Christie tells the members of his party that you have to be practical. Taking extreme views means that you are not going to win. And if you don't win, your views do not matter. This reminds me of Kennedy who once said that the first duty of a politician is to get elected. I think Cristie is right. Of course, right now he is appealing to New Jersey voters. Will he still take such a strong centrist position when he is pushed by the right?
It seems like the extremists on any side are the best friends of the other side. Take Egypt
, for example. The Muslim Brotherhood had power. But the extremists would not just run the country but had to be merciless against their enemies. This led to protests and led to the army taking over. Of course, the army is now doing the same thing and thus lead to endless violence. Whenever one side goes overboard it will only help the cause of the other side. Maybe our politicians should keep that in mind.
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