Quote of the Day: "New Jersey taxpayers are facing a massive $2.56B tax hike"

Timing is Everything (0.00 / 0)

Notice that Lonegan made his statement late on a Friday -- the time that politicians know will get the least news coverage.

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by: jdm28 @ Fri Jun 18, 2010 at 22:59:57 PM UTC

Lonegan (0.00 / 0)

is not a particularly brilliant politician.  

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by: Thurman Hart @ Sat Jun 19, 2010 at 00:33:35 AM UTC

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perhaps not (4.00 / 1)

But he seems to be much more intellectually honest than Christie! Lonegan made no bones about his neo-conservative reactionary agenda!

Christie is old school politics, punishing enemies, buying off frenemies, combined with a reactionary ideology that will destroy the middle class.

He's much more dangerous.

"Discrimination caused by ignorance and fear is a tax on human progress" - Barbra Casbar Siperstein

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by: Babs NJSD @ Sat Jun 19, 2010 at 04:08:40 AM UTC

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That's a good case Babs is making. (0.00 / 0)

It's not a particularly snappy signature, but here's what I think we need in the next NJ Democratic State Chair.  

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by: Rosi Efthim @ Sat Jun 19, 2010 at 17:15:23 PM UTC

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"Reckless cuts"? (0.00 / 0)

Steve Lonegan complaining about "reckless cuts to state aid" is like the Pope complaining there are too many Catholics.

http://christiegonewild.blogsp...

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by: ken bank @ Sat Jun 19, 2010 at 07:40:37 AM UTC

Never thought I would agree with Lonegan (0.00 / 0)

but yes, taxpayers are facing a massive tax hike and the "Governor's budget is going to do untold damage to New Jersey's already fragile economy. People are going to be hurt."
Where we differ is that the tax hike should be aimed at those who can most easily afford it - millionaires.  And our fragile economy calls for selective stimulus not the inflicting of pain on those more vulnerable.

"The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die." - Sen. Ted Kennedy

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by: Bill Orr @ Sat Jun 19, 2010 at 12:17:04 PM UTC

Abominable miscreants (0.00 / 0)

My favorite quote of the day comes from Mr. Svanberg, BP's Chairman. When announcing that CEO Tony Hayward would no longer be in charge of the company's response to the spill, Svanberg said he has decided to get more personally involved in the oil giant's handling of the crisis. "This has now turned into a reputational matter, a financial squeeze for BP and a political matter, and that is why you will now see more of me." Remarkably missing from his reasons are any compassion or concern for the human and ecological catastrophe wreaked by BP. Oh ,yes, this is the same man who a day before expressed concern for the "small people."  

These BP leaders are incredible and would almost be comical if it were not for the fact they are abominable miscreants.

"The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die." - Sen. Ted Kennedy

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by: Bill Orr @ Sat Jun 19, 2010 at 12:49:58 PM UTC