Approval Rating for Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) Hits All Time High (Republican, president)
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I think this is pretty impressive considering how blue NJ is. I think, as more and more states, counties and cities continue to get bankrupted by the intransigent public unions, the taxpayers will start to look to the governors to take them on, and bring the governments back to fiscal solvency. It's important to eviscerate the unions by going for the jugular - which is not actually collective bargaining rights, but forced collection of union dues from hapless workers. I disagree with Christie on some issues like foreign policy, but fully support his fight with the unions.
I think this is pretty impressive considering how blue NJ is. I think, as more and more states, counties and cities continue to get bankrupted by the intransigent public unions, the taxpayers will start to look to the governors to take them on, and bring the governments back to fiscal solvency. It's important to eviscerate the unions by going for the jugular - which is not actually collective bargaining rights, but forced collection of union dues from hapless workers. I disagree with Christie on some issues like foreign policy, but fully support his fight with the unions.
Collective Bargaining is a vital part of Union corruption too. CB is used to set up monopolies for the union owned health insurance provider. At which point the Union overcharges school districts by hundreds of thousands to over a million dollars per year per school district.
Since I only live a couple of miles from New Jersey, find myself in the Garden State at least once a week, and get the NJ cable TV stations, I see that Christie can be a charming, intelligent, and a politically-savvy politician. Nothing wrong with that. I would caution Republicans that many would consider him a "RHINO" however ... some of his positions are rather liberal.
Although he vetoed the NJ legislator's passage of same-sex marriage (most Jerseyans regard that as a token move to appease the national GOP, as he might have higher political ambitions), Christie has been trying to please the LGBT voters in his state by supporting other civil rights measures and has even nominated an openly gay man to be the first gay person on the NJ State Supreme Court.
Since I only live a couple of miles from New Jersey, find myself in the Garden State at least once a week, and get the NJ cable TV stations, I see that Christie can be a charming, intelligent, and a politically-savvy politician. Nothing wrong with that. I would caution Republicans that many would consider him a "RHINO" however ... some of his positions are rather liberal.
Although he vetoed the NJ legislator's passage of same-sex marriage (most Jerseyans regard that as a token move to appease the national GOP, as he might have higher political ambitions), Christie has been trying to please the LGBT voters in his state by supporting other civil rights measures and has even nominated an openly gay man to be the first gay person on the NJ State Supreme Court.
You know, it could just be shrewd as hell. Christy seems to be the most appealing GOP candidate around these days, at least to independents. I bet he will keep inhaling cheese steaks right up until 2015, then drop 100 lbs, and he will get the Jenny Craig vote.
My dear wife thinks that a governor of New Jersey is likely a bit too "street smart" to get the bible belt vote though. She thinks he is more likely to know how to brew up a speedball and throw a party with the secret service than to host a prayer breakfast.
You must be kidding. Republican leadership works? 8 horrific years this country struggled through under Bush. Republican leadership...my God man.
What Christie does is meaningless in comparison to the fine job that this President is doing running this country. Republican "leadership" stinks...and don't you forget it either.
Also, pencil in NJ in the pro-Obama column this November. You got that?
You must be kidding. Republican leadership works? 8 horrific years this country struggled through under Bush. Republican leadership...my God man.
What Christie does is meaningless in comparison to the fine job that this President is doing running this country. Republican "leadership" stinks...and don't you forget it either.
Also, pencil in NJ in the pro-Obama column this November. You got that?
Your posts always are rich with humor they seldom keep me from laughing
You must be kidding. Republican leadership works? 8 horrific years this country struggled through under Bush. Republican leadership...my God man.
What Christie does is meaningless in comparison to the fine job that this President is doing running this country. Republican "leadership" stinks...and don't you forget it either.
Also, pencil in NJ in the pro-Obama column this November. You got that?
."..the fine job that this President is doing running this country."
It should read 'the fine job that this President is doing running this country.....into the ground, in record time.
Obama embraced JC during the election and biden said JC was the first person he and Obama turned to to find an economic solution.
the Dems controlled the both houses and the governorship and decided not to tax the 'rich' then blamed CC.
CC is NJ's best hope to break the Dem controlled kaos which is NJ. Dem control of Newark since the 40s has resulted in creatiing a disater out of one of the jewels in NJ's crown of former great cities. A 100 mill $$ gift to Newark edu has resulted in several hundred thousand dollars spent on a study and a 2nd study to interpret the 1st study.
CC is hopefully only the beginning of revolutionaries to occupy the governor's office. Now if he could dump the NJEA control of edu and mainstream conscripted financial support for Democrats.
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