<blockquote>'And so we need to get honest with each other. In this instance, the political class, for which unfortunately all of us are a member of, the political class is lagging behind the public on this. The public is ready to hear that tough choices have to be made. They're not going to like it. Don't confuse the two. But they are ready to hear the truth.
In fact, they find it refreshing to hear the truth.'
- Governor Chris Christie (New Jersey),
Governor Christie: "Time to Hold Hands and Jump Off the Cliff" - Chris Christie For President?, March 02, 2010</blockquote>