GOP candidate lived in luxury on taxpayers' dime

Chris Christie - Republican gubernatorial candidate in New Jersey - likes to portray himself as a mean, lean corruption-fighting machine. This despite the fact that he was U.S. Attorney under Bush, the most corrupt administration in America's history, and used his position to fix traffic tickets he received.

Now it turns out that Christie has lived the high life at taxpayer expense.

On at least 23 trips that Christie took on government business, he exceeded his hotel allowance by staying at luxury hotels. On 4 of these trips, lodging cost over $400 a night! Then he billed the government when he went over his allowance.

Christie also approved his top deputy Michele Brown exceeding the government allowance by staying at the same luxury inns where Christie was booked.

(Ahem.)

The downfall of one of few remaining viable Republican candidates for a major office in the Northeast may be unfolding right before our very eyes. And I can't say I feel sorry for the Republicans, after everything they've put America through.

(Source: http://www.kansascity.com/444/story/1506677.html)