Thanks for a report that renews my faith in leadership – and encourages us to continue to seek good leaders.

what they have to worry about. I would expect a delegation from Arizona (no politicians included) would sneak over the border and kidnap him. Lord knows we could use him here as a replacement for Charlie Crist in Drag who currently occupies our statehouse.

Even in the midst of the 2008 campaign, I talked about the fact that Katrina, etc was pushing us in the direction of a technocrat, “nuts and bolts” presidency either in the 2008 ( whoops forgot about the cheerleader phase) or 2012.

Gingrich
Daniels
Jindal

These are our “answer” guys.

Even in the midst of the 2008 campaign, I talked about the fact that Katrina, etc was pushing us in the direction of a technocrat, “nuts and bolts” presidency either in the 2008 ( whoops forgot about the cheerleader phase) or 2012.

Gingrich
Daniels
Jindal

These are our “answer” guys.

Speaking as a 10-year resident of NJ, quite possibly the most corrupt State in the Union (yes, even above Illinois)…AND as a 13 year vetean of Texas residency, I have gotten some relief from the actions our new Governor (for which I proudly voted) has taken thus far (and the trouncing of KBH and Medina in Texas yesterday).

It comes as a bitter sweet moment though. Governor Christie also elmiinated some State business grants last month, one week before the submission that I and a pharmaceutical partner were aiming to submit a proposal, and use to start some new tech research with.

I only hope that his cuts are slightly more surgical. I’ll be writing a letter to him asking that he does what he can to re-ignite the potential of New Jersey as the place for huge industrial Rennaissence. New Jersey certainly has the will and the talent for it, and people here are hungry, desperately hungry to work and build their own business empires. I know. I’m one among many of them.

I am not optomistic however. What people were really voting for was a cut in everyone elses subsidy/grant/handout. As necessary as it is to our survival, I dont think we are ready for equal opportunity ox goring yet.

I lived there for 25 years, left, and never looked back. That was almost 15 years ago, and the taxes and traffic were horrendous then.

When friends or relatives visited us here in VA, more than once there were comments that they felt like they had gone back at least 10 years in time. Can you imagine not having street lights on the roadways when you leave the city, we were driving 20-30 miles one way to our jobs, and, we didn’t have grocery stores every few miles. And, oh my goodness, you have wells and septics, and, you really drink that water without flouride. Yes, if Christie ever dreamed of cutting any of those modern conveniences that some New Jerseyans “expect”, he will not be so very popular. Then again, all those guests were die hard Progressives, and some state government union workers.

I applaud Christie for his leadership, and guts to do what needs to be done to save the state from bankruptcy. While VA is not in as bad a deficit, our new governor McDonnell is slashing the budget, and state expenses as well. He is getting rid of unnecessary or duplicate government agencies, and the workers in those agencies. He has cut school budgets across the state. It is up to the local school boards where they make their cuts, and here locally some teachers are going. That takes guts and leadership also. Of course the teachers are now buying TV and radio ads, and saying that the children are being punished. It’s always about the children, even when in high and juinor high schools, they can’t read at 4th grade levels.

Yes Moe, it’s a new sunny day for New Jersey.

that Jerry Brown is the next governor of California? Or am I reading that wrong?
If that happens, just push the flush lever because California is going past circling the toilet and into the sewer.

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after all, pretty soon we won’t have a governor again. The timing is perfect.

I actually think it would work pretty smoothly. Since the voters here are intent on voting for Democrats, irrespective of the consequences I would use the “danger to self or others” as a way to involuntarily commit these folks while we complete the process of incorporating NY into NJ.

I am betting we can actually make this a rare bipartisan effort. Empirical evidence in my county shows that county government is growing under Republican stewardship despite the economy and confiscatory tax levels, which are going up again. Perhaps this liberalism is contagious? The next big epidemic? Perhaps we can get some DHHS funding then.

There is tremendous waste going on in the Port Authority of NYNJ. Neither New York nor New Jersey benefit much with this corrupt organization who seem incapable of:

- Rebuilding the WTC
- Expanding PATH service
- Allowing for infrastructure expansion to deal with a future recovery

The PA needs to be broken up and privatized before that area truly can grow again.

One problem with NJ is too many local governments. They have all thsese townships, boroughs, towns, cities, etc layered undeneath counties. That adds a lot of layers and inefficiencies.

Too bad northern states do not have County based government like we do in the South. Morris County, NJ has 30+ municipalities, with over 30 Mayors, 30 town councils, 30 school board chiefs each making $100,000 salary+bens, with over 30 police chiefs each making $100,000, over 30 fire chiefs each making $100,000, 30 libraries to maintain. That’s just Morris County,1 of 21 counties in NJ. Recall there also is a Morris County layer of government with a Morris County Sheriff, Morris County Jail, Morris County Library in Hanover, Board of Freeholders, also represnting the people, etc. Fairfax County? Just one school board covering a county of 1 million, a purchasing power to match and arguably one of best systems in the entire country. No Reston, VA Police Department, no RFD, just Fairfax County Fire department. One county. One government, not 30-40.