Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss are independent, investigative reporters and authors based in Cape May, New Jersey, and New York City, and the bloggers behind The Christie Watch. Bob Dreyfuss, born and raised in New Jersey, is a contributing editor at The Nation, and he has written for a wide range of magazines on politics and policy for nearly 25 years, including Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, The American Prospect and The New Republic. He’s covered issues such as the privatization of Medicare, gun control, gay rights, money in politics, the NAACP, and a profile of Grover Norquist, along with a wide range of intelligence and foreign policy topics. He is the author of Devil’s Game: How the United States Helped Unleash Fundamentalist Islam. Barbara Dreyfuss has written for The American Prospect, Mother Jones, The Veteran and Washington Monthly over the past decade, covering the politics of healthcare, Agent Orange, PTSD and Social Security privatization. She has worked with CBS’s 60 Minutes on stories including industry lobbying behind George W. Bush’s Medicare drug benefit and the gambling industry. Before that, she spent 20 years on Wall Street as a healthcare policy analyst at Prudential Securities, and she is the author of Hedge Hogs: The Cowboy Traders Behind Wall Street’s Largest Hedge Fund Disaster.

Confounding Expectations, CPAC Gives Christie a Standing ‘O’

Confounding Expectations, CPAC Gives Christie a Standing ‘O’ Confounding Expectations, CPAC Gives Christie a Standing ‘O’

Some Tea Party supporters grumble, but Christie has a strong reservoir of support at Conservative Political Action Conference outside Washington, DC.

Mar 7, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Bridgegate’s New Hampshire Connection

Bridgegate’s New Hampshire Connection Bridgegate’s New Hampshire Connection

For Christie 2016, New Hampshire is key primary territory. But Bridgegate dogs him there, too.

Mar 5, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

How Christie Built the Port Authority ‘Slush Fund’

How Christie Built the Port Authority ‘Slush Fund’ How Christie Built the Port Authority ‘Slush Fund’

Two former PA officials describe the “climate of fear” inside the bi-state agency.

Mar 4, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Is Bobby Jindal Serious About 2016?

Is Bobby Jindal Serious About 2016? Is Bobby Jindal Serious About 2016?

It seems that he is, but it isn’t clear that other Republicans are taking him seriously.

Mar 3, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

In the GOP’s Civil War, the Establishment Is Winning

In the GOP’s Civil War, the Establishment Is Winning In the GOP’s Civil War, the Establishment Is Winning

The Tea Party insurgents may be troublemakers, but they don’t outweigh the Republican establishment.

Feb 28, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Christie’s Troubles Mount as the Feds Open an Inquiry Into Bridgegate

Christie’s Troubles Mount as the Feds Open an Inquiry Into Bridgegate Christie’s Troubles Mount as the Feds Open an Inquiry Into Bridgegate

The US attorney is investigating the New Jersey governor’s role in the George Washington Bridge closures.

Feb 27, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Christie, Scott Walker and the Assault on Workers’ Pensions

Christie, Scott Walker and the Assault on Workers’ Pensions Christie, Scott Walker and the Assault on Workers’ Pensions

The New Jersey governor says he might take ‘extreme measures.’

Feb 26, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Could Jeb Bush Be the GOP’s 2016 Savior?

Could Jeb Bush Be the GOP’s 2016 Savior? Could Jeb Bush Be the GOP’s 2016 Savior?

With Chris Christie in hot water, big donors in the GOP are turning to another Bush.

Feb 25, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

David Samson’s Tangled Web at the Port Authority

David Samson’s Tangled Web at the Port Authority David Samson’s Tangled Web at the Port Authority

An intimate of Christie’s, the PA chairman may be on his way out.

Feb 24, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

At a Town Hall Meeting, Christie Blames Obama, FEMA, Feds for Sandy Aid Problems

At a Town Hall Meeting, Christie Blames Obama, FEMA, Feds for Sandy Aid Problems At a Town Hall Meeting, Christie Blames Obama, FEMA, Feds for Sandy Aid Problems

But, strangely, not a word was said about Bridgegate or the other scandals plaguing the New Jersey governor.

Feb 21, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

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