The True Chris Christie - Real Conservative or another mouthpiece? (unemployment rate, Obama)

[blackandproud]

Chris Christie stood up on the national stage and berated the President for failed policies. Seems to me, Christie's Policies aren't fairing too well in Good ole' state of NJ

As of July, New Jersey's unemployment rate stands at 9.8%: higher than the national average, fourth worst among the 50 states and the highest level in 35 years. The rate is higher than on the day Christie took office in 2010 and nearly a full percentage point higher than earlier this year, when Christie's State of the State address exultantly and repeatedly claimed that a "New Jersey Comeback" was under way.
And despite Christie's boasts about trimming the cost of government in the Garden State -- the keynote speech repeated his frequent claim of balancing three state budgets -- some fiscal watchdogs attribute the budgets to creative accounting, not true cost containment.
"A hard truth Christie absolutely will not tell is that every one of his budgets has been unbalanced by more than $2.5 billion," notes Bloomberg news blogger Josh Barro, citing Christie's bad habit -- started by previous governors -- of skimping on payments into the state's pension fund.

The tough truths about Chris Christie's New Jersey - CNN.com

[SourD]

Let's see, the economy was/is in a downturn so job losses are to be expected. Quite funny that you don't say the same about Obama. UE is WAY higher than when he took office and it's still getting worse. But Obama was left a mess by Bush and Christie was left a surplus by Bernie Madoff, I mean Jon Corzine?

[blackandproud]

Originally Posted by SourD

Let's see, the economy was/is in a downturn so job losses are to be expected. Quite funny that you don't say the same about Obama. UE is WAY higher than when he took office and it's still getting worse. But Obama was left a mess by Bush and Christie was left a surplus by Bernie Madoff, I mean Jon Corzine?

Nice try...But it was Chris Christie on the podium last night pointing his fingers about the Presidents failed Policies when Chris Christie's policies isn't fairing any better. Pot meet Kettle.