So Is The "Magic" Beginning to Wear Off?

Let us not forget (4.00 / 1)

Mr. Christie's myriad of personal and familial questions of honesty, transparency and integrity.

His brother making massive contributons to GOP groups directly responsible for getting  Christie the the job as US Attorney in NJ (With zero criminal trial/law experience).

Or his brother avoiding prosecution for ripping off investors while people above an below him took the hit, all while Christie was a Prosecutor in the Fed. Some even say he "Made some calls".

That same brother re-titling himself as an "Alternative Energy Consultant" after Christie's recent moves on alt. energy. Some inside influence at play?

Going back, a myriad of automobile incidents including the hospitilization of a motorcyclist in what was clearly a neglegent of not reckless driving incident where he used his position as US Attorney to avoid being cited. Seems to be a pattern with him and driving as since 1985, Christie, 46, has racked up 25 violation points (not all at one time), has been in six accidents and was cited 13 times for moving violations, including five without points. Seems he isn't much for obeying the law.

And lets not forget that every decision he has made under the title of "Shared sacrifice" had no impact on him and, infact, benefitted him personally.

There was never any "Magic" associated with this guy other than the hypnosis  that the people of New Jersey fell under when "His Beligerence" was running for office... and even then he was lying at every opportunity. Ask the cops and firefighters about their benefits and pensions Christie swore to keep his hands off of.  

If we don't stand together, we fall alone
That didn't last long.

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by: Couch Potato Politics @ Mon Mar 14, 2011 at 14:24:33 PM UTC

"the magic" (3.00 / 1)

There was a video clip used on last week's "Reporters Roundtable" where Christie was addressing a friendly audience and said something along the lines of "give me a Republican legislature this fall and you ain't seen nothing yet."  
Anyone got a link to the clip or a transcript?  I do hope the Democratic candidates intend to use it this fall. Right there Christie succinctly summarized the most compelling reason to reelect the Democratic majorities.  

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by: Bill W @ Mon Mar 14, 2011 at 14:29:17 PM UTC

Particularly (3.00 / 1)

in light of last week's polling suggesting NJ voters want a Democratic-controlled legislature if they've got a GOP Guv.

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 @ Mon Mar 14, 2011 at 14:41:55 PM UTC

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So now that property taxes (3.00 / 1)

have increased 4% will the legislature get to work and pass the tool kit Christie has said his reforms are no good with the passage of the tool kit Without a tool kit or hard cap taxes will go up another 5% next year plain and simple .....as for jobs they will never come back to a state that taxes it's residents more than any other state We,ve been digging this hole for 15 years I doubt we will get out in the next 15 years at this rate  

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by: speedkillsu @ Mon Mar 14, 2011 at 16:00:00 PM UTC

Wrong claims don't fix problems (4.00 / 1)

New Jersey does not tax it's residents higher than any other state. It is that unresearched regurgitation of Christie's campaign lies that keeps hurting, not helping the middle class and poor in the state.

Here are some facts to consider:
Texas pays 1.74% of home value to property taxes, higher than New Jersey. And they are the "Magical Right to Work" type of state Christie envisions. They have one of the lowest testing public school systems and they are a disaster on environmental pollution to boot.

In the overall scheme of things, Califiornia and Rhode Island are worse than NJ on Taxes and if it weren't for the over-inflated property values imposed on homes in NJ during the housing bubble boom, Jersey would likely be down around number 15 or 20 on dollars paid in taxes.

Christie is hiding the truth, as usual, to empower himself to eventually hand over management and ownership of the state to the same people who started up and run his beloved "Reform New Jersey" capmaign contributors. Not that we know who they are since "Mr. Transparency" allows them to remain unseeably transparent.

If we don't stand together, we fall alone
That didn't last long.

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by: Couch Potato Politics @ Mon Mar 14, 2011 at 16:52:20 PM UTC

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Damn that Christie (0.00 / 0)

for making us pay high property taxes on inflated home values no less !  

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by: speedkillsu @ Mon Mar 14, 2011 at 19:45:56 PM UTC

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Christie... (0.00 / 0)

only cited the report put forth by the Tax Foundation. (who has been ranking NJ#1 since before he was in office)

If there is some connection between the Tax Foundation and Christie, no one has pointed it out.

I have seem posts critical of their findings, but no one has ever provided any reason why they would skew the data in favor (or not in favor, depends on how you look at it) of NJ.

"Where ever you go, there you are." - Buckaroo Bonzai

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by: William Weber (WjcW) @ Mon Mar 14, 2011 at 20:23:27 PM UTC

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Lisa Murkowski (3.00 / 1)

I guess when you're unbought and unbossed, you can have your own power accordingly... of course Lisa Murkowski knows that by now what Loretta Weinberg's known for years.

activist for hire.

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by: Jay Lassiter @ Mon Mar 14, 2011 at 22:00:48 PM UTC

And for those singing the praises of... (4.00 / 1)

The "tool Kit".....please tell me what the legislature has not passed from the so-called tool kit and how these bills will actually reduce property taxes!

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by: Senator Loretta Weinberg @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 at 02:37:33 AM UTC

Oh, I would say the magic is wearing off (0.00 / 0)

Came across this article.  It does not bode well for our Lt. Governor, and former sheriff of Monmouth County, Kim Guadagno.  It also does not bode well for current sheriff Shaun Golden:

http://newjersey.watchdog.org/...

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by: JimSage @ Tue Mar 15, 2011 at 14:36:20 PM UTC