Will we get rid of Christie in November or 2016?

Last Monday morning, only one window was open at the Hackensack Post Office on State Street, above and below.

Customers made sure they fed the parking meters outside.

By Victor E. Sasson
Editor

The fawning editors of The Record seem intent on being the first to report that Republican Chris Christie will run for president in 2016.

The latest in a series of speculative stories appears on Page 1 today.

The Record long ago wrote off the challenge of Democrat Barbara Buono, who will stop Christie from getting a second term if she can overcome the apathy of her party's voters in November.

I see an upset, but if the fat, mean-spirited slob does beat Buono, at least we can count on him going down in flames in 2016 in a race against Hillary Clinton.

In one way or another, a woman will deal Christie the huge political humiliation he so richly deserves.

Today's story is written by reporter Melissa Hayes, who is trying her hardest to scoop the national media or at least earn a job in the next Christie administration.

Arabs step in

The second paragraph notes in passing that Christie accepted a $4.5 million donation from the United Arab Emirates to the Superstorm Sandy relief charity.

That's great. New Jersey prostrates itself before Arab oil billionaires. 

What's next? Arab oil money flowing into his campaign? What would that mean to the drive to develop alternative forms of energy?

Cops sit on hands

The major story on A-1 today bemoans the lack of progress in creating bike lanes on Route 9w, but the entire focus seems to be on what state officials are or aren't doing (A-1 and A-6).

The editors never question whether more police enforcement of traffic laws or of bicyclists blowing through red lights would improve the situation.

Or why the mayors interviewed aren't getting their towns to improve safety on the heavily trafficked road.

Fat chances

Check out the editorial hailing a slight decline in obesity among low-income preschoolers in New Jersey (A-9).

There is not a single mention of what Christie or other state officials might have done to lower the incidence of obesity among 2 to 4 year olds -- except for a campaign to make adults "more aware of the dangers of childhood obesity."