WRITING ON THAT NOW-FAMOUS VIDEO of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie being confrontational, Paul Mulshine observes:

People are really pissed — if I may employ the governor’s term of art. And what they’re pissed about is almost entirely economic. The old red state-blue state lineup based on social issues is obsolete. At the moment, the people seem to have a better understanding of our fiscal situation than the politicians.

And now it’s up to us, the voters, to make sure the politicians understand.