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It will be a dark day in New Jersey if these two end up winning the election
It is extremely disturbing to me that the media perpetuates this idea of Chris Christie, written by the Republican Party, that he's some kind of crusader for justice who will turn New Jersey into an economic paradise. The recent polls that put Christie more and more in the lead over Corzine seem to say that the people of this state are listening. Chris Christie was bought by the Republicans and placed in his US Attorney position by none other than Dick Cheney for the purpose of prosecuting Democrats while ignoring all but the most egregious offenses by Republicans. He also has a history of corruption that puts the lie to his public image as an enemy of dishonest politicians. As is stated in the campaign commercials against him, he has given numerous no-bid contracts to political allies such as John Ashcroft as well as people who have done favors for him or his family. The Republicans in this state are far from the champions of honesty and justice that they claim to be. In parts of the state under their control, such as my own county of Burlington, they can be just as dishonest and prone to corruption as any Democrat in a place like Camden County. If they get power they will use it to their own political ends with no concern for the people of New Jersey, just as was the case during the governorship of Christie Whitman and is the case now in Republican parts of the state. Their facade of political purity is just as shallow as that of John McCain and Sarah Palin, and hopefully the people of New Jersey will see through it and reject them just as much as they did the Republican slate in the Presidential election last year.
Particularly disturbing is the rhetoric coming out of the Christie campaign about our economic situation. You would think that the people of New Jersey would know better than to trust the Republicans in a time of economic uncertainty, but the polls suggest otherwise. Christie says that decreasing regulation will be a major part of his agenda, in fact it may be the main task of his Lieutenant Governor, and yet decreased regulation is what got us into this trouble in the first place. A governor in a state so close to Wall Street should know this, but Christie cannot admit the failures of the people who bought him so many years ago and who are trying to buy his way to Trenton. Christie lays blame on Corzine for problems like unemployment and high taxes that are a universal concern throughout the country, and yet conveniently ignores the cuts to state aid that were approved by Bush and the Republicans as well as the fact that those same Republicans directly caused the economic situation we're in now. Many people in New Jersey work in the financial sector in New York or in other industries that have been hit hard by Republican economic policies over the past three decades, so it's no surprise that New Jersey would have such a high unemployment rate and it's certainly not the fault of Corzine or of the sane regulatory and taxation policies that he has undertaken during his time in office. The truth is that the Republicans, if they gain power, will bring back the same policies that led to our current problems and will lead us even further down the path toward irreversible catastrophe. If the people of New Jersey think that the roads and bridges are bad now, imagine how bad it will be when they eliminate the income and property taxes and pay for it by slashing any program that doesn't benefit their rich constituents.
I can't say that I know anything about Christie's running mate. Considering that one of his potential choices was the always horrible Diane Allen, she's probably not a good pick. Christie and the Republicans are obviously trying to reuse the failed tactic that they tried with the Presidential election, tapping a woman for the secondary position in the belief that it will bring women over to their side. Of course, the truth of the matter is that just choosing a woman is not going to sway anybody unless your positions actually speak to them. I would like to think that the people of New Jersey would be tired of the Republicans by now and would run screaming from any possibility of giving them power, but again the polling data seems to be saying that people are thinking in the very short term and will vote in a man with the potential to destroy our state just because he claims that he can somehow jumpstart the economy and create jobs by bleeding the treasury dry and stealing from the mouths of poor people for the benefit of those who are already wealthy. If we actually elect an idiot like Chris Christie, then we deserve the disaster that will undoubtedly follow.
It is extremely disturbing to me that the media perpetuates this idea of Chris Christie, written by the Republican Party, that he's some kind of crusader for justice who will turn New Jersey into an economic paradise. The recent polls that put Christie more and more in the lead over Corzine seem to say that the people of this state are listening. Chris Christie was bought by the Republicans and placed in his US Attorney position by none other than Dick Cheney for the purpose of prosecuting Democrats while ignoring all but the most egregious offenses by Republicans. He also has a history of corruption that puts the lie to his public image as an enemy of dishonest politicians. As is stated in the campaign commercials against him, he has given numerous no-bid contracts to political allies such as John Ashcroft as well as people who have done favors for him or his family. The Republicans in this state are far from the champions of honesty and justice that they claim to be. In parts of the state under their control, such as my own county of Burlington, they can be just as dishonest and prone to corruption as any Democrat in a place like Camden County. If they get power they will use it to their own political ends with no concern for the people of New Jersey, just as was the case during the governorship of Christie Whitman and is the case now in Republican parts of the state. Their facade of political purity is just as shallow as that of John McCain and Sarah Palin, and hopefully the people of New Jersey will see through it and reject them just as much as they did the Republican slate in the Presidential election last year.
Particularly disturbing is the rhetoric coming out of the Christie campaign about our economic situation. You would think that the people of New Jersey would know better than to trust the Republicans in a time of economic uncertainty, but the polls suggest otherwise. Christie says that decreasing regulation will be a major part of his agenda, in fact it may be the main task of his Lieutenant Governor, and yet decreased regulation is what got us into this trouble in the first place. A governor in a state so close to Wall Street should know this, but Christie cannot admit the failures of the people who bought him so many years ago and who are trying to buy his way to Trenton. Christie lays blame on Corzine for problems like unemployment and high taxes that are a universal concern throughout the country, and yet conveniently ignores the cuts to state aid that were approved by Bush and the Republicans as well as the fact that those same Republicans directly caused the economic situation we're in now. Many people in New Jersey work in the financial sector in New York or in other industries that have been hit hard by Republican economic policies over the past three decades, so it's no surprise that New Jersey would have such a high unemployment rate and it's certainly not the fault of Corzine or of the sane regulatory and taxation policies that he has undertaken during his time in office. The truth is that the Republicans, if they gain power, will bring back the same policies that led to our current problems and will lead us even further down the path toward irreversible catastrophe. If the people of New Jersey think that the roads and bridges are bad now, imagine how bad it will be when they eliminate the income and property taxes and pay for it by slashing any program that doesn't benefit their rich constituents.
I can't say that I know anything about Christie's running mate. Considering that one of his potential choices was the always horrible Diane Allen, she's probably not a good pick. Christie and the Republicans are obviously trying to reuse the failed tactic that they tried with the Presidential election, tapping a woman for the secondary position in the belief that it will bring women over to their side. Of course, the truth of the matter is that just choosing a woman is not going to sway anybody unless your positions actually speak to them. I would like to think that the people of New Jersey would be tired of the Republicans by now and would run screaming from any possibility of giving them power, but again the polling data seems to be saying that people are thinking in the very short term and will vote in a man with the potential to destroy our state just because he claims that he can somehow jumpstart the economy and create jobs by bleeding the treasury dry and stealing from the mouths of poor people for the benefit of those who are already wealthy. If we actually elect an idiot like Chris Christie, then we deserve the disaster that will undoubtedly follow.