Corruption Forces Christie to Make Budget Cuts.

Winnie Hu, "New Jersey Schools Brace for Next Budget Cuts Under Christie," in The New York Times, March 15, 2010, at p. A17.

" ... after school [programs] will end on Friday after losing ... state financing halfway through the year, one of the first casualties in Gov. Christopher J. Christie's campaign to close a $2.2 BILLION budget deficit in the current fiscal year. In February, he cut $560 MILLION in previously approved education spending, including $5 MILLION for after-school programs that serve 12,000 children in 115 schools."

Children are among the most powerless victims of New Jersey's mafia-political monster which has been "sucking the government tit" for decades, especially "juicy" is the school budget in many towns where patronage and no-show jobs are quite common. Christie is trying to correct for the abuses of the past. ("Cement is Gold" and "New Jersey's Political and Judicial Corruption.")

Children do not vote and, as many Democrat politicians in Hudson County point out, "parents are stupid." ("Da Jersey Code" and "New Jersey's Feces-Covered Supreme Court," then "New Jersey is Lucky Luciano's Havana" and "Is Union City, New Jersey Meyer Lansky's Whore House?")

" ... Mr. Christie and his education commissioner, Bret D. Schundler, are expected to cut state aid to individual districts by as much as 15 percent, and reduce overall school aid for only the second time in more than a decade. That would probably mean laying off thousands of teachers, and eliminating a host of extras like after-school and early-childhood education programs that parents have come to count on." ("Mayor Michael Steele of Irvington is Guilty of Corruption.")

The Democrat machine is disseminating attacks through their media friends on the New Jersey Governor's efforts to close the budget gap which has been projected to approach $8 BILLION overall and close to $3 BILLION in education alone, a deficit primarily due to corruption and theft. The Jersey Boys will try to dissemble and change the subject. ("Law and Ethics in the Soprano State," "Corrupt Law Firms, Senator Bob, and New Jersey Ethics," then "New Jersey's Mafia Culture in Law and Politics.")

I am afraid that we can expect many more "error-insertion" attacks against these writings in response to what I am saying here. ("Barack Obama and The New Yorker.") I received a number of harrassing calls today for some reason. Probably only a coincidence.

" ... the education cuts have won support among some residents weary of high property taxes, of which the largest chunk goes to support schools. Jerry Cantrell, president of the New Jersey Taxpayers' Association and a former school board president in Randolph, N.J., said that education spending was out of control because previous governors had sought to avoid hard choices by resorting to what he called 'sleight-of-hand' tricks" -- voodo economics? -- "like borrowing and moving funds around."

Mr. Ginarte? Senator Bob? Sound familiar, boys? Is this like the Equinix scandal? Verizon? Maybe a shopping spree at the Xanadu mall will make us feel better? Unfortunately, you can not do too much shopping with unemployment benefits at a non-existent mall costing New Jersey taxpayers and investors $2 BILLION. ("Senator Bob Struggles to Find His Conscience" and "Senator Bob, the Babe, and the Big Bucks.")

Is Ms. Li Causi still a lobbyist for the "people" behind the Xanadu mess, Bob? Any more "errors" to be inserted, Bob? ("Cubanazos Pose a Threat to National Security" and "Miami's Cubanoids Protest Against Peace!" then "New Jersey's Xanadu Mess.")

"The Newark Teachers Union, which represents 5,600 teachers and staff in the state's largest school system, said that as many as 1,800 nontenured teachers could lose their jobs this spring, the largest number since at least 1970. Joseph del Grosso, the president of the union, said the layoffs would lead to larger class sizes, and could affect test scores and graduation rates."

25,000 public and private jobs lost in New Jersey due to corruption and incompetence in government. 20,000 jobs lost only in the pharmaceutical industry. How many of New Jersey's public employees who happen to be deceased will be terminated from their employment? Remember, deceased workers in New Jersey government often vote in elections -- sometimes more than once! ("New Jersey is the Home of the Living Dead" and "New Jersey is Lucky Luciano's Havana.")

Do you speak to me of "ethics," Senator? None of this corruption would be possible without the eager assistance of New Jersey lawyers. Let's chat about "ethics," Mr. Rabner. ("New Jersey's Office of Attorney Ethics" and "Stuart Rabner and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")