Whistleblower

Governor-elect Chris Christie gives a thumbs up sign as he sits with Lt. governor elect Kim Guadagno at the Robert Treat Academy charter school Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in Newark, N.J., the day after he won over incu... Governor-elect Chris Christie gives a thumbs up sign as he sits with Lt. governor elect Kim Guadagno at the Robert Treat Academy charter school Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in Newark, N.J., the day after he won over incumbent Jon S. Corzine. Christie said with the visit to the highly successful school, he wanted to highlight his plans to improve education. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) MORE LESS
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Reading Matt Bai’s interview with Chris Christie at Yahoo News! (I couldn’t help it; seemed funny somehow to actually include their exclamation point), I think I get where Christie is going with this, perhaps before others see it.

Note at the end of the article, Christie says this …

“I’m trying to get my arms around an awful situation and understand it, and then address it, and then resolve it.”

What we’re likely to see now is Christie go to ground for a week, mount his own personal investigation (“get my arms around” it), and then reemerge as the ultimate whistleblower on widespread pay to play in New Jersey politics and particularly in his own administration and among his own appointees.

This may seem less than credible on the surface. But consider this: Christie is perfectly positioned to blow the lid off the whole thing. He holds all the cards.

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