Rasmussen: Christie up 46%-43% in final stretch.

Sarah Palin: “I never asked Daggett to drop out of NJ race, but…”

Individual insurance mandate is unconstitutional. Nancy Pelosi: “Seriously?”

“To Obama” – v., to ignore reality with a hope ‘n change mentality.

“Fox is biased.” What about MSNBC? “Um, nevermind.”

Gov. Mitch Daniels, conservatism as successful governance.

Conservatives outnumber moderates and liberals in the US.

Irony alert: “Congress wants another government regulator to cut through red tape…”

Scozzafava’s ex-campaign manager backs Hoffman in NY-23.

Tonight, I was phonebanking for Chris Christie when I made a call to a potential voter in Teaneck, my old home town. It was a woman, and when I asked her who she was supporting for the election, she said she wasn’t sure yet.

“Does Chris Christie support private school vouchers? How about helping my husband get a job and health insurance?”

In my mind, I was thinking, this is exactly the kind of person who needs a victory for Chris Christie in November. The three points that this woman brought up were completely a part of Chris’s mission to fix what’s broken New Jersey: schools, jobs, and healthcare.

The first part is a no-brainer, Chris Christie supports school vouchers. This will empower parents with children in failing schools—empower them with  the choice of which school to send their child. New Jersey has the most expensive schools (in per-pupil spending) in the nation, and yet our urban schools (which, with state funding, spend more per-pupil than the average NJ school) consistently fail to give our children a proper education. It is time for reform. continue reading…

What’s Wrong with the Status Quo:

New Jersey has, arguably, the worst tax burden in the United States: we have the very worst business tax climate in the nation, 3rd highest income taxes, 6th highest corporate taxes, the very highest per-capita property taxes, and above-average sales tax. No wonder our state is the least competitive state in the region for jobs.

Property tax relief (the biggest middle class squeeze) was promised in 2005 and has gotten progressively worse.

We are overtaxed and the state is broke. The solution of the current administration is to raise taxes and spend more. The rating of New Jersey bonds and debt have been devalued twice in the last five years–showing the market’s lack of confidence in our state’s IOUs. An $8 billion deficit has been left for the next administration.

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