I fear that after watching how things have been going over the last month or two that we're missing a historic opportunity. And I will not be someone who will participates in silently missing that opportunity. I don't think there should be much disagreement across the country about what those big things are. For us in New Jersey it's three things: It's restoring and maintaining fiscal sanity; it's getting our pension and health benefits under control, reformed and have the costs lowered; and it's reforming an education system that costs too much and produces too little for our society today and for our children's future.
...Listen, you guys want to pass an income tax increase, you can. That's fine. I'm gonna veto it. And if you want to close down the government because of that, that's fine, but I want to tell you something: I'm not moving any cot into this office and sleeping here. You close down the government, I'm getting in those black SUVs with the troopers; I'm going to the governor's residence. I'm gonna go upstairs, I'm gonna open a beer, I'm gonna order a pizza, I'm gonna watch the Mets
Here is the video....go to 400 for the good point.
I heard about this on Hugh Hewitt's show on the drive home this afternoon. I like Christie's attitude.
ReplyDeleteDuring this speech he said "I'm going to have to commit suicide to show I'm not running (for president)." I would like to see some more details on other issues (Obamacare, immigration, etc) but I like him on fiscal issues and he is a leader.
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