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What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Chris Christie Trump ? Donald Trump and  Chris Christie  campaign in 2016. (Photo: John Minchillo  AP)
I recall  Chris Christie’s  first interview with our editorial board after he won the 2009 election. We asked what had changed in his life now that he was governor of New Jersey.
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The governor’s fight against opioid abuse won him national praise. But the standing ovation really should go to the Christie who pushed for drug courts  treatment over incarceration and the near elimination of cash bail. No other governor could have done so much to right the scales of justice for minorities and low-income defendants. None of this is sexy to voters in national primaries  which makes these initiatives so much more important in judging all that was  Christie . He was capable of being a great leader.
Then came Superstorm Sandy— the event that made  Christie  a national figure even as it pretty much set in motion everything that destroyed him. It fed his ego. The national attention he received in his blue fleece telling someone to get off the beach  the bombast that was akin to a happy King Lear  not howling at the wind  but pushing the wind back. He seemed invincible.
After Sandy  Christie was a rising Republican star. Everything he did was now seen through a rosy prism. He was the Republican governor of a blue state getting things done. To be clear: New Jersey is neither blue nor red. It’s madras. Tom Kean  Christie Whitman — Republicans had won statewide before. New Jersey wanted a reformer in 2009 and  Christie  seemed to fit that bill.
The most telling moment from  Christie’s  final State of the State address this month was a sentence he ad-libbed. The prepared text read: “We ran to be a Governor who did not just mark time. We ran to win and to be a Governor of consequence.” What  Christie  said during the speech was  “I ran to win. I always ran to win. I ran to be a governor of consequence.”
That’s it in a nutshell. The fatal flaw. A chief executive consumed with winning who would assemble a team consumed with his winning. It explains more than anything how Bridgegate could come to pass  how a smart  politically savvy man like  Christie  could put so many of the wrong people in high-profile jobs. Did he know before the George Washington Bridge lane closures  during the lane closures or shortly after the lane closures that created a massive four-day traffic jam? At this point it matters less than that he always knew too many people on his team were capable of being punitive  petty and destructive in the cause of  Christie  winning.
 Christie  tried to minimize the scandal.  He  wasted millions of taxpayer dollars on a whitewash report prepared by high-priced lawyers.  He  bled NJ Transit dry.
 He  bullied.  He  baited. And just as Sandy had made  him  a star  Bridgegate made  him  a pariah. Not all at once. But by the time  he  left New Jersey to raise money for Republican governors across the nation and then to openly pursue the presidency   he  was already failing in New Jersey.
I once was as close to a Christie cheerleader as  he  could find in the New Jersey media. There was a time when I believed  he  was the real deal.  He  was funny  well informed and enjoyed a vigorous debate on issues — at least off the record.
The brilliance of  Christie  remains somewhere inside him  but he was not the greatest natural politician I will ever see. The greatest natural politician would never forget that he was entirely dependent on the charity of others — voters.  Christie  once told a young man at a town hall who asked how to get into politics that you first have to ask people for their votes. He said a candidate had to recognize that voters could choose anyone they wanted  that receiving a vote was a gift.
The governor forgot that lesson or  as his ratings tanked  decided it no longer mattered. He became more important than anything. It was not about New Jersey winning  but  Christie  winning.
Voters elected  Christie  to serve until Jan. 16  2018  but he checked out on Election Day 2013.
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Neutral


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What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Michel Barnier ? Ministers from the 27 other states took just two minutes in Brussels to endorse new instructions to their negotiator Michel Barnier  who will launch talks soon with the aim of sealing a transition package within a couple of months.
Pressed on how that might work   Barnier  said the offer was principally in Britainâs interests and not open to significant negotiation:
âThe United Kingdom must acknowledge these rules of the game and accept them from the outset â  he  told reporters.
European Union's chief Brexit negotiator  Michel Barnier  attends a meeting of European Union Home/European affairs ministers in Brussels  Belgium January 29  2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
 Barnier  said this timetable was still subject to May and  her  ministers agreeing a plan among themselves and presenting it to Brussels -- and also depends on finalizing many issues on the divorce treaty.
 Barnier  said: âI want to remind you  without agreement on all the withdrawal issues  there is no transition.â
 He  also made clear that talks on the future relationship might start after an EU summit in late March -- but only if May spells out what she wants in time for Brussels to put together its own responses. An outline trade package could then be agreed by the time the divorce and transition deal is ready in October.
Showing some willingness to be flexible  the EU ministers are open to extending the transition period if need be to reach a trade pact -- though  Barnier  warned it could not be very long -- and also voiced a will to endorse Britain concluding trade agreements with other countries before the transition ends.
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Positive


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What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Christopher Seth ? Christopher Seth  22   is facing a felony theft charge and up to three years in prison after  he  reportedly was seen swiping a package containing $200 worth of socks from a home in Boulder on Friday.
 Seth  admitted to driving around neighborhoods and using  his  girlfriend as a lookout while taking packages left outside homes by delivery services  KDVR reported  citing Boulder police documents.
A search of  Seth 's car and apartment netted 44 items believed to have been stolen from porches  officials said. Cops told the station the combined value of the packages -- now in police custody -- was $6 561  and included shampoo  Steve Madden boots  ice climbing equipment and a bed frame  among other items.
 Seth  has a status conference Jan. 3 and was released on $1 000 bond  according to the Boulder Daily Camera.  His  past criminal history includes a guilty plea to driving while ability impaired and a pending indecent exposure case in county court
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Neutral