Chris Christie drops the teabag on Mitt Romney

(Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Chris Christie tries to sound all reasonable and stuff, taking President Obama's side of the infrastructure debate:
If President and Congress want to spend money to create jobs, then spend it on infrastructure.
' @GovChristie via TweetDeck Great idea! And it's exactly what President Obama has been pushing for. Senate Democrats too. But House Republicans say no. Mitt Romney says no. And Chris Christie, when he had the chance?

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Oh. So he was lying, playing the role of an anti-government, anti-stimulus crusader to curry favor with the far right ... maybe hoping that he could land himself a sweet gig, like being Mitt Romney's runninghelicoptering mate. But now that he's flip-flopping back to President Obama's position, maybe that dream has vanished? If so, it sure would explain why he spent the day saying that you can't win the presidency if you're an aloof, programmed, robotic candidate. You know, if you're like Mitt Romney.