Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey (Future Governor of Califonia - Cuz we have dibs)
I, Robert Whitelaw (AKA: The RebelBroker), on behalf of the once great state of California, do hereby offically declare the time honored tradition of “Dibs” on Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey.
That’s right, we get him next! While his opponents seem distracted by his girth, his policies seem to be showing him to be the most politically svelte guy in all of New Jersey politics.
California seems determined to plug their ears and cry out “Nananananana” whenever someone points out that cutting spending is the only real way to solve a spending problem. Like the federal government, California seems to think that simply taxing more will get them more money. Sadly, history tells us that you hit a point where even if you increase taxes, you actually bring in less money. We need Christie or his clone to start taking the same stand here in the (Now less than) Golden State.
After this bit of interaction with the press, you may want Gov. Christie for your own state:
When was the last time you heard a politician talk like that? Of course, only time will tell if Gov. Christies actions match his words, but so far, he has been batting 1000. As reported recently by The New York Times, Christie has followed through on his promise to bring down the spending. His latest budget only brings spending down by 5% but still manages to upset all the usual suspects including teachers, unions, Democrats, etc.
Christie did violate a promise he made regarding the suspension of a property tax rebate program. In my book, promises should matter. Instead, is is proposing that, as quoted from the New Jersey Newsroom”
Christie will propose converting the money property owners and some renters would have received into direct credits on their tax bills. Some seniors may still receive rebates.
So I suppose that an argument can be made that he lived up to the spirit of his promise by at least keeping some version of the rebate alive.
He also proposed a law limiting how much property taxes can be increased – an idea that will force future budget makers to be more limited in their spending ways.
There is plenty of time to see where Christie takes his administration, he is only 8 weeks into his Governorship. I cannot help but think that he is on the right track, a track that other states in trouble could learn something from.
