Tag: New Jersey

Chris Christie should be ashamed of his fear-mongering

Filed in National by on November 17, 2015 38 Comments

Chris Christie is the worst type of cynical fear-peddler, playing on the Islamophobia rampant among a large number of Republican supporters in a cheap ploy to garner votes.

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It only took a hurricane to get Chris Christie to care about New Jersey

Filed in National by on October 2, 2015 0 Comments

It only took a hurricane to force Chris Christie back to New Jersey to do the job he was elected for.

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Spineless Dems won’t say it, so I will: Menendez should resign

Filed in National by on April 8, 2015 1 Comment

Bob MenendezIf Triumph the Comic Insult Dog would here, he’d say we may not know if Sen. Bob Menendez is guilty or innocent, but we do know one thing: “He’s guilty.”

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Costly special election shows Chris Christie is no fiscal conservative

Filed in National by on June 6, 2013 3 Comments
Costly special election shows Chris Christie is no fiscal conservative

And the Academy Award for best actor in a leading performance goes to… Chris Christie, governor of New Jersey. Still think Christie is that refreshing, say-what’s-on-his-mind politician? Just re-watch Christie’s press conference announcing a special election to fill the seat of the late Senator Frank Lautenberg to see a modern day Wizard of Oz, revealed […]

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Snow Politics

Filed in National by on December 28, 2010 14 Comments

New Jersey governor Chris Christie decided going to Disney World for vacation was more important than responding to a snowstorm.

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Tornoe’s Toon: Christie Takes Atlantic City

Filed in Delaware by on July 22, 2010 21 Comments
Tornoe’s Toon: Christie Takes Atlantic City

If you didn’t catch the news yesterday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is pushing for a plan that would allow the state to takeover Atlantic City’s casinos and entertainment district within a year, and remodel the city to become a Las Vegas of the East: Christie hopes to prioritize using casino tax revenue to fund […]

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Why Corzine and Christie Are Now in a Dead Heat

Filed in National by on October 6, 2009 8 Comments

After months of trailing Republican challenger Chris Christie, at one point by double digits, incumbent N. J. Gov. Jon Corzine has pulled even, according to the latest polling (PDF file). In my opinion, this change can be explained in three words: Negative campaigning works. Allow me to put a thin veneer of complexity on this […]

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Why The US Attorney Scandal Was a Scandal

Filed in National by on August 20, 2009 5 Comments

There was a lot of chatter back when the US Attorney scandal was going on about how these guys served at the pleasure of the President, so there was nothing wrong with firing a bunch of them for potentially partisan reasons.  Across the river, in New Jersey, there is a heated battle for Governor.  The […]

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Jersey Wants Its Game On

Filed in Delaware by on April 20, 2009 2 Comments

Blue Jersey reports that 63% of New Jersey voters favor legalized sports betting.

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