N.J.'s Chris Christie Versus the Mafia.

September 21, 2010 at 10:35 A.M. "Error Reporting" notice appears on my computer screen this morning. The computer wars continue. Readers are invited to witness public criminality by government in America. There are so many intrusions and hacks into my computer that I have stopped counting them.

"Deadly Attacks Strike Iraq," in The New York Times, September 20, 2010, at A1. ("Two explosions in Baghdad, and one in Falluja, killed 35 people and wounded 100." Attacks will increase as US troop numbers decrease, costs of the wars hover at $1 BILLION per month.)
Josh Margolin, "Christie Taking Star Power on Nationwide Tour," in The Record, September 19, 2010, at p. A-1. (The GOP's rising star may be undone by a failure to deal adequately with lingering corruption issues, including my matter, on his home turf.)
Marc Lacey, "Cuba Resets the Revolution," in The New York Times, "Week in Review," September 19, 2010, at p. A1. (Despite unfortunate insertions in the Times text, Cuba's transition into a private market and more mixed economy seeks to reinvent the revolution for the twenty-first century. A great opportunity for peace must not slip through our fingers.)
Patrick McGeehan, "Hudson Tunnel Review Raises Fear for Project," in The New York Times, September 20, 2010, at p. A-27. (The so-called "mafia tunnel project" may be killed by Governor Christie's frugality and anticorruption policies.)
Karen Rouse, "Tunnel Oversight Blasted," in The Record, September 20, 2010, at p. A-1. ("Audit targets lack of budget safeguards" in $8-$10 BILLION project, allegedly, aimed at enriching Senator Bob and others. Projected real costs are said to approach $20 BILLION.)
Patricia Alex, "10% of Local Schools Charge 'Pay-to-Play' Fees," in The Record, September 20, 2010, at p. L-1. ("You wanna play, you gotta pay even though it's a public school in New Jersey." See "Cement is Gold" and "Da Jersey Code.")
Ewan McAskill, "Four Million Americans Fall Into Poverty in One Year," in The Guardian, September 17, 2010, at p. 6. (Unemployment, poverty increase; decline in patents and educational achievement is steady over a five-year period in America. This is certainly good for China.)

At the end of every month, at my local pharmacy, I see retired people purchasing extra rations of Alpo dog food. Many of these old people will be living on dog food for a week or two, until the next month's social security and disability checks come in. Those persons receiving disability benefits may have to spread out the "real" food they consume, judiciously, over the month.

This assumes that disability checks will be coming in, eventually. Given our $1.86 Trillion deficit and debt to China, there may come a month when the checks will not be coming in. ("Jennifer Velez is a 'Dyke Magnet!'" and "New Jersey's Nasty Lesbian Love-Fest!")

Among the techniques I recommend to those who will experience hunger is small doses of honey in tea or ketchup and hot water "tomato soups." The counterparts of these people in New Jersey are the greatest victims of the state's notorious corruption problem. ("Law and Ethics in the Soprano State" and "New Jersey's Xanadu Mess.")

"One in seven Americans now lives on or below the poverty line, according to figures published yesterday by the US Census Bureau. It is the sharpest annual rise for these decades, and analysts predicted [the] next years' figures will be even worse."

44 MILLION Americans experience hunger -- many life-threatening hunger -- on a regular basis. The number of regularly hungry or starving Americans may pass 50 million before the end of this year. Try living without food for a week to ten days. I've done it. It is a highly educational experience. ("Hunger in America" and "Corrupt Law Firms, Senator Bob, and New Jersey Ethics.")

"According to the bureau, 43.6 MILLION people or 14.3% of the population will be in poverty in 2009, up from 39.8 MILLION in 2008. [The legacy of the Bush/Cheney financial meltdown which has produced economic woe throughout the world.] This is the third consecutive annual rise. The hardest-hit are African-Americans and Hispanics." ("Freedom is Slavery!")

In the midst of these hard realities, Mr. Gingrich raised the pressing issue of whether "Sharia Law" should be prohibited by federal statute from being mentioned in American courts. This is a Republican "distraction." There is no alternative to Obama, Biden, Clinton in American politics today.

Will Mr. Christie provide another option for the nation? The jury is still out on Chris Christie who must address the remaining issues on the reform agenda in the "Soprano State," sooner rather than later. ("Cement is Gold in New Jersey" and "Da Jersey Code" then "New Jersey is the Home of the Living Dead" and "Law and Ethics in the Soprano State.")

" ... One of the alarming statistics in the Census Bureau report showed [that] the number [of Americans] without health insurance rose from 46.3 million in 2008 to 50.7 MILLION in 2009. Obama introduced a health reform package earlier this year[,] but most of the revisions are not due to kick in until 2014."

Among the good folks purchasing extra rations of Alpo dog food, are persons visibly burdened with AIDS symptoms, cancer patients, or individuals using walkers because of orthopedic injuries, and other "collateral damage" of Mr. Bush's "War on Terror." Quite a few of these impoverished persons are war veterans.

Not only does poverty excessively burden minorities, but women from all social groups fare worse than men. Global poverty and damage from war shatters the lives of billions of women and children in countries like Pakistan or Afghanistan. Poverty is a global women's rights issue for you "feministers." ("Pieta" and "Not One More Victim.")

I wonder whether many of our soldiers will return from Iraq or Afghanistan with life-long injuries only to find themselves purchasing extra rations of Alpo? "Stay the course?" In Arizona, even persons who have served with distinction in the U.S. military, may be shipped out of the country because of their undocumented status, allegedly, or their parents' undocumented status. ("Is Senator Bob 'For' Human Rights?" and "Cubanazos Pose a Threat to National Security.")

Mr. Christie faces a dilemma because he wants to create employment without providing the traditional Garden State support for the mafia. What is Governor Christie to do? Encourage private investment in a state with a corrupt legal system? Good luck. Capital flees uncertainty and corruption, the chances for New Jersey to attract investors do not look good.

The controversial tunnel program will provide $8 BILLION dollars in government spending. This will mean a lot of jobs. ("Everybody's getting on the tit!") On the other hand, several of the entities associated with the project may also be affiliated with organized crime families. ("Schiavone Construction," reputedly and allegedly?)

"Now the project, which has been placed on hold by Governor Christie, could go as much as $5 BILLION over budget [without] a plan to mitigate risks ... "

Anybody remember Xanadu? Inadequate budget monitoring controls (do they need a construction management team?) are in place. In fact, thus far, there are NO budget monitoring controls OF ANY KIND for this multi-billion dollar public project. I wonder why that is? ("Senator Bob Loves Xanadu!" and "Does Senator Menendez Have Mafia Friends?")

The loss of this project would result in a dramatic rise in unemployment in New Jersey, especially among members of the Gambino crime family and Hudson County politicians. These are often overlapping categories. ("North Bergen is the Home of La Cosa Nostra" and "Mafia Influence in New Jersey Courts and Politics" then "New Jersey is Lucky Luciano's Havana" and "Union City, New Jersey is Meyer Lansky's Whore House.")

The problems of corruption and judicial incompetence in the Garden State do not seem to improve. Unless they improve greatly and soon, Mr. Christie's rising star will set very quickly. Attacks on my blogs will not change this reality.