Better question, do Democrats need more leaders like Sen. Loretta Weinberg?

At least Governor Christie will speak to Democrats; whereas Senator Weinberg and her cohort will not even answer a dated, while currently relevant, op-ed that I continue to float until I receive a response:
http://fortlee.patch.com/articles/op-ed-fort-lee-resident-former-assembly-candidate-responds-to-weinberg-editorial

What I do know is that Chrispy is for the wealthy elite. Vetoes Millionaire taxes...yells rudely at War Heroes,.says he is going to "take a baseball BAT" to an elder female politician, takes free helicopter rides to his son's baseball game, comes after Unions and working class -...Unemployment highest in Nation! Yes thats what we need!

"Just Facts" has it exactly right - Chris Christie, or any Republican, for that matter, represents the last legs of the upper-class white elite of America. For the sake of America, the Republicans do not *need* leaders who stand up against their party in a way that makes the Republican platform more "legitimate" in the mind of so-called centrists. "Reaching across the aisle" does not result in long-term repairs, it leads to shoddy short-term fixes. Christie may claim to break away from the "conservative playbook" but keep in mind his ideas of "fiscal responsibility" and "education reform" are nothing but austerity measures hidden in the guise of Mr. Christie's ego. While he isn't exactly Scott Garrett, he's still a conservative powerhouse. Despite what many people may think, the redemption of the Republican party will only lead to the damnation of the nation, not a warm feeling of bipartisanship.

William Brown Apologizes .

Specifically, Brown told a Fox TV affiliate he apoligizes “if [he] came across [as] disrespecful to the Governor” during last week’s heated down hall exchange (click here to watch it if you’ve been living under a rock).

That’s sort of an apology. Whether it’s genuine is unknowable, Save Jerseyans. We’ve been covering Mr. Brown for years now, and I’m one of the only folks with a platform reporting on the extensive, ugly history between Mr. Brown and New Jersey Republicans. But does it really matter at the end of the day? This was kind of a non-story to begin with; it was fueled by a media that loves Christie soundbytes because they equate to ratings. Welcome to 2012.

Governor Christie, for his part, expressed regret for having called Brown an “idiot” while also stressing that Brown had no right to act like an “idiot” at the town hall in question. Fair enough! My main man Brian agrees with that sentiment.

Actually, the State needs one less.

Christie is a plain speaking, open, straight talker. We need more like him whether they are Democrats or Republicans. We certainly don't need Sen. Menendez representing our state. Menendez should resign.

>>They cannot win a war against modernity.<<
What the heck does that mean?

It seems that our Senator is investigated by the FBI, Justice Dept., etc a little two often.
In the past this was blamed on a Republican controlled Justice Department being political.
He benefited from the last investigation, on having an undocumented person on his staff, being delayed by a now Democratic controlled Justice Department till after his last election.
Now it appears that the Senate Ethics Committee was looking into charges that he accepted free use of a donors private plane. Senator Menendez answered these charges by saying he paid for these flights. Conveniently he paid for these flights on January 4 of this year. The problem I have is that the flights took place in 2010. Why did he pay only after the investigation started?
And the donor who owned the plane owes eleven million in back taxes. This begs the question; What sort of influence did this donor have or hope to have on the Senator?
I am more concerned over the perception the rest of the United States has concerning one of our Senators being "on the take" than their perception of our Governor being a "bully".

Governor Christie is the best Governor New Jersey has had in many decades. He supports the state and will battle to achieve the objective regardless of political party. We absolutely need more leaders like Governor Christie in the Republican Party. Major Problem with the Republican Party today aside from the Tea Baggers and the Right Wing Conservatives is their stance on Social Issues. While there is supposed to be separation of Church and State their Social Issue stance is based on religious beliefs and not on the law of the US. I support their efforts to reduce the deficit and balance the budget, but I do not support their stance on Roe versus Wade, Planned Parenthood, etc. We have a major issue in this country with our President supporting Socialistic economics and we absolutely need more leaders like Governor Christie

On a week where we are being bombarded with corruption stories of one NJ Senator (D) and racist comments of another octogenarian NJ Senator (D) threatening a young black political challenger to 'know his place' and back off, I am surprised that Democrats are here to critique Republicans' choice of leaders.

The only thing more depressing than the prospect of Gov. Christie as the vanguard of the GOP is to look at the other left cheek on the ~ss of America's political "elite." There we see the loathsome Lautenberg, Booker, and (gasp!) Menendez -- worthy successors to the Torricellis, Corzines and McGreeveys that preceded them.

The GOP has lost this country through its own collaboration with the enemy leftists, superwealthy, Wall St, big business. Remember all the "bipartisanship" on immigration (1965, 86), increasing homeownership, financial reform? I digress.

Alas, Gov. Christie is indeed exactly the kind of "leader" the Republicans need more of, and dare I say, the kind of pathetic "leader" this pathetic party deserves......-GXR

ABSOLUTELY!!!!
CHRISTIE FOR PRESIDENT 2016!!!!!!!!!