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I really want to dislike Christie, I really do. However, he is the only Republican that is saying truth to power.
I know I will be flooded with whataboutism retorts. (or I would have if this was Reddit)
Hey now, you can still dislike him, it's ok. This is a total "Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point" situation. He's still the worst (well, one of many), he just happens to be right about this particular thing.
Excellent perspective
A stopped clock is still right twice per day. Kind of like how Republicans are so insane that they will sometimes introduce legislation that goes full circle and is actually sensible and have a majority of Democrats support it without debate (and then they kill their own bill because they can't be seen agreeing with Democrats or giving them a "win", no matter the cost).
It's crazy that we're so far through the looking glass that he's the good guy in the GOP.
just because he's calling out assholes, doesn't mean he's not an asshole.
Christie isn't a good guy. he's just in a different faction of bad guys.
Trump and Rudy are on the Russian mafia side, Christie is on the Italian mafia side.
I will agree with you only inasmuch as that we agree to define good on a relative scale
I thought saying "in the GOP" made it pretty clear we were grading on a curve.
As of about a year ago he still wouldn't say "No" regarding whether Trump would get his vote if nominated, when directly asked.
He also helped put Trump in power.
So, yeah.
I don't think whataboutism is required to argue with someone having a hard time disliking Christie, unless you define whataboutism in some interesting and unusual way.
At best he's realized they need to try stuffing the monster back in the box, after he helped bust it open.
Here’s the thing: he only does it sometimes, never when it matters, and only ever for self-serving reasons. So think twice before you shower Christie with too much praise; he doesn’t deserve it.
I would argue that he's doing it right now at a time when it really does matter (Trump is running for president) and there's not much in it for him (he's not going to be the GOP nominee).
He's not the only one, but they are few. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger come to mind.
No, he's not the only one... But yes, you can probably count all of them on one hand at this point.