NJ Republican governor Christie slammed for Disney vacation during snow storm

[Guest]

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBYQqQIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nydailynews.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2F2010%2F12%2F28%2F2010-12-28_new_jersey_governor_chris_christie_slammed_for_disney_vacation_as_state_is_burie.html&ei=40QbTbSpDoL-8AbGnOC5Dg&usg=AFQjCNEri_h4SXX4yv9Pj-R6badgrd7zZA

[Guest]

I severely dislike him as a Governor but this is silly. The only thing wrong with him taking his family on a vacation to Disneyworld over the holidays is the poor judgement in picking a week when the entire world is there. It is a miserable time to be in the parks (even worse at Disneyland where they actually had to turn people away because they reached capacity).

First of all, I'm sure they planned the vacation before the snow storm. Second, its just snow, not even close to the worst storm we've had in recent years. Third, the clean-up is a local and county job for the most part, and what state areas there are like the Turnpike were working great pretty quickly in my experience.

[Guest]

I think what people are most upset about is that he and the Lt. Governor took off at the same time. The reason we elected a Lt. was to be here when the Gov. could not.

[Guest]

Typically, when a state of emergency is declared governors or big city mayors drop everything and return home. My gripe isn't about this trip, a vacation with your family over the Christmas holiday is hard to begrudge someone, but where was he in August and September. He campaign for every two-bit republican candidate across this country. Last I checked the budget still isn't balanced and the pension fund underpayment has gone from an unbelieveable 44 billion to a scary 56 billion under his watch.

He needs to stay in the state and get something done.

[Goofy]

[Guest]

[Guest]

[Guest]

[Guest]

[Guest]

[Guest]

[Guest]

[Guest]

Your response clears everything up. It appears you are tenured with at least 10 years into the union.

[Guest]

I real fiscal conservative in the Governor's office would be working to drive down the huge burden of state-mandated costs on local townships, schools and counties, not just telling them to while not changing a thing. A true conservative would be leaving most governing at the local level instead of dictating from on high. So far Christie seems like a fraud coming from the perspective of a true conservative. He loves to yell and pose but the only thing he does is say no or unilaterally tell others to do all the work. Any dope could do that, especially when its politically popular. Let's see him really lead by working with the Legislature to tackle the hard issues of state spending. Then maybe I'll be impressed. So far he's a major disappointment.

[Guest]

A real conservative, unlike Christie, would be for small government and mostly local control and fiscal responsibility for issues. Instead Christie likes to dictate from the top without backing up policy with money. The cap on district school administrator salaries is a good example. I applaud the idea of keeping salaries down but when the state provides zero dollars, that is for the local voters and governments to decide. You can't call a state that mandates massive amounts on local budgets for everything from transportation to libraries a fiscally conservative one. But Christie has done nothing about it. He only seems to take on issues where he has unilateral authority, and anyone in his position could do that. It doesn't take charisma or leadership or intelligence to dictate what others should do then leave all the actual work to them.

He's a fraud so far. I would support a real fiscal conservative but he's not it.

[Guest]