One of the glories of America is that you can have an ego as big as
Manhattan and live in New Jersey.
Writing
about the Republican convention, in the Fashion and Style section of the Sunday Times, Mark Leibovich details Chris
Christie’s second-biggest weight problem—being constantly pestered to run for president.
“People
started asking Mr. Christie to run for president. You might remember this, and
in case you did not, Mr. Christie was not shy about providing refresher courses
last week, usually in the form of ostentatious exasperation at how no one took
his denials of interest in seeking the presidency seriously.
“‘After
the 87th time I said I wasn’t running for president, they finally believed me,’
Mr. Christie told the delegates of South Carolina—a state that, Mr. Christie
points out, had its own effort to draft Mr. Christie into the presidential race
last year.”
Leibovich continues grimly:
“Now two
days after his keynote, he is still getting questions about it, specifically
the 'all about Chris' critique. 'I’ve resigned myself to the fact that my
future will always be speculated about,' Mr. Christie said as sweat glistened
from his forehead. 'Even if Mitt Romney wins on Nov. 6, as I expect him to,
people will start speculating about 2020 then, O.K.?'”
Seems we have to follow the fashion and style sections as well as the late-night comedy shows to appreciate, before it’s too late, who in politics is of
sound mind and who is a delusional egomaniac.
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