I fully well realize that the "optics" of Christie's "day at the beach" certainly doesn't look good, I find it to be somewhat yet another liberal attack on a Republican. Although I've spent 90% of my life in western NY, due to a job transfer accepted by my father when I was fairly young, I'm a native of NJ. I still have relatives there, speak to them once in a while, and occasionally go back there for a visit.
Having said that, NJ, like many states, is in financial trouble. So, the Governor shut down the beaches, because of the overhead they generate, to try and save a few bucks. He and his family went to the Governor's mansion for the weekend, and dragged out a few beach chairs, for their personal use. And the "big deal" is??
I'd wager that if previous NJ Governor, Democrat John Corzine, had done this, there wouldn't have been anywhere near the controversy.....
