I've said before that living in NJ is like living in the East Germany of the United States. And given that expectation, Chris Christy hasn't been a terrible Governor. Lord knows we could (and recently have) done much, much worse. First it was our "Gay American" Jim McGreevey who was in bed with virtually everyone, and then it was Jon Corzine, who was only in bed with the unions and their reps. (Those are both literal characterizations rather than metaphorical). So Christy has been pretty good in comparison.But as much fun as his debating style would be, I dread the thought of him as a Vice President. His nomination in my view, would be one of those "snatching defeat from the jaws of victory" moments. Without getting too deeply into it, he's profoundly anti-gun, in a way that politicians can't really afford to be anywhere by New Jersey and New York City. Putting him on the ticket would turn the NRA and its members from friends to enemies for team Romney.
He's also very comfortable with Islamist America, and the entire social agenda of the Democrat left. I'm sure he can stretch his words with the best of them, but look at his record and you'll see what I mean.
He's no solution for a candidate who has to make himself seem conservative without explicitly saying so clearly enough to turn off left leaning voters. Putting Christy on the ticket would force Romney to run to the right of his target to offset his VP and make him say things publicly to get the base, that he would probably rather they simply implied. the whole thing would be a big mistake.
As a governor he's been OK, but my expectations are low. As a Vice President I think Chris Christy would be a disaster, and would actually result in a second Obama term.
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you have lived with so your word is good.. im thinking the senator from ohio or ?rubio outa florida
Jumping over the low bar that has been established for NJ Gov does not warrant inclusion on the ticket, though it certainly is a strange feeling to not be completely repulsed by "my" NJ governor. (Fortunately, working in NYC gives me plenty of practice in loathing, via Mussolini Bloomberg).
I'm not a gun guy (yet) but if CC on the ticket could guarantee a flip in NJ to red, would that offset the NRA losses?
I'd guess probably not given your post. Then why add him, other than to provide us some yucks in the debates and YouTube?
I was discussing the agressive trend in gun purchaseswith a non-gun owning , analyst.
The analyst assumed that Romney is GOP therefore if he wins, the gun buying "frenzy" will cool down. The coast will be clear...
He then tried to tell me that because the gun stocks (count them - TWO) are parabolic, it only assumes that even if Obama is re-elected, gun buying fever would subside because he feels the market may be "sated"...
puh-leese...
I had to remind him that Romney was no frind of 2A, and the people that want to purchase (or are waiting to purchase) firearms in earnest live in the most wealthy yet gun prohibitive states...
I will call them side-line gun buyers.
Someone should wake-up cerberus and tell them to bring Freedom Group public asap.
PS: did anyone see the new S&W Shield? Changed my mind on sub compacts!
How does the size compare? The reason I ask is I've had someone ask me about this - a first time purchaser from a pro-gun state looking for a CC weapon. I told him that I like a larger bore if I can get away with it, and if I don't care quite so much about size (I need the smallest and thinnest but he doesn't) then I like the Springfield XD micro series.
The Shield fits my hand well. It is a single-stack 9mm - 6+1 with the extended mag option for betty "pinky" giving you 8+1.
When you pick up a sub-comp, usually you have to adjust or at least modify your grip. You will also notice that indexing the trigger doesn't feel natural on the sub-comps. You tend to over-ride the guard.
The shield solves this. I didn't feel like I needed to adjust my grip. Indexing didn't conflict with the trigger guard - like Ruger and other sub makes. I didn't like the Nano for this reason.
It is not just a mini version of an M&P. It is compact in length and very slim.
From what I'm told, the Shield handles recoil better than other sub 9's.
If you are looking for a 9mm - this is the best sub out there IMHO.
I imagine that they will release a .40 version if this takes off.
I don't like Springfield XD's. From what I have experienced they do not wear or age well on the exterior and I've seen a few gen 1 XD's choke on the line.
I don't like combining .45 acp with a compact frame.
I've had the dead opposite impression of XD's. My wife's has eaten 20,000 rounds without a hiccup. The only FTF I've ever had was bad Russian ammo - and even that has been very rare.
I shot the Kahr PM9 the other day and I was surprised at how little recoil there was too. A Walther 380 hurts worse. And for everyone's complaints about the long DA trigger I was surprised at how nice it was. It's no target gun, but that's not what I'd buy it for.
The only thing I didn't care for was my pinky naturally falling on the corner of the magazine. that would involve a grip adjustment.
I'll look at your MP when I can.
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