New Rules: Horse Racing and Prescription Drug Labeling

by: Jason Springer

Mon Aug 03, 2009 at 09:30:00 PM EDT

ACS for A-2030 and 2170/S-906 (Dancer, Rooney, Munoz/Singer, Bateman): Requires pharmacists to include on prescription drug label name of brand name drug and generic drug when generic drug is dispensed

A-3879/S-2792 (Dancer, Burzichelli/Sarlo, Beck): Permits standardbred permit holder at Meadowlands Racetrack to decrease annual number of race dates to no less than 141, and permit holders at Freehold Raceway to no less than 168, upon agreement with representative horsemen's organization

The point of the bill - which the Legislature passed unanimously on June 25 - is to increase interest in horse racing. The thinking is: Fewer dates would mean more races per day with bigger fields, preserving jobs by attracting bettors and boosting purses for horsemen.

"This is truly a case where less is more," Assm. Ronald Dancer, R-Ocean, said back in June.  Freehold Raceway told lawmakers the change could add $7.5 million in wagers.

"New Jersey is no longer the only game in town for racing," said Assm. Caroline Casagrande, R-Monmouth. "With facilities in New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware, we need to keep a competitive edge. This law will help us do just that."

Blue Jersey New Rules - Astroturf Edition

by: PocketAces

Fri Sep 22, 2006 at 09:07:28 AM EDT

Welcome to the show ladies and gentlemen.  It's been a busy week here on BlueJersey.  I'd like to welcome Jill Hazelbaker to the audience.  I believe she's out there one, two, three, four times, so a big round of applause to all of her personas.  And I also see the guy with no fashion sense has joined us, so without further ado, let's get on with the show.

New Rule:  No more motherf'ing concern trolls on my motherf'ing blog! - At least snakes are proud of the fact that they crawl around on their bellies.  You don't see them gluing fake legs on their bodies and trying to pass themselves off as gila monsters, do you?  Keep it up and we're going to get Samuel L. Jackson on your ass.

New Rule: Do not wear sandals with a suit. - This is not so much a new rule as a rule that I felt needed to be explicitly stated.  Now, I know that this really should go without saying, but some of our new friends aren't nearly as fabulous as the BlueJersey crowd.

New Rule: If your costume needs a five paragraph essay to explain it, then it's probably not a good costume. - This is a corrollary to the previous rule.  It's approaching the Halloween season, so know that people are getting the urge to dress up, whether as Cher or the frat boy version of Bob Menendez, but if you need to hand out fliers to explain your costume, then it's time to rethink the costume.  It's like when you have to explain the punchline to a joke you heard while sipping brandy and smoking Cubans at the country club.

New Rule: You are no longer to simply say "Bob Menendez's ethical problems" - you must now enumerate them. - While I've heard both long-standing poster and new trolls lament the ethical woes of Bob Menendez, I've never actual heard what those ethical problems are.  So please, the next time you moan about Bob Menendez being our Senator instead of Democrat X because of ethical baggage, explain what that baggage consists of.  Then the rest of us can gladly explain how that's a Republican lie.

New Rule: The next time the Kean campaign wants to troll our little slice of internet heaven, please give us a call before coming over. - We need a little time to clean up the pad before company comes over.  You know, do the dishes, put out fresh towels, make the bed, and maybe bake a cake or cookies.  But we had over 12,000 new vistors yesterday and I wasn't even wearing a clean shirt!  Next time, give us a little notice - maybe we can set up some kind of potluck dinner or something.

And finally...

New Rule: Jill Hazelbaker should resign from the Kean Campaign. - Not because of her (or her staff's) pathetic attempts to concern troll here at BlueJersey, but because of the lame lies she told the press in trying to cover up those actions.  Matt Miller is right, you're credibility is shot to pieces and no good reporter should ever believe another word that comes out of your mouth.  When you're trying to paint your opponent as ethically challenged, it's really tough to make that point when you yourself have no moral compass.  But don't worry, I bet you'd fit right in on the POTUS staff.

New Jersey New Rules: Post Budget Edition

by: PocketAces

Tue Jul 11, 2006 at 10:30:07 AM EDT

New Rule: Pass the budget early.  The State Constitution sets the deadline at June 30th, but it sets no earliest date, so let's not act like college seniors and leave it to the last minute!  This is a three hundred page budget document, not a 2 page response paper!

New Rule: Try to avoid being an "essential employee."  Non-essential employees got a week and a half off with pay (don't forget the floods the week before.  Essential employees had to work on the Fourth of July.  Suckers!

New Rule: The ability to gamble is "essential" to New Jerseyans.  How else are old people supposed to spend their social security checks besides the slots at Bally's or scratchers at the local 7-Eleven?  On their prescriptions or property tax bills?  Never!

New Rule: The State should erect a "Budget Scoreboard" on top of the Gold Dome. At this moment it would read "Codey 2, Roberts 0."

New Rule: When the State shuts down because we don't have a budget, Legislators aren't allowed to take their vacations. Larry Chatzidakis, that means you.  Larry, I know you're absolutely politically irrelevant, given that you are on the lowest rung of the Trenton totem poll, but c'mon, even Walter Kavanaugh and Bob Littell made it to Trenton every day.  Nothing says "Vote me out!" like going to Greece during a state crisis.  But I guess this is one of those Bush playbook things that I just don't get.

And finally, a non-Budget New Rule: Republicans are no longer allowed to invoke the following people when speaking: Robert Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr. or Abraham Lincoln.  The first three weren't Republicans and the last one was a Republican back when it was the Democrats who hated non-Whites.  Junior quotes RFK in his opening statement at the Hall Institute virtual debate. If you want to sound like dopes, invoke Reagan.  If you want to be honest, go with Dubya, Quayle and Nixon.

New Rules - The New Jersey Edition

by: PocketAces

Wed Jun 07, 2006 at 01:56:19 PM EDT

New rule: Junior must make a campaign appearance with President Bush.  Last night on News12 NJ, both Junior and Tom Wilson both said they would welcome George W. Bush to the Garden State to campaign with Junior.  I want to see that happen.  Or will this just be another Junior flip flop?

Corrollary to New Rule #1: Junior for Senate drivers are banned from Route 1.

New Rule: The first line of any primary concession speech should be: "I want to thank [name of primary opponent] on a well-fought race.  I hope to be able to work with [name of primary opponent] to bring the party together to defeat [name of Republican opponent]."  To do otherwise is being a sore loser. **Cough, cough.  Joe Vas.  Cough, cough**

New Rule: Losing 67-33 is not a good showing -  it's an ass-whuppin'.  On the same note, 75-25 is a major ass-whuppin'.  It's not a moral victory.  The only victory is that of your political consultants who are now richer because of you.

New Rule: Menendez supporters need to follow Junior around with lawnmowers to all of his events.  Yes, it may be a touch annoying after a while, but it would be pretty damn funny until then.

New Rule: You should not be allowed to put out a statement criticizing someone's proposals until you actually have heard the proposal. Senator Bucco, this means you.