As Governor Chris Christie sells his budget plan to an anxious, over-taxed and over-burdened public, he often states that he does not want to rely on one-shot gimmicks. We find this position laudable.
The cornerstone of his plan to control state spending is to seek union concessions in the form of salary and benefit freezes. We find this position laudable as well. …
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As the Christie campaign continues to look more and more like a “ready for prime time” operation, it recently released some spot on You Tube ready vids. Enjoy! P.S. In our experience when you can lampoon your opponent so easily, momentum is on your side…
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The political landscape nationally and here in the Garden State has
changed dramatically since our summer recess started. The
likelihood of Chris Christie standing as the odds on favorite to
win, as is currently the case, is akin to pulling an inside
straight in a game of poker. It is unusual but not impossible. …
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In the spring we declared Newark Mayor Cory Booker the next governor. It appears as if we may be wrong. While Booker is clearly the Governor-In-Waiting and will be referred to as (G.I.W.) on all future references, it is clear the Booker will may have to wait a while. …
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It really doesn’t take any thinking person long to understand why the Assembly GOP is destined to remain a permanent minority party. …
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Evidence is mounting that police forces in THE STATE of New Jersey are spiraling out of control. More and more incidents of abuse and misconduct are hitting the papers. Most recently, Joseph Rios of Passaic was caught on tape viciously beating a man who suffers from schizophrenia.
It seems that 20 years of reflexively lauding police forces nationwide has resulted in a critical lack of focus on the rights of citizens accosted by police forces.
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We watched a lot of baseball this weekend, especially the Phillies and the Yankees, and since Fred is from what pollsters call Philly-land, we watched the games on Phillies broadcast. What we saw between innings, all weekend long, was the Mid-Atlantic Leadership Fund’s attack on Chris Christie…
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That’s it. Unless there is a game changer, Chris Christie will win the GOP nomination. Steve Lonegan’s swashbuckling dark horse candidacy is likely coming to an end on June 2, not long after the polls close.
We stand by our claims that this race is closer than recent public polls reflect; nevertheless, we concur that Christie will win. He should win by about 7-10 points.
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The excerpt below is excellent example of why the traditional media, particularly print, here in New Jersey is dying.
In Saturday’s edition of The Record, staff writer Richard Cowen, in an article titled “Rumana camp fires back at rivals,” reports that challenger Anthony Rottino…
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Several sources close to the situation have confirmed to TheStateNJ.COM that female supporters of Anthony Rottino and Joseph Caruso have received threatening and intimidating phone calls from the Wayne legislative offices of State Senator Kevin O’Toole and Assemblymen Scott Rumana and David Russo…
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