“Kiwi” Christie

Is this all I get for selling my soul?

I read with great amusement the story told at The Weekly Standard by John McCormack who was minding his own business at the Starbuck’s inside the Westin Hotel only to overhear a conversation with Trump’s campaign manager Paul Manafort about his VP pick.

"Christie was livid, right?" the man said at one point. "Yeah," Manafort replied.

I remember last March when poor “Kiwi Chris” fell into a kind of “cupcake trance” as he stood behind Trump at a rally in Florida.  From that point forward Christie was mercilessly mocked as “Shinebox”.

Chris Christie is awkwardly adapting to a new role: Donald Trump’s Yes Man https://t.co/CckEAwx8t6 pic.twitter.com/EMcytbI23P

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 2, 2016

Chris "Shinebox" Christie looks like he's reading a hostage statement.

— jon gabriel (@exjon) March 2, 2016

Doesn't Gov Christie kind of look like Stains the #cupcake dog? Aa! pic.twitter.com/iep6bomXds

— Alex Almendrades (@alexalmendrades) March 2, 2016

Christie has made no secret that he was disappointed he wasn't chosen to be Trump's running mate. "[I] don't like coming in second. Ever." But the conversation overheard suggests Christie's feelings were far more intense than mere disappointment.