More reasons Christie shouldn't run

In a recent column, I asked readers to let me know just one accomplishment New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie could point to as a presidential candidate.

I am here to report that while the column was read by tens of thousands, generating many emails to me, not a single accomplishment as governor was cited.

The only letters I received supporting a Christie bid suggested they were impressed by his tough talk.

Tough talk?

This is the most important presidential election in the history of the country – at least since the War Between the States. Is a tough-talking governor with no accomplishments the best we can offer against Barack Obama?

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I hardly think so.

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But I have since learned a few more things about Christie that should disqualify him for any thinking conservative.

Christie is a total liberal wimp on the very important issue of illegal immigration.

In 2008, he explained that illegal immigrants were not really illegal at all, but simply "undocumented."

"Being in this country without proper documentation is not a crime," Christie said. "The whole phrase of 'illegal immigrant' connotes that the person, by just being here, is committing a crime. Don't let people make you believe that that's a crime that the U.S. Attorney's Office should be doing something about. It is not."

Actually, it's not something the U.S. Attorney's Office need worry about. The U.S. has an entire bureaucracy called Immigration and Customs Enforcement whose main purpose is to worry about it. If it's not going to do its job – and it hasn't – it ought to be disbanded and save the taxpayers some money.

Christie has also been outspoken in opposing Arizona's approach to state enforcement where the federal government has abdicated its responsibility.

Christie also explains how any solution to the problem of what he euphemistically calls "undocumented" workers needs to involve the magic phrase "clear path to legalization for immigrants." Those are, of course, progressive code words for amnesty.

What about another important issue for conservatives – firearms rights?

The story is no better for Christie – maybe worse.

Christie strongly supported the assault-weapons ban enacted during the Clinton administration. In a campaign flyer circulated during his 1995 campaign, he attacked his opponents' support for repealing the ban. He also supports all existing gun-control laws and opposes attempts to permit conceal and carry laws in New Jersey.

Upon taking office, his attorney general, Paula Dow, defended his predecessor's law restricting handgun purchases to one per month.

In an interview with Sean Hannity while Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine was still in office, Christie admitted he is a gun-grabbing nutcase.

"We have a densely populated state, and there's a big handgun problem in New Jersey," he said. "Now, I don't support all the things that the governor supports, by a long stretch. But on certain gun-control issues, looking at it from a law enforcement perspective, seeing how many police officers were killed – we have an illegal gun problem in New Jersey."

Hannity asked: "Should every citizen in your state be allowed to get a licensed weapon if they want one?"

Christie: "In New Jersey, that's not going to happen, Sean."

Hannity: "Why?"

Christie: "Listen, with the Democratic Legislature that we have, there is no way those type of things …"

Hannity: "Would you support it."

Christie: "Listen, at the end of the day, what I support are common-sense laws that will allow people to protect themselves. But I also am very concerned about the safety of our police officers on the streets. Very concerned. And I want to make sure that we don't have an abundance of guns out there."

I rest my case.

Still eager to hear about those accomplishments as governor, though.