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Criminal , Mayor Booker isn't a criminal. He replaced a Criminal , and has cleaned out alot of the Cities Corruption , brought Cheaper Heathcare paided by pharmaceutical companies , has brought new wealth and jobs to Newark. Has Focus on the Crime rate , has focused on parks and alot more. Hes been and office since 2006. I guess you haven't been watching the news alot. Hes also been on alot of Regional new Programs , talking about Crime Reduction , Parks , and heathcare.
I agree,...Corey took off a little slow, I guess he had to let it all sink in, but I believe he's doing a wonderful job.
Hes approve rating is slipping and hes making bad choices. We need a Governor like the Mayor of Newark , hes really doing some unique money saving things. I love how people form outside the state , think hes all great.
According to the record number of voters that went to the polls, they are behind him AND his ideas.
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Now on the flip side of that, Christie's approval numbers are slipping and this is not only among the democrats, but republicans as well. The vote was not in support of Christie and his mandate, but against the unions and the free ride they have recieved by BOTH THE REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT IN NJ. You see, we've had more Republican governors in NJ than Democrats over the last 20 years. Only the last 8 have been democrats.
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Not uninformed at all, yes DiFrancesco took over when Whitman resigned for 1 year, was he elected? No, were any major legislations signed? No. So let me rephrase it since you want to get technical, because I do know my history. Republican Governors have owned NJ teacher union problems and free ride and all their corruption longer than any Democratic Governor in the last 20 years.
The explosion of public sector spending (unions) has happened in the last decade, when democrats were in charge. Btw, which party controls the legislature?
According to the record number of voters that went to the polls, they are behind him AND his ideas.
The explosion of public sector spending (unions) has happened in the last decade, when democrats were in charge. Btw, which party controls the legislature?
So let me understand the mindset of someone living outside of NJ. The unions only occured since 2002? We've only had corrupton and a deficit in NJ since 2002? The previous Republican administration would not have had anything at all to do with the corruption and deficit because the legislature is majority democrats? The increase in spending wouldn't have had anything at all to do with de-privatizing and correcting Whitmans mess for 7 years?
Is that the load your trying to pass off. Unlike you who is an outsider looking in, I make no quams about the fact that we haven't had an effective governor since Kean. McGreevy would have been second if he just left his little playmate alone until his term was up.
So let me understand the mindset of someone living outside of NJ. The unions only occured since 2002? We've only had corrupton and a deficit in NJ since 2002? The previous Republican administration would not have had anything at all to do with the corruption and deficit because the legislature is majority democrats? The increase in spending wouldn't have had anything at all to do with de-privatizing and correcting Whitmans mess for 7 years?
Is that the load your trying to pass off. Unlike you who is an outsider looking in, I make no quams about the fact that we haven't had an effective governor since Kean. McGreevy would have been second if he just left his little playmate alone until his term was up.
I could agree with what you wrote here. BTW, I didn't mean to pee in your wheaties before. My apologies fellow NJ citizen! I really mean that B&P.
Since 2002, the democrats have been in the chair all but one year, up until Christie.
Who controls the legislature?
It was the democrats during the last decade that have been guilty of overtaxing and overspending, to the benefit of their union patrons.
Corruption isn't a Red or Blue Problem , its a Jersey Problem. My state needs to focus more on Corruption and not on the blame game like Christie is doing. Hes scaring people into turning on other people, unlike Cory Booker. Booker is cleaning out the Corruption and uniting his City of Newark. We should take pointers form him , but Christie hasn't done that yet.
So let me understand the mindset of someone living outside of NJ. The unions only occured since 2002? We've only had corrupton and a deficit in NJ since 2002?
What was the deficit? $1.4 Billion when the democrats took over.
What is it NOW - under a decade of democrat rule?
$11 Billion.
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The previous Republican administration would not have had anything at all to do with the corruption and deficit because the legislature is majority democrats? The increase in spending wouldn't have had anything at all to do with de-privatizing and correcting Whitmans mess for 7 years?
You mean way back in 2001? Please, don't tell me you are going to attempt to absolve the democrats, who have been in control for close to a decade, of the ten-fold increase in the budget deficit.
It's a shame, I was starting to like the guy. I agreed that teachers shouldn't get a pay raise this year, and maybe they should contribute to their own benefits. Then he goes and gives HIS OWN STAFF a 440,000 pay raise, while the rest of us get screwed. So much for a good republican.
What was the deficit? $1.4 Billion when the democrats took over.
What is it NOW - under a decade of democrat rule?
$11 Billion.
You mean way back in 2001? Please, don't tell me you are going to attempt to absolve the democrats, who have been in control for close to a decade, of the ten-fold increase in the budget deficit.
You want to talk about loads? Of BS? You sure?
How about you mind your own Politic business its our state not yours , pay attention to your state.
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