Tag: Chris Christie
Tornoe’s Toon: Chris Christie – GOP Rock Star
When Barack Obama campaigned for Jon Corzine, New Jerseyans laughed at the president’s relative “star power” when upstart Republican Chris Christie won the election.
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 […]
Tornoe’s Toon: Carper Hearts Big Oil
Memo to Tom Carper: Asking tough questions of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar about the federal response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico does not suddenly make you a tree-hugging hippie on the subject. As a ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, wasn’t it your responsibility to ask these questions […]
Tornoe’s Toon: New Jersey and Education Cuts
New Jersey faces an $11 billion dollar deficit, so it is true that every cut will be difficult and the state needs to share the sacrifice.
Chris Christie Is In Political Trouble
You know how I know that? Well, check out his latest web ad. Shouldn’t he be latching onto a Republican’s coattails instead of Obama’s? Oh yeah, he’s in trouble. TPM sums it up nicely: “If you didn’t know any better, you might think from this video that Obama was endorsing Christie. That sure would be […]
Double Standards
New Jersery Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie is in trouble again: The latest example: In 2002 he struck a motorcyclist while driving in the wrong direction on a one way street. Christie got off without even a ticket after mentioning his job title. Did Christie’s status figure in to the cushy resolution? The local police […]
Why The US Attorney Scandal Was a Scandal
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 […]
Oopsie! “Anti-Corruption” Candidate Christie Admits Ethics Violation
One of the off-year races that people have been watching is the New Jersey governor race between incumbent Jon Corzine and challenger Chris Christie. Corzine has been in danger of losing the race, and polling has shown him trailing Christie by double digits. Corzine is not universally loved and Christie came across as a straight-shooter, […]
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