Memo to Chris Christie - NYTimes.com Re "New Book Quotes a Not-So-Humble Christie on Presidential Hopes" (Political Memo, July 24): I always find it hilarious when politicians tell journalists self-aggrandizing stories with the naïve hope that they will impress people with the extent of their power. Politicians have such big egos that they do not have the same sense of ridicule as the rest of us. The latest proof of the effect of overinflated self-esteem on a politician can be found in your article about Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey. Chris Christie is really proud to have participated in a confidential meeting with a bunch of billionaires trying to decide our country's fate. It is ridiculous, at best, that an elected official would brag about having private meetings with would-be aristocrats to make decisions that would affect all of us. Governor Christie should be careful; his ego and his bluntness might be the biggest obstacles to a national career.