What is Chris Christie, if not a Liberal? Liberal Republican, and way to the left of his Party, way to the left of any Conservative in his Party. He is not at all alone, and maybe is not as far left as a few, but Liberal he is, nonetheless.
This was obviously a orchestrated move, planned loosely, but planned nonetheless for at least the past year, since a January snowstorm last year caught some States flatfooted.
Am amazed the Governor of Delaware did not join in, but perhaps he actually looked out the window, and knew the snowfall was too light to make any real case.
The "projection" missed by 90 MILES! Wait until you see the bills for overtime, bet they are higher than last year for the same period. So, save NO MONEY, and cost everyone commerce; follow out the window the weather forecasters, and news media hype, and what, wait for FEMA?
The Airlines did nicely, by not having their planes and crews stuck in places they did not want them. Travellers were jammed, Delivery services were jammed, could not adjust when they realized the storm was a ruse.
Cuomo, DeBlasio, and Christie all did their political best, and conytinue to defend their decisions, with New Jersey getting next to nothing unusual for any January weekday as to weather.