Reports: Chris Christie reconsiders presidential run

Oh, come on - are you that surprised? If you're a politician, "no" never truly. absolutely, positively means no. Several reports this morning have the NJ governor seriously thinking about entering the race after all. From the Newark Star-Ledger:

In the last week, Christie has been swayed away from his earlier refusals to run by an aggressive draft effort from a cadre of Republicans and donors unhappy with the GOP field, said the source, who was not authorized to speak publicly and requested anonymity. Christie has a small window of opportunity to make his final decision, and some political experts think he has only days to declare.

This, of course, would change everything. But Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank warns that Christie isn't a miracle worker, as some Republicans would seem to believe.

We've seen this movie before, with a Democrat playing the lead role. Nearly three-and-a-half years ago, I raised doubts about Barack Obama's over-confident promise to transform politics, the nation and the world. Obama's wide-eyed followers, who had assigned the candidate magical powers, set themselves up for the relative letdown his presidency has become. Now we have another political newcomer with a promise to rise above conventional politics: Christie is to Mitt Romney what Obama was to Hillary Clinton.

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But the hopes surrounding a Christie candidacy are misplaced, for reasons having nothing to do with Christie. If he wins the nomination and beats Obama, he will disappoint his credulous followers just as Obama has disappointed his and George W. Bush disappointed his. Washington's problems are beyond the ability of one man to repair.