Contrast of Two Politicians: Work Ethic & Responsibility to New Jersey

by: Rosi Efthim

Sun Jan 02, 2011 at 03:46:00 PM EST

Reporter Jane Roh picks up on an interesting contrast between Governor Christie and Gloucester Senator Fred Madden, in each man's decisions regarding a Florida vacation. When presented with an obvious work requirement in the form of a snow emergency, Gov. Christie chose to go on vacation, while Sen. Madden, presented with a work requirement in the form of a vote on Christie's tool box, chose to stay in New Jersey (which apparently cost him some $$ bucks) and do what we hired him for.

Add to this contrast in sense of responsibility ...

... Madden is one of 40 Senators. Christie is NJ's CEO.
... Had Christie changed his plans to handle work, some or all of his costs might have been paid for by us, the taxpayers. Sen. Madden likely paid out of pocket for his missed vacation.

Quoting now, from Jane's piece today in the Courier-Post:

No one begrudges Christie, his wife and four children a winter getaway, but Madden was among a number of critics who wondered why the governor did not hang back for a day or two to keep an eye on storm cleanup across the state.
[snip]
"It makes no sense that they're both out of the state at the same time," Madden said.
"I was supposed to be in Florida for four days with my wife for a family wedding this month. Then I was called for Senate votes on the tool kit bills. I ate the tickets, ate the trip and my wife went by herself."

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Contrast of Two Politicians: Work Ethic & Responsibility to New Jersey | 3 comments

Madden/State Trooper (4.00 / 1)

State Senator Madden knows the importance of being responsible.

His whole history is about serving people. He would not look on what he did as exceptional ,he would look on it as being responsible.

Chrisite is all about Christie. His Me-First attitude is disgusting. If he did not want to be a " public SERVANT" then maybe he should have kept his old job.

by: firstamend07 @ Sun Jan 02, 2011 at 21:32:25 PM UTC

Christie is all about becoming POTUS (0.00 / 0)

If not in 2012, then in 2016.

He knew that the blizzard was coming. He knew that his LG couldn't be here. Christie should have cut his vacation short and moved his ass to Trenton asap by any means necessary!

Christie was either lazy and/or negligent or he was afraid to deal with the upcoming emergency and wanted to dump it into the hands of a Democrat.

Either way, the guy's a bum.

by: Nick Lento @ Mon Jan 03, 2011 at 05:24:28 AM UTC

40 (4.00 / 1)

Totally transposed the # of NJ senators with the # of members of the assembly, now fixed. That will teach me to try to post from a Starbucks on I-95 in Delaware, while balancing a hot chocolate in my other hand.

Thanks and a ladylike tip of my beret to the catchers. The mistake was all me.

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

by: Rosi Efthim @ Mon Jan 03, 2011 at 05:59:00 AM UTC