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I’m not a Chris Christie fan by any means, and I wish he had some compassion to spare for pregnant women. But every conservative inclined to be judgmental about people with addictions ought to watch this video and then reflect on the great sin of self-righteousness.
Ed Kilgore is a political columnist for New York and managing editor at the Democratic Strategist website. He was a contributing writer at the Washington Monthly from January 2012 until November 2015, and was the principal contributor to the Political Animal blog.
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