to what appears will be the shoo in democratic nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton that  this "scandal will continue well into 2015 as the Obama justice department delves deeper into what is really limited to the New Jersey New York geographical area. Story by POLITICO below the fold . Via: Memeorandum

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer coming forward (belatedly) with more allegations about New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. There are certainly some credibility issues with the Mayor's late allegations but nonetheless in the interest of getting it "all out there" here it is. As questionable or not as it may be. Story from TPM under the fold . More om this continuing saga later. Via: Memeorandum

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth Polls are merely a snapshot in time indicating the public's perception relative to something which concerns, or ought to concern the public. A recent NBC News/Marist poll shows 70% of Americans have not changed their opinion of the New Jersey Governor and 44% believe the governor is telling the truth. What is telling is that by far more view Governor Christie as a strong leader rather than a bully some are attempting to make him out to be. Equally as interesting is the 20126 potential republican presidential candidate has lost grounf since news that a Christie administration staffer(s) was involved in the George Washington Bridge four day lane closings in September 2013. Governor Cgristie is now trailing Hillary Rodam Clinton by 13%. Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, explains that, overall, this is good news for Christie. “The numbers suggest it’s far from politically fata...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth As the liberal/progressive media and bloggers attempt to trash Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey over the George Washington Bridge lane closings, ostensibly because he is a formidable threat to their darling would be 2016 democratic presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton, there remains NO EVIDENCE he had any involvement or was aware of the actions by his underlings. If Governor Christie indeed had no involvement in the closings, and at this point is is prudent to assume he didn't, the valid question is... should he have known? If we believe an executive sets the tone and culture for his administration then indeed the actions of his loyal staff at least become somewhat understandable. Wrong, but understandable. From NorthJersey.com Nothing in the approximately 2,000 documents released on Friday by the Assembly committee investigating the matter suggest that Christie knew of the lane-closure scheme beforeh...