Christie's Road to the White House Hits Traffic

(Cartoon/Courtesy of Bramhall's World, New York Daily News)

Sitting in a traffic jam is never any fun.

Drivers grow annoyed with you if you're the cause of one.

If it's due to accident, they may cut you a break;

Everyone, at some time, has committed a mistake.

Just imagine how you'd feel, however, if you learned

Traffic was intentional... ('cause Christie's team felt burned -

Didn't get endorsements from a Democratic mayor)

Payback was the reason you were stuck; just sitting there.

Seems to me it wasn't Fort Lee's mayor who felt the pain.

He was no where near the bridge...  The traffic was insane.

Governor Chris Christie says he didn't have a clue;

Says he didn't tell his close advisors what to do.

Even if you grant him that, it does seem like his style;

He's been called a bully by opponents for awhile.

Maybe now he'll try to tone the bombast down a smidge

Lest his road to Washington gets stuck up on a bridge.

Race for the White House - The 1st Debate

I don't think Chris Christie got the memo that went out.

Didn't seem to know his job was sowing seeds of doubt;

Lower expectations for his candidate's debate.

He, instead, predicted that Mitt Romney would be great.

Every single talking head has praised the other guy -

Don't want voters setting the performance bar too high.

Christie went the other route and said the game would change;

Claimed that, Thursday morning, Romney wouldn't seem so strange.

Maybe so...  He's certainly been practicing of late;

Has some "zingers" he's been saving up for this debate.

But, in my opinion, Romney looks like he's in pain

And that grimacing he calls a smile drives me insane.

Yes, I know it's silly to let visuals decide

So I'll try to push facial expressions to the side...

Focus on his arguments and not on how he acts.

Never mind the zingers Mitt...  Let's finally hear some facts

Race for the White House - The Republican Convention

Ann Romney at the Republican National Convention. (Photo by CBS News)

Hard to have a party with a hurricane next door.

Florida in August, though? It's what you're asking for.

Wonder how Pat Robertson explains this hurricane?

(Actually, I really don't...  He's clinically insane.)

Last night Mrs. Romney spoke; I found her sweet and warm.

Though I was distracted by the radar of the storm

I still heard enough to know she loves her husband Mitt.

Charming, poised, and elegant - Ann Romney was a hit.

Other speakers didn't come across as well, I thought.

Christie of New Jersey spoke about himself a lot.

Boehner said the patrons of his bar would always throw

People out the door who disagree.  I'd never go.

Ryan has his speech tonight.  It's one you shouldn't miss.

Don't know if I'll rhyme about it - promised mother this;

If I can't say anything that's nice, I wouldn't speak.

Maybe I should just avoid Republicans this week.