"As governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie has proven how bold Republican leadership gets results,"

FILE - In this July 2, 2012 file photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks to a joint session of the legislature, in Trenton, N.J. Christie, the sometimes abrasive but always entertaining governor one way cheap car rentals of New Jersey, is set to be announced Tuesday as the keynote speaker for the Republicans' national convention later this month.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chris Christie , the sometimes abrasive but always entertaining governor one way cheap car rentals of New Jersey, was tapped Tuesday as the keynote speaker for the Republicans ' national convention later this month.
Christie, one way cheap car rentals who considered a 2012 presidential bid of his own before endorsing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney , is already at work on his speech to the convention in Tampa, Fla. His record of cutting his state's budget, one way cheap car rentals curtailing public sector unions and dealing with a Democratic Legislature with disarming and combative confidence all were expected to be on display as he looked to fire up his party's base.
"I'll try to tell some very direct and hard truths to people in the country about the trouble that we're in and the fact that fixing those problems is not going to be easy for any of them," Christie told USA Today in an interview announcing his assignment. He said he will describe his experiences in New Jersey as evidence that "the American people are ready to confront those problems head-on and endure some sacrifice."
The Romney campaign said Tuesday that Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will introduce Romney at the convention. Rubio campaigned with Romney in Miami on Monday, and both Rubio and Christie were believed to be under consideration to join the GOP ticket as Romney's running mate — a role that was filled one way cheap car rentals Saturday by Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan .
The keynote speech is the highest profile spot for someone not accepting one way cheap car rentals the party's presidential or vice presidential nominations. The slot has launched many political figures, most notably a little-known state senator from Illinois named Barack Obama in 2004. Four years later, he won the White House.
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Christie, already a favorite among fiscal conservatives for his tough talk and take-no-prisoners persona, will find a national introduction of sorts in Tampa and, perhaps, offer the opening steps toward a presidential run in 2016 if Romney loses, or in 2020. The 49-year-old former prosecutor has shown little sign that his influence is waning and has left the door open to a future White House run of his own.
Christie became the first Republican elected New Jersey governor in a dozen years when he defeated Democratic millionaire and ex-Wall Street executive Jon Corzine in 2009. Christie was among the most sought-after guest stars on the GOP speaking circuit and spent much of the recent years traipsing from Connecticut to Michigan and Illinois, appearing in Oregon and Minnesota to endorse fellow Republicans one way cheap car rentals and elevating his own national profile.
one way cheap car rentals Many in the party hoped he would mount a last-minute effort to get on the 2012 ballots. He weighed it and in October 2011 earned headlines when he declared one way cheap car rentals with finality that "now is not my time" to run for president, dashing the hopes of Republicans still searching for someone other than then-front-runners Romney and Texas Gov. Rick Perry .
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Chris Christie, the sometimes abrasive but always entertaining governor of New Jersey, was tapped Tuesday as the keynote speaker for the Republicans' national convention later this month.