4 Oct 2011 3:12 pm
5 Reasons Chris Christie Can't Win The GOP Nomination1. Christie is no hardliner on immigration. He has said being in the country without proper papers is an "administrative matter," not a crime. And between 2002 and 2007, as U.S. attorney in New Jersey, he prosecuted so few illegal immigration cases that then-CNN host Lou Dobbs said Christie was "an utter embarrassment."2. He has a soft spot for gun control. In 1995, when Christie was running for state general assembly, he distributed flyers calling opponents "radical" and "crazy" for supporting repeal of the federal assault-weapons ban.And he still fights any move to let people carry concealed weapons in New Jersey. In 2009, he told conservative Fox News host Sean Hannity that New Jersey had a "handgun problem," and that he supports some of the gun-control measures the state uses to contain it.3. Hardliners won't like his stand on the "ground zero mosque". Last year, Christie accused politicians on the liberal side and Right of using the proposed "ground zero mosque" as a "political football," suggesting he thought conservatives were exploiting anti-Muslim emotions stirred up by the 9/11 attacks. This summer, he faced another backlash after appointing Sohail Mohammed, a Muslim lawyer, to be a New Jersey Superior Court judge. Critics were angry that he would appoint a lawyer who had defended a cleric accused of terrorist sympathies, and someone who would seek to institute Sharia Law. Christie responded: "I'm tired of dealing with the crazies."4. He's got an uncomfortable Madoff connection. In his days as a lobbyist, Christie once fought for the rights of Wall Street. On his client list: The Securities Industry Association, then led by none other than Bernie Madoff.5. A possible clincher: He believes people are causing climate change. Christie says 90 percent of the world's scientists have concluded that the climate is changing and humans are playing a role, so "it's time to defer to the experts." http://news.yahoo.co...-062000079.html