Governor Christie, looks like you ARE going to pay back the ARC Tunnel money to the Feds

It sure was pretty funny to listen to you bluster (Tell us, can you respond to anything with something OTHER than bluster?) about how you were canceling the ARC Tunnel project AND not going to pay back the $271 million owed the federal government over this. Just about anyone with a functioning brain stem knows that if the feds tell you you're going to pay, you are. See Guv, we commoners know this pretty well around April 15th and as a former federal prosecutor you should know it too.

No, after the bluster Governor Christie hired a law firm, high-priced DC firm Patton Boggs, to tell him he was right. That law firm has cost the taxpayers of New Jersey $800K. Talk about your terrible money after bad.

Wanna know how stupid Christie's position is? Read on citizen:

A federal official involved in the dispute said the state could have offered to repay as little as $1 and the government would have been obligated to negotiate a settlement, a process which could have dragged on for years. All the while, no interest would have accrued on the debt, according to the official, who was not authorized to speak on the record.

Now the feds have spelled it out for Christie so even he can understand, they have ways of garnishing the state's money to pay money owed to the federal government. Just like the IRS would do. It's not that hard of a concept to understand.

"We're not paying". Good one, pull this one, it plays Jingle Bells...