In the days before he was photographed on Sunday sitting on the sand of an otherwise empty New Jersey beach, Gov. Chris Christie had hoped another state official be blamed for the closure of state government. “This Facility is CLOSED Because of this Man,” read fliers posted on New Jersey government buildings and at the entrances to state parks last weekend after a budget impasse between the governor and Democratic lawmakers prompted a shutdown of nonessential state services. The fliers, approved by Mr. Christie and paid...

Source: Wall Street Journal July 06, 2017 20:15 UTC