Christie on Morning Joe

Christie Is 100% Dead Wrong....and an Absolute Ass (0.00 / 0)

If the NJ legislature had chosen to do what the Republican Senators have done...which is to use every legal means (filibuster over and over and over) to obstruct every initiative that Christie took......THEN he would have the beginnings of a case to make.

The truth is that the NJ Democrats have been tame lapdogs in re Christie, whereas the congressional Republicans have been vicious Bulldogs.

Christie taking credit for the way the Democratic establishment in NJ has worked with him is like the delusional rooster taking credit for making the sun rise.

Christie is the Donald Trump of NJ politics.......and he will be defeated by any good solid aggressively progressive candidate next tme out!!!

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by: Nick Lento @ Tue Dec 20, 2011 at 22:29:51 PM UTC

Blame Adubato and Norcross (0.00 / 0)

We can hate Christie as much as we want to, but we cannot begrudge him his right to frame the NJ political dynamic in a way that suits him.  If Obama had the kind of arrangement with the people who pull Boehner's and McConnell's strings that Christie has with Adubato and Norcross, he would frame his magical ability to work with the Republican opposition similarly.

Our anger should be focused on our lack of Democratic leadership, because they are the only firewall we have from Christie's agenda and for the last two years, they have been anything but that.  They claim that the next two years will be different.  I will believe that when I see it.

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by: Bertin Lefkovic @ Wed Dec 21, 2011 at 03:20:36 AM UTC

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State Democratic Leadership Very Successful (0.00 / 0)

Christie wanted Vouchers.
It did not happen.

Christie wanted radical Civil Service Changes.
It did not happen.

Christie wanted a complete overhaul of the education system.
It did not happen.

Christie wanted privatization of toll roads and increased privatization inside state departments.
It did not happen.

Christie wanted DRACONIAN pension and health care reform for government workers.
IT DID NOT HAPPEN.

The Radical Left absolutely refuses to give any credit to Sweeney and Oliver for these accomplishments.

By the way Transitional Aide DID occur.

Sweeney and Oliver have been very successful in fighting off the Governors wishes.

What do you think this State would look like if Kean and DeCroce were in charge.

I know giving credit to either Sweeney or Oliver does not fit into  some " leftists" talking points.

However, it is time to be fair.  

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by: firstamend07 @ Wed Dec 21, 2011 at 11:35:52 AM UTC

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If you consider FAILURE to be SUCCESSFUL, sure (0.00 / 0)

You keep using that word... I don't think it means what YOU think it means.

Just ask some of the poor, unemployed, medically endangered, middleclass civil servants, teachers, cops, firefighters, ARC tunnel employees, tax payers... generally anyone NOT in Norcross' and Sweeney's or Christie's pocket, like YOU.

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

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by: Couch Potato Politics @ Wed Dec 21, 2011 at 20:34:50 PM UTC

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Your Typical Response (0.00 / 0)

Who are these poor,medically endangered civil servants? If you can find any I would like to ask them some of your questions.

It has been the leadership of State Senator Sweeney that has stopped Christie from attaining his radical agenda.

Even the constitutional property cap tax idea was stopped by Sweeney.

Sweeney has kept the ship afloat after Christie beat Corzine.

But your typical radical leftist whining rant  will never give credit.

Thankfully you are in minority even in the progressive community.  

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by: firstamend07 @ Wed Dec 21, 2011 at 21:05:57 PM UTC

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Here I am! (0.00 / 0)

Your boss was willing to sacrifice my health (by forcing me to have worse health care) so that his boss Norcross could make more money for his not-so-great hospital.  

He knew it wasn't right and that is why he tried to sneak it into the bill at the 11th hour.  Thank god, the rest of the Democrats wouldn't go along.  

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by: princetonblue @ Thu Dec 22, 2011 at 05:04:26 AM UTC

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Christie v Romney (0.00 / 0)

If we assume for a moment that Christie would be a stronger general election opponent for Barack Obama, particularly in a state like NJ, where he could conceivably have long enough coattails to help someone like Joe Kyrillos defeat Bob Menendez, would we still be willing to take that chance, knowing that win or lose, we would have a much better chance to take back the Governorship in 2013?

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by: Bertin Lefkovic @ Wed Dec 21, 2011 at 03:26:06 AM UTC

Thank you for watching Morning Joe... (0.00 / 0)

...so I don't have to.

Blog: Pick's Place

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by: jeffpickens @ Wed Dec 21, 2011 at 11:58:41 AM UTC

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA (0.00 / 0)

jeffpickens, you crack me up.

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 @ Wed Dec 21, 2011 at 12:22:34 PM UTC

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obnoxious here, checking in (0.00 / 0)

i'm a huge christie fan, not so quite an obama fan.  i'm a big hillary fan and a big barney frank fan and i like paul ryan. and i wish to g'd somebody would read my diary from yesterday and comment.
http://www.bluejersey.com/show...

"the black sheep can wear the golden fleece and hold a winning hand" Tim Hardin

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by: gary stein @ Wed Dec 21, 2011 at 13:25:00 PM UTC

He's way off...but no big surprise there (0.00 / 0)

 The pipeline will not create all that many permanent jobs. Most jobs that are created will be temporary.

And the few permanent jobs (a couple hundred)  that will be created have to be measured against the increased  risk of environmental damage and drastically increased greenhouse gas emissions that the oil from the tar sands will produce.

It's a classic example of an economic "externality." The economic, human and ecological costs of a potential future disaster and global warming are not taken into account in making the decision to create a few hundred jobs that will have a negligible economic impact.

Republicans are not opposing the payroll tax cut because they don't think it will work.  Nor do they support the pipeline because they want to create jobs.

They are opposing the payroll tax cut because they don't want to pay for it by rolling back income tax cuts on the rich. They support the pipeline not because it will create jobs, but because it's on the big oil wish list.

In the future, Mika should take control of her show and not let the blowhard talk over her.  

That being said, Christie is a natural fit for "news" shows where guests scream over each other to make their points.

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by: mgm8822 @ Wed Dec 21, 2011 at 17:09:53 PM UTC

Hardly a"news show". Joe and the boys yucking it up. (0.00 / 0)

Christie is so much more than way off. His claim to have balanced the budget is absurd. I hate the way Morning Joe gives free rein to Republicans spouting dishonest rhetoric the way Fox News does. This is Joe Scarborough's show. Mika Brezizinski, unfortunately, due to the competition with other morning talk shows is reduced to "eye candy".  

mmgth

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by: mmgth @ Thu Dec 22, 2011 at 00:50:52 AM UTC

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