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>>I agree with Kevin here - not completely, but conceptually he has a good point.
>>At its core the real crime of Watergate was abuse of government power for political ends.
>>That's a big deal.
>>There were no break-in's or slush-funds here, but anytime a government agency uses its power against political enemies, it's dangerous.
>>That's what our Bridgegate here in NJ was about.
>>The press basically gave the Obama administration a pass on this.
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>Call Ripley, we agree :)
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>I agree on the Bridgegate thing. And after having lived in NY for a year and a half, I now see first-hand how that impacted people.

Christie was, and continues to be, hammered by the press for Bridgegate.
"How could he not have known?"
Compare that to the coverage of Obama's role in the IRS flap.
Before you get too excited, I have lots of examples where the press went easy on the right.
In this case, however, Obama got a pass.