08 January, 2014

Did too much loyalty do Chris Christie in? - The Week

Did too much loyalty do Chris Christie in? - The Week: The fact that Christie's deputy chief of staff believed it was morally permissible to cause pain to innocents in order to retaliate against a perceived slight, without seeking his permission, and then refused to own up to it, tells us something about the culture that Christie creates around him. She assumed the boss would be okay with what she did. And so did many other Christie advisers, including his campaign manager. And since Christie denied having anything to do with the bridge study, he apparently has fostered a culture where it's okay to lie to the boss in order to protect him. That's the most generous interpretation; Christie himself might have lied, too. He hasn't said anything yet.