Dear God - I sometimes forget how damn good Jovi's version is.
And as for having enough class - pffftttt.......Christie doesn't have any. If he does he keeps it well hidden. About the only thing I have ever found to admire or like him for is his love of Bruce's music. No accounting for taste is there? |
Just when he thought it was safe to wade back into the political spotlight...
What with the federal investigators not leaking reports to the media 24-7, things seem to have gotten downright peaceful in Christie Land. So quiet, in fact, that Christie thought it was safe to come out of his shell, if you'll pardon the expression... He's apparently decided to forgive Jimmy Fallon for that nationally humiliating little incident with Bruce Springsteen by turning up on his show: http://cdn.epictimes.com/wp-content/...ce-400x267.jpg http://media.nj.com/politics_impact/...2156-large.jpg National political blog Politico have picked up their pompoms and gone back to cheering him on: Quote:
And he told a group of donors in Utah, “Don’t be so nervous. I’m not that worried about it. I hope none of you are worried about it, though I expect some of you are...But you’ll get over it. It will be fine.” Well, it's lovely that he's been looking more fit. But though they haven't gotten a lot national press attention, there are some reasons why Christie may have less of an appetite lately which have have nothing to do with his stomach being stapled. According to MSNBC: Quote:
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With online gambling revenues offering no relief and a record six credit downgrades for a New Jersey governor, Christie needed the help of the state supreme court to push through gigantic state worker pension cuts. And by the way, did you know that the legal bill New Jersey is paying for Christie is now around three million dollars? But the Feds' silence may not last much longer. I put this up a while back because I thought it was weird that Christie was using federal money to repair the Pulaski Skyway by claiming it was a "feeder" route to the Lincoln Tunnel. http://www.rocktivity.com/Graphics/pulaski.jpg The Securities And Exchange Commission thought it was weird, too -- and rumor has it that the Feds think it's so weird, they've opened up an entirely new investigation! Quote:
Jimmy Fallon's final dance with Christie was called the "This Bridge Is Closed." He pretended to get mad and leave in a huff. It it helps, try to imagine him doing this in an orange jumpsuit, LOL! |
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Unfortunately Christie had already stacked the Port with his own appointees so it wasn't that easy to say NO. |
Just in time for the Fourth of July holiday weekend (when it would get the least exposure):
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Anyhow, while they're "resolving to consider" reform (as opposed to resolving to deliver it), I've got some "specific next steps" I'd like to "propose":
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A tale of two Christie-wired law firms
With Christie's exoneration report published, and $10,000 of the $3 million in taxpayer money they were paid donated to the Christie-headed Republican Governors Association, life at the law firm of Gibson Dunn is getting back to normal:
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...But he did not shoot the deputy...
Christie's Sandy Recovery Chief to Be Replaced by Second In Command
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And let's not forget that Christie vetoed an extra level of transparency, which might have solved all these problems before they even began -- which the state congress tried to override. |
The casinos are dying -- long live the casinos!
First, the bad news: In addition to the closing of the The Atlantic Club casino in January, three more of Atlantic City's eleven casinos are scheduled to close at the end of this summer:
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Casinos need gamblers. Gamblers, whether jet-setting high rollers or bus-chartering day trippers, need discretionary income to gamble WITH -- plus money for hotels, meals, travel. And weak economies don't produce enough people with enough discretionary income. But that brings us to the good news. Chris Christie's latest development projects will give what New Jerseyites with limited discretionary income need most: A mall, an amusement park, and maybe TWO casinos! Quote:
As for the casinos, gamblers who normally traveled as much as two hours to AC can now be at a casino in half the time. To help Atlantic City gambling in general and Revel in particular, Christie pledged to hold off opening additional casinos in New Jersey. But if people are no longer traveling to southern New Jersey to gamble, then maybe the time HAS come to open a casino in northern New Jersey that could at least recover the gamblers that have been lost to New York and Pennsylvania. That's sensible thinking -- IF there are enough gamblers in the area with enough money to show up regularly. This, however, is not sensible thinking: Quote:
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Seeing as how he has already crapped out with online gambling and the funding and building of Revel, I don't expect Christie to face up to how fiscally and logistically irresponsible these plans are. Here's hoping he'll reject them simply because Democrats want it and he's a Republican -- that is to say, here's hoping he'll reject them on general principle. P.S. Since it's a safe bet (if you'll pardon the expression) that the Showboat, Revel, and Trump Plaza will want to take in as much as possible before closing, I would definitely take my gambling business elsewhere -- to casinos that have "more to lose," if you know what I mean? ;) |
The Summer Blockbuster That Wasn't
Christie's media team have released their idea of a summer blockbuster -- a video trailer for his forthcoming state pension reform plan. The good guys? Christie and pro-wrestler turned action movie hero Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. The bad guys? State workers with pensions and health plans. The plot? Vanquish the bad guys with "heavy artillery" budget cuts. The premiere of the original video? July 15, 2014 on Christie's official Youtube page. The final showing of the original video? July 15, 2014 on Christie's official Youtube page!
The reviews? "The state’s economy is in ruins, and yet the governor is mocking the pain and suffering he’s causing middle-class families. Sadly, the governor’s bizarre Hollywood fantasy is not the action drama his team imagines, it’s a horror film that never seems to end." Click here or below if you wish to to see the original. Someone copied and re-posted it to YouTube before Crew Christie put up a version minus The Rock (and minus the ability to post comments). But if even this disappears, fear not -- a backup plan is already in place. Stay tuned! |
At Least Eight Billon Reasons Why Christie "had to" loot New Jersey's Pension Funds
Some folks at Pension-Gate.Blogspot.com and One New Jersey.org have done the math:
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