Here's the latest Christie heartwarmer:
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Governor Chris Christie‘s administration did not only punish mayors who dared to cross him, it also rewarded those who were in its favor. A new report from The New York Times reveals the New Jersey Republican handed out pieces of steel from the World Trade Center to 20 handpicked mayors who he most wanted to endorse him ahead of the 2013 election.
...(M)ayors further down Christie’s list received other gifts...such as “an intimate tour of the National September 11 Memorial, or the new World Trade Center construction site, or Port Authority money for jobs programs or new firefighting equipment, even in towns far from the port...”
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Bribery, pure and simple -- and with public funds, to boot.
For Christie, the good news is that this supports his contention that Fort Lee's mayor was not targeted by the lane closures -- he's reportedly number 45 on the list. For Christie, the bad news is that it supports the contention that the lane closures had more to do with devaluing the nearby land involved in a development deal that his cronies wanted a piece of!