TODAY’S MORNING UPDATE July 3, 2009
TODAY’S MORNING UPDATE: What You Need to
Know, Wheeeeere’s Jonny?, Quote of the
Day, Today’s News
What You Need to Know:
- N.J. lawmakers approve bill
requiring 'Made in the U.S.A.' flags only
- Gov. Corzine joins legal fight
to overturn federal ban on sports betting after several neighboring states
leave N.J. behind
·
Chris
Christie will be at the Fourth of July Parades in Ridgewood & Paramus for
tomorrow’s festivities
Wheeeeere’s Jonny?:
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July
3: ‘Ka-boom Fireworks on the
Navesink’ at Marine Park, Red Bank
Quote of the Day:
Star Ledger: “N.J. Gov.
Jon Corzine's $29 billion fiscal 2010 budget contains more than $1 billion in
tax hikes. Virtually all New Jerseyans will be paying more taxes during a
period of rising unemployment, foreclosures and bankruptcies. There is one word
to describe this policy: dumb," Prof. Murray Sabrin, LTE: “NJ Budget
Sets Wrong Course,” July 3, 2009)
Today’s News Clips:
- Bait and switch, Trentonian
·
Christie
on Obama visit, budget poll numbers and Albin confirmation, Politickernj.com
·
Political
allies don't always sing in tune, New Jersey News Room
- Capitol Hell: Arizona among
worst states to govern: New Jersey Section, Politico
TRENTONIAN EDITORIAL: Bait and switch
Daily Trentonian
Friday, July 3, 2009
Addressing a luncheon for the Catastrophic
Illness in Children Relief Fund, Gov. Jon Corzine hailed the program and declared
his unflagging support.
“I’m pleased to have an
administration that is committed to it,” said the governor. “When
we said we want to protect the vulnerable, we want to protect the vulnerable
with every ounce of resources.”
Every ounce?
Well, maybe every ounce. But not,
evidently, every dollar.
Corzine neglected to mention that he had
siphoned off $5 million of the fund’s $6 million surplus.
Christie on Obama visit, budget poll
numbers and Albin confirmation
By Matt Friedman
PolitickerNJ.com
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Republican gubernatorial nominee Chris
Christie said he doesn’t know for sure whether any of President
Obama’s luster will rub off on embattled Gov. Jon Corzine when he visits
in support of him later this month, but he doubts it.
“I firmly do believe that it’s
not a race about President Obama. I think it’s a race about Jon Corzine
and his record, and me and my vision for what the future would be,” said
Christie. “I don’t think New Jerseyans are going to decide
how to vote based upon who comes and visits.”
Political allies don't always sing in tune
By Richard A. Lee
New Jersey Newsroom
Thursday, 02 July 2009
In a symphony orchestra, each musician has
a specific role, but as a group they work in unison toward a common goal
– to make beautiful music. If just one member of the orchestra decides to
do things differently, the results can be disastrous.
The dynamics of symphony orchestras come to
mind because of two recent events in which political allies appear to be
singing from different song sheets.
The first of these took place last Thursday
at a Congressional hearing on deferred prosecution agreements. For New Jersey
Democrats, the session conducted by the Subcommittee on Commercial and
Administrative Law provided an opportunity to score political points because
the star witness was GOP gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie and the agenda
included questions regarding deferred prosecution agreements that took place
while he was the state's U.S. Attorney.
Not surprisingly, Republicans charged that
the hearing was politically motivated (Christie labeled the session a political
circus after he finished his testimony). Meanwhile, Democrats argued that the
hearing was needed to determine whether deferred prosecution agreements require
additional oversight, as proposed in legislation co-authored by two Democratic
New Jersey congressmen. That's not a bad argument – unless someone from
your own party starts singing from a different song sheet.
And that's more or less what happened when
a member of the Obama Administration testified that deferred prosecution
agreements – in their current form -- have been an effective part of the
federal government's efforts to combat corporate fraud. He also warned that the
proposed legislation would weaken those efforts.
Capitol Hell: Arizona among worst states to
govern
by Michael Falcone
Politico
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine is running out
of time. Unlike most other incumbent governors up for reelection who have
another year to start turning their state economies around, the New Jersey
governor doesn't have that luxury.
Corzine is facing a bruising off-year
contest in the fall, and he has less than five months to convince voters to
back him over former United States Attorney Chris Christie. Corzine has his
work cut out for him: Recent polls show him trailing Christie by more than 10
points.