Chris Christie wins Republican candidacy for Governor (Newark, Jersey City: homes, income)
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If the angry bearded clown with the sweater vest wins this election, I will be thoroughly convinced that New Jersey has the dimmest voters on the planet.
This isn't about Bush, Cheney, or ********, as Corzine preached last night, but rather, this is about getting NJ back on track. Creating jobs, ebbing the mass exodus of Jersey residents, curbing a soul crushing income tax, curbing property taxes that are so insane that people in other states think I am kidding when I tell them a lot of homes are approaching/have approached five figures.
Will Christie save NJ? Probably not, but anything has to be better than the 19 ring goat rodeo that's running this state into the ground now. There needs to be a clear understanding that the social issues (gay marriage, abortion, gun control, etc...) need to be put on the back burner this time around, because we are faced with a fiscal crisis.
I always study each candidate (Dem, GOP, others) and cast my vote from there, regardless of political affiliation. This time around my vote seems more important because this plane is hurtling towards the side of the mountain at breakneck speed. I will sadly vote Christie since I am absolutely disgusted with the whole program and he's just the lesser of two dim bulbs.
I literally LOL'd when I heard Bumbling Biden call Jonny Boy "America's Governor". America's Governor? Holy hell, in what nightmare?
1) there are people out there who believe Corzine has done a good job for THEM. And again, isn't that why one votes? That makes them a dim bulb? At least they're voting. And FTR, I'm NOT a Corzine fan.
2) I've asked this question before, but I'd like your take. Assume Christie gets elected....you say "he can't do worse" - what is your definition of success? Mediocrity? What if things stay the same, is that success? My income tax rate has not changed in the past x years (way before Corzine). My property taxes have gone up an average of 3-4% a year during his tenure (which is normal). Based on those 2 most prevalent gripes about him, if I voted for him in Nov, why would I be a dim bulb? If a vote for Christie means the same, what's the difference?
If the angry bearded clown with the sweater vest wins this election, I will be thoroughly convinced that New Jersey has the dimmest voters on the planet.
This isn't about Bush, Cheney, or ********, as Corzine preached last night, but rather, this is about getting NJ back on track. Creating jobs, ebbing the mass exodus of Jersey residents, curbing a soul crushing income tax, curbing property taxes that are so insane that people in other states think I am kidding when I tell them a lot of homes are approaching/have approached five figures.
Will Christie save NJ? Probably not, but anything has to be better than the 19 ring goat rodeo that's running this state into the ground now. There needs to be a clear understanding that the social issues (gay marriage, abortion, gun control, etc...) need to be put on the back burner this time around, because we are faced with a fiscal crisis.
I always study each candidate (Dem, GOP, others) and cast my vote from there, regardless of political affiliation. This time around my vote seems more important because this plane is hurtling towards the side of the mountain at breakneck speed. I will sadly vote Christie since I am absolutely disgusted with the whole program and he's just the lesser of two dim bulbs.
I literally LOL'd when I heard Bumbling Biden call Jonny Boy "America's Governor". America's Governor? Holy hell, in what nightmare?
Love your desciption of Corzine...
Glad I missed Biden, somebody needs to follow him around with a roll of duct tape so when he starts to open his mouth they can quickly silence it
damn, I wanted that loonie Lonegan to win -- it'd be easier to marginalize him
still, Christie can be taken down... after all, he's a hand-picked acolyte of George W. Bush, and Christie has no experience as a chief executive (or as a lawyer!)
There was someone else elected recently who didn't have any chief executive experience.
If the angry bearded clown with the sweater vest wins this election, I will be thoroughly convinced that New Jersey has the dimmest voters on the planet.
This isn't about Bush, Cheney, or ********, as Corzine preached last night, but rather, this is about getting NJ back on track. Creating jobs, ebbing the mass exodus of Jersey residents, curbing a soul crushing income tax, curbing property taxes that are so insane that people in other states think I am kidding when I tell them a lot of homes are approaching/have approached five figures.
Will Christie save NJ? Probably not, but anything has to be better than the 19 ring goat rodeo that's running this state into the ground now. There needs to be a clear understanding that the social issues (gay marriage, abortion, gun control, etc...) need to be put on the back burner this time around, because we are faced with a fiscal crisis.
I always study each candidate (Dem, GOP, others) and cast my vote from there, regardless of political affiliation. This time around my vote seems more important because this plane is hurtling towards the side of the mountain at breakneck speed. I will sadly vote Christie since I am absolutely disgusted with the whole program and he's just the lesser of two dim bulbs.
I literally LOL'd when I heard Bumbling Biden call Jonny Boy "America's Governor". America's Governor? Holy hell, in what nightmare?
I'll say it till I drop dead: abortion, gun control, gay marriage etc are 'horse$hit' issues, which are intended to appeal to the pathos of many members of the voting public while distracting from the far more important implications of tax negotiations and budgetary issues at hand. A 1 cent raise in the state sales tax, a 2% raise in the upper income tax bracket, an annual 3 to 4% rise in the property tax occur far more frequently, and impact far more people, than someone firing off 200 rounds from a Thompson sub-machine gun in a K-Mart, or Percy and Harvey having the ability to tie the knot on the balcony of their 700k condo in a gentrified section of Asbury Park.
The bread and butter issues don't always make the cover of Us or People magazine, but they are the most substanative, affect the masses and quality of life of the greatest amount of people.
I'll say it till I drop dead: abortion, gun control, gay marriage etc are 'horse$hit' issues, which are intended to appeal to the pathos of many members of the voting public while distracting from the far more important implications of tax negotiations and budgetary issues at hand. A 1 cent raise in the state sales tax, a 2% raise in the upper income tax bracket, an annual 3 to 4% rise in the property tax occur far more frequently, and impact far more people, than someone firing off 200 rounds from a Thompson sub-machine gun in a K-Mart, or Percy and Harvey having the ability to tie the knot on the balcony of their 700k condo in a gentrified section of Asbury Park.
The bread and butter issues don't always make the cover of Us or People magazine, but they are the most substanative, affect the masses and quality of life of the greatest amount of people.
Amen to that....agree 100%
Those issues and the hoopla the politicians create over them is to deflect from the real issues at hand
I'll say it till I drop dead: abortion, gun control, gay marriage etc are 'horse$hit' issues, which are intended to appeal to the pathos of many members of the voting public while distracting from the far more important implications of tax negotiations and budgetary issues at hand. A 1 cent raise in the state sales tax, a 2% raise in the upper income tax bracket, an annual 3 to 4% rise in the property tax occur far more frequently, and impact far more people, than someone firing off 200 rounds from a Thompson sub-machine gun in a K-Mart, or Percy and Harvey having the ability to tie the knot on the balcony of their 700k condo in a gentrified section of Asbury Park.
The bread and butter issues don't always make the cover of Us or People magazine, but they are the most substanative, affect the masses and quality of life of the greatest amount of people.
Unless you are a far right winger (all in fun folks, all in fun)
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