Christie Unhinged - or - Unmasked!

by: Senator Loretta Weinberg

Mon Jan 30, 2012 at 09:00:00 AM EST

1. Marriage Equality:
   A. I'll review the bill when it gets to my desk.
   B.  I'll veto the bill, if it gets to my desk.
   C.  Don't send me the bill. It should go on
        referendum.
   D.  We shouldn't even be disucussing "social
        issues"until we solve unemployment in
        NJ. I guess he'll let us know when we
        can get back to that "social issue".    

2. Supreme Court Nominees: Never Ask About
               specific cases.          
   A. Bruce Harris supports marriage equality (good for
       him). Drewniak: Harris would recuse himself
       from this case. If they didn't discuss "specifics"
       how did they find this out? Mmmmmm?
   B.  Philip Kwon is an independent. Philip Kwon
        last voted in New York as a registered R.

3.  Root Out Waste and Patronage.
    A. Passaic Valley Sewer Commission: Gov gets A+
    B. Port Authority: Front page Record Story: "Dozens
        of PA jobs go to Christie loyalists. Gov's office
        referred 50 people to the agency." Gov. gets
        another A+ for hypocrisy. Raise the tolls, and
        then do an audit. He didn't veto the mnutes of
        this agency. "Patronage" by any other name -
        is?

Let's see what our Dems say:

1. Civil Rights will not go on the ballot!
2.  We are thrilled with the prospect of "diversity"  
     on the highest court, but both these candidates
     will get a thorough vetting to discern their
     qualifications, experience, truthfulness and
     their judicial philosphy.
3.  Gov. "Straight Talking" "You Always Know Where
    I Stand" seems to have suffered from a few
    inconsistency problems this week

Another feature of this past week was the Chamber of Commerce train trip to DC. The so called "movers and shakers" were taken all the way to Washington, not to hear our federal legislators, but to hear the New Jersey Governor speak. Wonder who made that decision?

This past week we were also informed of the Council on State Mandates declaring the anti-bullying legislation an unfunded mandate. With the help of Garden State Equality and the lead sponsors (Senator Barbara Buono and Assemblywoman Valerie Huttle), work will begin to decide how best to keep the law in place. We have 60 days from the issuance of their written opinion.

And here's a great way to kick off Super Bowl Week. Later today, Congressman John Lewis will make a stop at the Trenton Train Station to be greeted by Speaker Sheila Oliver and others of us who are supporting the marriage equality bill. Congressman   Lewis is going to give Governor Christie a quick history lesson on why civil rights activists of the 1960's would never have opted for a referendum. That Christie statement took the prize for "Psycho Talk" on my very favorite MSNBC "Ed Show" this past Thursday evening where both Speaker Oliver and my colleague, Assemblyman Gordon Johnson, were quoted.

Can't wait to see what next week brings to the hallowed halls of Trenton!

Go Giants.