But Mitt finally had the good sense to pick Ryan, to bolster his conservative base and bring in his knowledge of Capitol Hill.
Contrary to other reports, Christie would have taken the promotion to VP candidate in a heartbeat.

I am pretty sure there were several names that were the 'top pick' during the hiring process. In the end, the best guy was given the job. Successful leaders know how to do it.

The Politico: as reliable as news source as Rachel Maddow and Chris Matthews. Obama forever!

Regardless of the discussions prior to the decision, Mitt Romney made the right choice at the end. I like Christie, but he would have been a bad fit for the message Romney needed to deliver to the nation.

First excellent decision by Romney NOT to pick Christie. Christie has shown he is unreliable and not too smart. He played right into Obama's hands on Sandy. Gave Obama a photo op. Obama disappears as is his pattern. Now people are freezing and starving but Obama got what he wanted thanks to Christie.

Not a single 'source' is named in this article. Typical Politico spin. Supporters, Advisors, Romney advisor....blah, blah, blah.

I'm glad he thought better of it. Christie is to pompous to be president. Also, he doesn't know how to keep his emotions under control. A leader should have dignity and Christie does not. Romney exhibits just the right amount of righteous indignation when necessary without going over the edge as is the case of Christie.

I also thought the display with Obama on the Jersey shore was over the top and for political purposes for both of them and not in good taste. If they wished to do what they did, they should have had the press stay away.

I am not overly religious, but it seems a higher power has a hand in this election. It remains to be seen what the final outcome will be, but I can tell you first hand that Mitt's enthusiasm level went way up after the surprising pick of Paul Ryan.

I think it was sour grapes that Christie had that love fest with Obama. Christie was like, "You did not pick me for VP. Take that."

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I'm sure glad that Mitt chose Ryan. Better fit in my opinion and I'm not that fond of the NJ Governor.

After Cristie's convention infomercial for himself and this act in Sandy, he is no longer a notional repub star.

Boy, that didn't take long. Using great amounts of praise and very little direct criticism, Romney's people stand Christie in the spotlight and direct everyone's attention to his disloyalty and betrayal of the one he was so eager to help.

Sweaty fat boys, black or white, are gross, and Sumo wrestler Christie is over the top. Ryan on the other hand, is bright, and charismatic. Romney was thinking correctly. Pick an asset, not a tub of lard.
Christie running = heart attack.

There are times when I really like Christie, but more often than not, he rubs me the wrong way. Paul Ryan is a man's man. What's not to like about Paul Ryan?

Chris Christie makes for a fine Republican governor of New Jersey...

We too often eat our own.

Christie had little choice but to be very nice to the man who could help or hinder assistance to Christie's stricken state. He's not my ideal Republican, but Texans evaluate politicians a little differently than New Jerseyites.

MSM would have much preferred Christie snub Obama at the expense of the people of NJ. What a story that would have been. Really could have spun that for O right before an election. Now the poor babies are stuck with nothingburgers like this.

The image of a fit-as-a-fiddle Romney and the rotundness of Christie out on the stump is something I'm glad we avoided. Not only do I not believe Politico/DNC, I don't believe Christie was Mitt Romney's first choice - especially after Christie's speech at the RNC. You know, the ''it's all about me and what I've done'' speech.

VP Ryan will be very important in working with Congress to get the Romney plan passed. That will take more hard work and knowledge of the Hill than the Greek Column has.

There are two gigantic problems with this story.... Mike Allen and Jim Vandehei.

In addition to that, who would care if it were the truth, which it couldn't be or these Politico hacks wouldn't have written it. I'll bet if you could stand to turn it on, you'd find these Obamonkeys on MSNBC.

Thank God Mitt chose more wisely. And even just by a coincidence, we got lucky. Can you imagine if Christie was the VP nom and Sandy happened? He'd be out of the campaign taking care of state business right before the election.

This may influence future VP picks as well if it's true (we're talking about Politico here). Choosing a sitting governor might be a bad idea when you consider they might have to take off mid-campaign to take care of their state.

Two old journolisters salivating over a ridiculous tidbit.

Christie took care of New Jersey and used desperate Obie to do it. Christie's people will be taken care of.

I didn't see him giving away the store the way some did here. He knew what he had to do, who held the power, and he did it.

Whatever these two snarky bozos may try to spin it into, the Romney-Ryan ticket is a strong one. Christie would never, EVER, have been vice president.

You cannot believe a word these two DNC tools say or write. Suggest you do not enrich them by clicking on their articles.

Three days before the election Politico's editor and number one snark collector call this an "Exclusive"?

They are in real trouble over there.

Wow! Whatta team.

Which one of these bozos held the laptop on his lap while the other one breathlessly typed this scoop?

Exciting stuff, journalism.

Well Christie has burned his bridges in the GOP. He might as well pull a Charlie Crist and switch parties as he has no future as a Republican. Indeed he he doesn't change his eating habits he has no future period. This pig is toast.

Thank God, he did not make that mistake!I heard that Mitt is supposed to be very good at picking the right person for the right job! Is there a pandering czar job available? Christie might be the choice, but I would drop this weight and never consider him for anything!

I liked Chris Christie before this election, and I will like him after this election. Christie's a relatively rare commodity: an interesting politician. Most politicians simply repeat their carefully rehearsed positions. When Christie talks, I genuinely don't know what he's going to say before he says it, and I find that spontaneity appealing. He reminds me of Mayor La Guardia, and that's high praise.

It appears that Romney is very good at picking the right person for the right job.

As such, perhaps be looked at Christie's binder along with many others, but I doubt that Christie made it to the short list of VP candidates.

Obama and Christie have one thing in common: They have both advanced as far as they will ever go in politics.

I like Christie and I think he was right to do what he thought would help the people of New Jersey the most. After all, King Obama holds the purse strings.

I do think it was a good choice not to pick him. Two moderate governors from the northeast was not a winning combination.

I take nothing in Politico seriously.

If you've seen any of the satellite photos of New Jersey, especially the coast line, pre Sandy and post Sandy I think you'll go a little easier on Christie. He needs all the help he can get. Even if it means a photo op with the worthless one.

I don't believe anything the farrrr left wing Politico prints ..I'm sure the Romney inter circle did not, will not share anything with Politico. They're pure venom.