Conservatives Go Christie Bashing in Sandy's Wake

From Think Progress:

As New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) joined President Obama today to survey the devastated shores of the New Jersey coastline, conservative commentators launched into political attacks, calling him “fat and a fool,” and claiming that the tour of the damage was a shared campaign event.

Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh, who normally reserves his derision for Democrats, went so far as to say of Christie: “He’s fat and a fool. Don’t listen to Governor Christie. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about.” But Limbaugh clinched the quote with his reasoning for being so vicious: “He makes fun of me all the time.”

A writer for the right-wing Daily Caller, Matt Lewis, hopped onto the anti-Christie bandwagon as well, in a post titled “What’s Chris Christie up to?” Lewis called Christie “a prop for Obama’s re-election” and speculated that there must be some kind of “Christie/Romney schism.”

I have posted some things about Chris Christie that show my disagreements with him in terms of policy and such (example: his handling of marriage equality). However, in terms of dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and giving President Obama his due credit, Christie is spot on. He is putting electoral politics aside and doing what needs to be done for his constituents, the people of New Jersey. And for that, he is getting bashed by the political right. I give Christie all of the credit in the world for doing the right thing. On the other hand, those who are lambasting him for not being a 100% partisan truly are the scum of the Earth.