I can’t say that I am surprised that a grand jury has been convened in Newark, New Jersey to look into who was responsible for closing lanes on the George Washington Bridge. I think you can bank on the fact that this grand jury will not be clearing Gov. Chris Christie of wrongdoing for a year or more, assuming they don’t indict him. That certainly puts a pall over any possible presidential campaign. Who wants to dedicate their life to a guy who might get indicted before the Iowa Caucuses even get started? How much money would you be willing to commit to someone under this kind of cloud?
Remember John Edwards? Well, imagine that we knew about that ahead of time. Or, imagine that everyone strongly suspected it and a prosecutor was looking into it.
Assuming Christie can find a Scooter Libby to take the fall for him, he’s still damaged goods, even if he’s still going through the motions of running for president.
