Governor Christie wasn’t back in New Jersey for two days before his administration and its apologists went back on the attack on public worker pensions and health benefits. The man who promised that he wouldn’t touch pensions in his gubernatorial run in 2009, and who staked his presidential ambitions on a bipartisan pension and benefits… Continue reading Public Workers: Working Hard, Paying More, Getting Less, Being Blamed. Solution?
Category: New Jersey
Chris Christie – No Refugees in New Jersey, Especially “Orphans under 5 years old”
Tough-talking Chris Christie showed his breaking point Monday when he interviewed by phone with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, and expressed his concern for Syrian refugees coming to his state. And as far as Christie goes, he’s not having any of these people in New Jersey, not even “orphans under 5!” “I do not trust this… Continue reading Chris Christie – No Refugees in New Jersey, Especially “Orphans under 5 years old”
Poll: Chris Christie’s Approval Hits New Low in New Jersey
How low will he go? I don’t know, but according to these new poll results in New Jersey, Republican Governor Chris Christie just hit an all time low in the state he governs. New Jersey voters disapprove of the job Christie is doing by 56 percent to 38 percent, his lowest-ever approval rating, according to… Continue reading Poll: Chris Christie’s Approval Hits New Low in New Jersey
NJ Senator Bob Menendez Indicted on Corruption Charges
In a statement released on Wednesday, the Justice Department investigating New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, said, “Robert Menendez, a U.S. senator, and Dr. Salomon Melgen, a Florida ophthalmologist, were indicted today in connection with a bribery scheme in which Menendez allegedly accepted gifts from Melgen in exchange for using the power of his Senate office… Continue reading NJ Senator Bob Menendez Indicted on Corruption Charges
Pearson Jumps the Shark on PARCC
We are truly in deep PARCC mode now. Perhaps the April/May test administration should include readings from the Pentagon Papers. Pearson Education, the company that produces the PARCC tests, and is reportedly being paid over $22 million dollars in New Jersey alone, is monitoring social media to check for security breaches and other untoward activity. … Continue reading Pearson Jumps the Shark on PARCC
Chris Christie’s Approval Ratings Sink to All Time Low
He’s running around the country gearing up for a 2016 presidential run, but back in the state of New Jersey, the state he actually governs, Chris Christie’s approval ratings just hit a new low. In a Rutgers University-Eagleton poll released on Friday, 53 percent of New Jersey voters view Christie unfavorably and just 37 percent… Continue reading Chris Christie’s Approval Ratings Sink to All Time Low
PARCC Storm II: Sunshine Peeks Through
Another week, and more snow is expected in the northeast. There’s more over the PARCC testing storm as well, but this time, there is a ray of sane sunshine. Here in New Jersey, State Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan Jr. (D-Middlesex), chairman of the Assembly’s education committee, has introduced a bill that would detail a procedure for… Continue reading PARCC Storm II: Sunshine Peeks Through
Poll – Jersey Voters Admit – Chris Christie Has Done Little to Nothing for New Jersey
This is for my one and only Republican friend who swears that Chris Christie is the best thing to happen in New Jersey since sliced bread. Jersey voters beg to differ. Three-quarters of New Jersey residents believe Gov. Chris Christie has made minor or no real accomplishments to the state since first taking office, according… Continue reading Poll – Jersey Voters Admit – Chris Christie Has Done Little to Nothing for New Jersey
Poll: New Jersey Voters say No to a Chris Christie Presidency
The people who knows Chris Christie best don’t want him to be president. A Quinnipiac poll released Thursday found that 53% of New Jersey voters said Christie would not make a good President. And Democrat Hillary Clinton would trounce Christie 50%-39% in the Garden State if they faced each other in the 2016 election. “Even… Continue reading Poll: New Jersey Voters say No to a Chris Christie Presidency
Thirty Years an Educator
Thirty years ago today, I walked into York Preparatory School on New York’s Upper East Side for my first day as a high school history teacher. I had no formal training as a teacher except for my degree in History from Syracuse University. I had been working in advertising for a Madison Avenue firm that… Continue reading Thirty Years an Educator
Chris Christie – “I would rather die than be in the United States Senate”
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie made some rather interesting comments over the weekend. Speaking to the NAACP in New Jersey, Christy said that being senator is nowhere in his future, that he would rather die than serving in that position. “I would rather die than be in the United States Senate. Okay? I would be… Continue reading Chris Christie – “I would rather die than be in the United States Senate”
Chris Christie Gets His Lowest Job Approval from NJ Voters
He wants to lead the country, when he cannot even lead New Jersey. New Jersey voters give Gov. Christie one of his lowest job approval ratings ever, as 46 percent approve and 45 percent disapprove, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll released today. This compares to a 49 – 47 percent job approval in an… Continue reading Chris Christie Gets His Lowest Job Approval from NJ Voters