++Chris Christie's spokesperson lashed out at MSNBC this afternoon after Steve Kornacki had on his show the Democratic mayor of Hoboken Dawn Zimmer, who revealed her diaries and recollections of how Christie tried to muscle her for approval of a real estate deal in the northern part of town. According to her, the Lt. Governor took her aside at a Hurricane Sandy event and told her unless she approved this deal Hoboken would not received the money they requested. Indeed, she didn't.
++This past week belongs to the Bergen Record,Steve Kornacki and Rachel Maddow for their reporting on the GWB scandal and the Hurricane Sandy funds. Kornacki cut his teeth on Jersey politics and it shows. He even went and walked around the blocks under discussion to ascertain why just three block were chosen for the re-development scheme.
++Meanwhile Christie was at a behind the closed doors fund-raiser for Gov. Scott in Florida and spoke not at all about the scandals rocking his administration.
++Meanwhile David Wildstein, the Port of Authority person most responsible for the GWB closings,has offered to tell all if he is clothed in immunity. His lawyer claims he has a real story to tell. The question remains how he can obtain immunity from three different authorities investigating the case.
++If the Christie people believe MSNBC is totally partisan toward him, at least they can point to Ed Schultz who said last night he'll probably walk. But Christie's problems are no longer the press. They have become legal issues and his office as well as 17 people have been subpoenaed in great detail. They have two weeks to comply with supplying the materials.
++The usual conservative pundits thought Christie put the issue behind him with his marathon press conference. But that had only opened more holes in an already ragged story.
++Steve Kornacki shows what real journalism can do and how it elucidates an issue. He deserves congratulations.
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