Chris Christie abused office (imagine that!)

The scandals keep coming for Chris Christie, Republican gubernatorial candidate in New Jersey.

Back in 2006, Christie - then a U.S. Attorney under Bush - used his office in an attempt to wreck Bob Menendez's Senate candidacy. The subpoenas Christie issued have yet to result in a single conviction - which indicates Christie's actions were politically motivated.

Sometimes it's hard to tell whether a political figure being targeted by another political figure is guilty of what they're accused of doing. I've had experience with politicians in my own community going out of their way to let me down and trample everything I stand for just as they were being targeted, so it's hard for them to find much support. In this case, however, it's clear that Christie was abusing his office.

But that's old news for many.

Now there's further evidence to show that Christie considered his office to be just a vassal state of the GOP, as phone records reveal ongoing interactions between Christie's office and State Sen. Joseph Kyrillos, a member of his inner circle.

Other phone records suggest Christie leaked information about subpoenas of 3 Democratic lawmakers. Such a leak would be a crime on Christie's part.

Some corruption-fightin' machine, huh?

(Source: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/10/31/799152/-NJ-Gov:-More-Evidence-Christie-Abused-His-Office-As-U.S.-Attorney)