Garden State Patriot

I came across an interesting article today from Philly.com. The article essentially gives a preview of the kind of all-out assault the Democrats and Corzine will launch against Chris Christie if he becomes the nominee. You can take anything that has been said on this blog or by other conservatives about Christie and multiply one-hundred fold in terms of what the Corzine camp will throw at him. As the article says:

“In the end, [Corzine] will have enough money and find enough stuff on this guy [Christie] to take the bloom off the rose,” said Philadelphia-based political consultant Neil Oxman, who has run races in New Jersey and around the country.

Because Corzine is behind in the polls, he can’t simply tout his record to voters, Oxman said.

“The important thing is you define him, you can’t let that guy define himself,” he said.

This is why Chris Christie needs to come out now, during the GOP primary, and face his opponents open and honestly. Not only do GOP voters deserve the right to vet all of the candidates, but this process will prepare whoever the nominee is for the onslaught of attacks that the Democrats will launch.

Furthermore, this will provide Mr. Christie the opportunity to earn the respect of the party’s conservative wing that considers him a moderate– and who are rightfully upset by the unfair GOP convention processes. Personally, I do not harbor any animus toward Mr. Christie. But what I do want to see from him is more open and honest debate; a willingness to engage his opponents. If he does this – and he does go on to secure the nomination – then, I’m sure, more conservatives would be willing to give them their support despite any misgivings they might have about his candidacy.

So, Mr. Christie, I urge you to take my advice. Come out now. Earn our respect. And if you win the nomination then you will have a better chance in the Fall when the Democrat attacks will begin in earnest.