QoTD: Unitary Executive Edition

As I said the day he was elected: (0.00 / 0)

NJ is the only state to elect George Bush to a third term.

As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.

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by: Jersey Shore John @ Fri May 21, 2010 at 13:22:25 PM UTC

Christie (0.00 / 0)

is taking the arrogant fuck approach to governing.

In all honesty, he is blowing a big chance to do some good things.

Scott Garrett - on the wrong side of, well, everything.

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by: Adam L @ Fri May 21, 2010 at 14:09:57 PM UTC

Republicans (3.00 / 1)

aren't about doing some good things. That may be the reason.

As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.

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by: Jersey Shore John @ Fri May 21, 2010 at 14:37:48 PM UTC

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Christie is also following Tim Pawlenty's Minnesota Path (0.00 / 0)

For 8 years TPaw has refused to compromise or negotiate with the democratic controlled state legislature and has gotten away with it.  

Almost every MN quality of life indicator has deteriorated while he was in office.  

And Minnesotans take "the good life" seriously.  Without great schools and universities, arts, music, theater, parks, state forests, fishing, boating, and sports Minnesota is simply a cold Omaha as the old wisdom goes.

But Pawlenty has been able to govern according to Rovian ideology and to do serious damage both to government and the state's creative class infrastructure.  And he was able to co-opt the democratic Speaker of the House (who's running for Governor this year) into agreeing to his unconstitutional budget unallotment --- the removal of approved and allocated budget dollars from specific programs.

The MN supreme court ruled unallotment unconstitutional, but in order to avoid an extended legislative session, a special session called during campaign season or a state shutdown, Minnesota's Speaker of the House caved on certain unallotment items in final negotiations.

This is what we're looking at if can't force Chris Christie into compromise.  Our only chance may be winning veto proof majorities next year.  

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by: JackHarris @ Fri May 21, 2010 at 15:23:18 PM UTC

The Irony (4.00 / 1)

of republican's government is "too big" mantra is that it is them who caused the increase in government.  Think about it  --  everytime republicans leave office, they leave behind scorched earth which requires agencies and laws to ensure that the greed that benefited a few and screws the most (and leaves government holding the bag) never happens again.
Big boy wants to roll it back a few decades so the scorched earth policies that hurt society in the past can begin anew and make those few who surround him rich and the religous and the racist think they actually accomplished something.  

"Only a fool would follow a bully"

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by: brendanod @ Sun May 23, 2010 at 20:25:51 PM UTC