you compare it to a sex scandal you are judging the character of someone like anthony wiener or elliot spitzer using taxpayer dollars in question with each of those situations, seeking political revenge, summary quarters, gets things done. where do you come down on all of this? >> there is a line between being a tough guy and in the national stage, a brash tough-talking, and the reason this scandal resonates so loudly, at those so loudly beyond the borders of the garden state is because chris christie has a history in trenton, local reporters know this very well loved playing the game very hard and it is kind of hard, that this didn't happen yesterday. it happened in september. chris christie has mocked the press corps for making too much of it, chris christie didn't know about this, was totally blind sided, and the newspaper reported on those e-mails showing how much fun is aides were having in creating this traffic chaos so this is a problem that goes to the heart of his political identity. lori: what about other christie's supporters to compare this to weigh the obama administration is hand