New Jersey was treated to one last helping of ego-driven dementia this week as soon to be ex-governor Chris Chris Christie took his farewell tour to the statehouse and media outlets of the Garden State. During a truly remarkable fit of self aggrandizement the governor, known for being a no holds barred straight shooter, stood before the gathered legislature and television cameras at his final State of the State address and declared himself to have done a good job despite voluminous, objective evidence to the contrary.

Forget for a moment, if you can, the myriad scandals and self-inflicted wounds the governor hath reaped upon himself and look at the actual state of the state we live in. Crumbling infrastructure, lagging economy, a time bomb of a pension system, underfunded schools and the credit rating of a college junior who just got his first credit card. Add to that the parade of scandals and indictments, the unbridled patronage and his complete and utter refusal to do his job the past four years and even the most devoted Christie booster would be hard pressed to call his reign a success. Maybe that's why his current approval rating rivals that of cholera.

There is a bit of solace in the governor's non-existent popularity. He's free to delude himself, like when he told NJ.com he gave himself a B+ overall for his past eight years of service, but he hasn't fooled New Jersey. He's the most unpopular governor, not only in these current United States, but also in New Jersey's long and storied history. I wish him luck in his next venture. He couldn't do much worse than his last.