Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ), on December 1, 2009, when asked what he’d do if Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) died in office: “I don’t think any responsible governor at this point would call for a Special Election that would cost ten million dollars.”
Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) on June 4, 2013, after Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) died in office: “I am calling for a special election to be held this year…I don’t know what the cost is and I quite frankly don’t care.”
I’ve already offered a few of my own observations on the irresponsible Christie’s cowardly, hilariously transparent, anything-but-fiscally-conservative hypocrisy in declaring a $24 million Special Election for the U.S. Senate this October, just three weeks before his own already-scheduled-anyway election in November. Now Jon Stewart offers his…
