Born in Newark, Christie became interested in politics at an early age, and volunteered for the gubernatorial campaign of Republican Tom Kean in 1977. Graduating from the University of Delaware, he earned a J.D. at Seton Hall Law School. Christie joined a Cranford law firm in 1987, where he became a partner in 1993, and continued practicing until 2002. He was also elected as a county legislator in Morris County, serving from 1995 to 1998, during which time he generally pushed for lower taxes and lower spending. By 2002, Christie had campaigned for Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush; the latter appointed him as United States Attorney for New Jersey, a position he held from 2002 to 2008. In that position, he emphasized prosecutions of political corruption, and also obtained convictions for sexual slavery, arms trafficking, racketeering by gangs, as well as other federal crimes.
And then, in 2013, he stated."Hey, let's close some lanes on the GW Bridge, cause that is gonna make the guvernor mad and we'll get even with him for not supporting me, what do you guys think, Spanky?, Farinna?, Alfalfa?, any of you Rascals with me on this.?"
I have already heard from some friends who live in New York and regularly use the GW. None of them noticed any difference in the traffic during that time, "It is always busy." In my opinion is is ALL, purely "politics." And, remember, some Republicans had turned on him with his "cozening" up to Obama, and Democrats flat our feared him as a candidate, so who knows?
