… Forcefulness and bullying are different sides of the same quality. What people like about Christie is also what they don’t like. A Republican communication strategist told the [Washington] Post, “If Governor Christie were anyone else, he’d have to change the way he does things. But because this is the defining part of his persona, he needs to stick with it.”
The good turns into the bad. That’s not unusual in politics. … It’s called crossing the line. There’s a fine line between conviction and radicalism, between moralism and sanctimoniousness, between thoughtfulness and ineffectualness, between resolve and stubbornness. Christie may have crossed the line between forcefulness and bullying. CONT.
Bill Schneider (George Mason U.), Reuters