Forget the Cowboys. This Is Why Chris Christie Needs Texas.

Nice tan. Hope he used sunblock. Texas too employs censorship; a match made in "heaven".

So, if the BIg Man would have hugged the CEO of Mercedes Benz USA instead of Jerry Jones, he may have saved the 1000 jobs that will depart Northern New Jersey for Atlanta. But then again, the Big Man has little interest in his home state these days. Must be a Braves fan from childhood.

Chris Christie in the owner's box generated more interest than the dramatic ending to the game. I hope SNL is working on a skit!

Chris Christie wants all this money for what purpose? The GOP will never select him to run for president. Though the idea of a rude, loud-mouthed bully certainly is attractive to many of the faithful, the reality is less desirable. His clumsy attempt to hug Jerry Jones was embarrassing. His eagerness to please hog farmers in Iowa is just weird. His tendency to yell and rant ain't gonna play well with the national press.

I think a lot of his shortcomings are so obvious that few Texas power brokers can take him seriously at all. But then look at the string of governors elected in Texas since Ann Richards.

Of course Christie knows where the money is, and of course he's in Texas trolling for donations for his foolish run at the presidency in 2016. Naturally, he can't see that a Christie presidency isn't remotely possible, because he, like Sarah Palin, is a textbook narcissist. He, like Palin, believes that he has been "chosen" for greatness. He, like Palin, is delusional.

As one who lives in NJ I have determined that Gov. Christie won't make the cut because he doesn't have the temperament to survive the primaries let alone the campaigns for the general election. He cannot stand criticism and while he can dish out the invectives he cannot take them and he blows up in public.

I can see him stewing at some meet-and-greet where there are hard questions and him telling those questioning him to: "Sit down and shut up" as is his penchant here in NJ and maybe even have the offending questioner ejected from the room. Imagine this behavior at a meeting with Congress.

As a political leader Gov. Christie is an excellent federal prosecutor.

If Chris Christie were elected the next President, the collective sound and fury from East of the Hudson would likely resemble an open air bedlam.

What did the people of New Jersey, who elected him, expect? His record of deceit and corruption was apparent, with the bridge stuff all to public. Mr. Christie has proven himself a man without scruples. Big money will purchase any president it wants and Mr. Christie has been for sale, has been sold many times over, and his election obviously proves to them that he can do the job regardless of what petulant illegalities he perpetrates. I wish I could say Americans please vote, but the supreme court, Fox non-news, and the laziness of much of the American public, who vote against themselves, proves that voting can be meaningless.

Time for some traffic problems in Dallas.

When ordinary conservative voters and ordinary progressive voters come to understand that there is no longer any such thing as a democracy in this country as long as (a) money is the end-all and be-all of political campaigning and (b) political ideas take a back seat to money, nothing will change.

What this country desperately needs is a leader—a candidate—who can bridge the gap between two implacable factions which are daily encouraged to hate each other by cynical politicians and an even more cynical media. It may be that that candidate will emerge only after a major social or economic catastrophe.

Unfortunately, it is conservatives (social and fiscal) who have declared war on reasoned political discourse. This is an historical, and ongoing, fact of our political life.

Really? This is good for Christie? With the Jets and Giants playing in NJ? Political opportunism is one thing, but "sports treason" is another. I would have thought that the undeniable and craven disloyalty this displays would outweigh the advantages of access to a few more dollars to spend on campaigning.

As if the officials' unbelievable work in the 4th quarter wasn't already disturbing enough, the scene with Christie and Jerry Jones bro-hugging (well, at least they tried) in the owner's box after a completely undeserved victory was enough to give me nightmares.

What some people won't do for money. Or to be president. Lord help us!

But that's the thing: Christopher Christie's exuberant celebration of a Cowboys was unsettling to me. He was sucking up to a big donor in a most provocative way.

Is it just me or is Christie skin turning Orange??? Maybe it is from his sweater.

That was one creepy hug. Can't imagine anything looking less presidential.

It's serendipitous when personal passions and money dovetail so perfectly.

New reports are suggesting that Christie pushed for the Legends deal at Freedom Tower.

Staubach is one of the richest men in Texas, he made a fortune in Real Estate. Cowboy love is lucrative and puts candidates near a huge pile of right wing money.

I think what the next two years will bring for Governor Christie is many more chances to rub shoulders with well-known figures in the U.S. world of sports, entertainment and finance. He is really just a star-struck bully of a kid, never feeling cool enough on his own so he had to let it be known that stars like Bruce Springsteen were his idols even when the stars themselves wanted nothing to do with him.

The conceit of believing you are Presidential material is one that drives the ego of dozens of sitting Senators and governors, even when the closest they will get to sitting in the Oval Office is during a visit to whoever becomes President. Governor Christie is holding the highest elected office he will ever have right now.

The rest of it is simply raising one's national profile in order do things you couldn't do otherwise, like snag box seats for Cowboys home game, hang around with Bon Jovi, and line up a cushy, high salary job at a corporation after your candidate days are over. Even if a Republican gets elected President in 2016, which is unlikely, Governor Christie would not play a major role in such an administration. He is always about 1 press conference from self-destructing.

Never forget that Christie and his brother have been professional Republican fund raisers for most of their adult lives. He spent more than 40% of his time outside New Jersey last year.

As to Texas, Mrs. Clinton (if she decides to run) could do something interesting, like choosing one of the Castro brothers as her running mate. Imagine women, young and Hispanic voters in unprecedented numbers turning Texas blue.

Gee. I wonder what Gov BridgeGate would have to say (as pres) about revocation of the NFL's non-profit status?? Wait. I think I just heard "Sit down and shut up!"

Surely Christie did not have to do the hug and love routine with Jones to raise Texas money. There are more sophisticated ways. I think Christie is just not that aware of the political implications of even being in the same booth as Jerry Jones who is not the most popular of football team owners. Not that there are many.

What about Jerry Jones' billion dollar deal with the Port Authority?

This is one of many problems with politics today. Money is the driving force and these politicians have to cozy up to those with the most, shutting out those with the least. For anyone who thinks those with the most are contributing out of the kindness of their hearts I've got a bridge in Brooklyn I'd like to sell you. It's a joke that every few years we hear about campaign finance reform and then it quietly goes away without anything being done. Somehow I doubt I can get an hour long audience with any presidential candidate if I write them a check for the federal minimum wage. I'd even be willing to write them the full hour's worth of pay for just 15 minutes worth of their time. Still ain't gonna happen. Revolution gonna come, question is just when.