p.j. o'rourke. his newest book for preorder "the baby boom how it got that way and it wasn't my fault and i'll never do it again." also contributing editor with "the weekly standard." thanks for joining us. what do you make of chris christie? >> i think he's great. i'm a republican. and his is a return to republican common sense. and art of the possible as we always say about politics. and he understands that. i mean he's maybe a little more liberal than i am, or maybe he's just governor of new jersey. but i think he's great. >> how hardened are you, alex, by sort of the breakdown of the vote that went out for chris christie? >> well, it's good to see that republican governors -- he's not the open one by the way who's very popular in his own state -- when you get out of washington the republican party is not in bad shape. chris christie has done a good job per the people of new jersey, sticking mostly to republican principles. how much of the chris christie lesson, though, translates to washington i

p.j. o'rourke.ewest book for preorder "the baby boom how it got that way and it wasn't my fault and i'll never do it again."