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Umm....don't want to say too much here but THIS project was one of the downfalls of my husband with the Port. As an engineer he didn't believe the contract that was signed was advantageous to the Port - it wasn't. It eventually got renegotiated but he lost his job in the process. Baroni called him a troublemaker. He is back there as a consultant and working with PATH now but Lincoln Tunnel Access left a very bad taste in his mouth. Many people (Including some very high up people) knew about the conflict of interest and the complete illegality but they just kept their mouths shut and conducted business as usual. My husband spoke up and lost his job because of it.
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Even if Christie did the right thing by killing the tunnel project, it was illegal of him to manipulate the federal funding involved in order to avoid raising state taxes. Well, nobody's speaking up for Baroni now. Revenge is a dish best served cold, LOL! |
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And personally (since I'm an engineer also) I think Christie did a huge disservice to the ordinary citizens of New Jersey by killing that tunnel. There was a lot of construction that had already been started down on 1 and 9 near Jersey City. Killing the tunnel meant a loss of jobs and also a loss of 10 years of planning. There was a of of money available for the project (backed by Port Authority tolls) and Christie saw a way to bail out his own transportation budget and still get the necessary road repairs done. The Pulaski Skyway has been in horrible condition for quite a while now and basically has been a disaster waiting to happen. I have no quarrel with fixing it, it should have been fixed years ago but it shouldn't be paid for with Port Authority tolls. It provides no access to the Lincoln Tunnel and never has. It has nothing to do with the Port. It was a swindle - pure and simple. |
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And frankly, he wouldn't have done anything different. (Neither would I for that matter). You gotta look yourself in the mirror in the morning. |
If you've read everything so far, you should understand Chris Christie well enough to pass a pop quiz:
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When the going gets tough, Chris Christie gets...
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I would go with G by utilizing A through F :p
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Unfortunately Christie is still the Head of State (the governor) so I lose either way :(
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"What's Chris Christie's favorite song?" Why bring this up? Because the dedication to New York City's 9/11 Memorial Museum was conducted today, with a full roster of politicians and other VIPs taking turns at the podium. I never doubted that Christie would be invited, but not being from New York, I wasn't sure if he'd get a chance to speak. Well, he did speak, but not before a sudden change of plan: Quote:
If only HE had had enough class to "not perform!" But rather than let the song go unheard because it might make someone "uncomfortable", here's Bon Jovi's version! |
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