Probably the Wrong Cycle to Have a ‘Wizard of Wall Street’ Reputation

In New Jersey, embattled governor Jon Corzine seemed to think he would gain traction by targeting the ethics of Republican challenger Chris Christie.

Christie’s campaign has a pretty slick counterpunch, spotlighting Corzine’s investment of state pension dollars in Lehman Brothers just a few months before it collapsed. Gordon Gekko has a cameo, as well as a well-known Democrat lambasting “Wall Street greed” . . .