News Roundup and Open Thread for Monday, March 31, 2008

I'm calling the governor out... (0.00 / 0)

If the dept. of Ag. has to go, so be it. But the gov. has to be consistent.
Last year he told us that forgiving the union's agreement to pay 1.5% for retiree's healthcare was 'de minimus'. (that was 2 million dollars I believe) If 2 million is 'de minimus', I don't see how 4 million is a 'necessary step' in the right direction.
This is the problem with the gov., I want him to succeed, but he's never going to get any credibility with these inconsistencies that look like he's taking care of friends rather than fixing the budget.
We get it, there are many, many, more union workers than farmers, but that still doesn't make it right.

 

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

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by: William Weber (WjcW) @ Mon Mar 31, 2008 at 08:04:41 AM CDT

PS. (0.00 / 0)

I'm not necessarily against cutting the dept. of Ag. But certainly, he should have required the union to live up to its agreement first.

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

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by: William Weber (WjcW) @ Mon Mar 31, 2008 at 08:05:54 AM CDT

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another good article (4.00 / 1)

There's  a good article
in today's edition of The Daily Journal (Vineland) titled "North v. South: Divided Over Aid" that poses the question whether aid is perceived as disproportionately helping North Jersey over South Jersey. Some good quotations from Ass. Albano and Sen. Van Drew are included.

Van Drew:

"Money does tend to flow north," he said. "There's a larger population up there, and that's where New Jersey's power base is, really. But it's important to have legislators from all counties working together. We're unifying, but we need to do more."

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by: Martin @ Mon Mar 31, 2008 at 08:27:06 AM CDT

madness (4.00 / 1)

The state spends hundreds of millions on farmland preservation and then tries to save a few million (or less) on eliminating the Dept of Agriculture.   Though Corzine has certainly been consistent in not caring much about open space preservation either.

I have to think of a witty signature about Frank LoBiondo

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by: Hopeful @ Mon Mar 31, 2008 at 09:14:29 AM CDT