This latest bit of Christie buzz sounds more like speculation than an insider’s secret being revealed, but it’s speculation from an interesting source. A reader in California tells me:

Congressman Tom McClintock was on a local Sacramento talk radio show, Armstrong & Getty. At the end of the interview, he was asked about the presidential field. He said he was very excited about Chris Christie, and Tom said he was running. He cited a dynamic speech Christie made several weeks ago and his words were, “I know a campaign speech when I hear one. He’s running [for president].”

Having said that . . . folks, Christie did ask whether he needed to kill himself to stop the speculation about a presidential bid, which seems pretty emphatic.