re: #89 garhighway

Christie’s willingness to pander to the religious right is directly correlated with his intention to run for president in 2016 be available as VP for 2012.

I don’t think he’s setting up for a 2016 run; he’s probably figuring that he’s got a good chance at being VP nominee in 2012 (especially if Romney wins). This helps with that.

As for the New Jersey-PA social spat, I think it’s a Philly versus Southern NJ thing because there’s a similar dynamic between Northern and Southern NJ - figuring that the Driscol Bridge on the GSP/New Brunswick on the Turnpike split the state on a n/s bias. Southern NJ really is that bass-ackward, and you get a similar train of thought looking at PA other than Philly and some of its burbs.