Christie says Corzine was 'not forthright' in budget address

By Matt Friedman | March 16th, 2009 - 1:51pm

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie said today that Gov. Corzine was being disingenuous by saying in his budget address that he cut state spending.

“I think in a number of ways the Governor’s budget was not forthright with the people of NJ in the way he laid it out last week,” Christie said in a conference call with reporters this afternoon.

Christie argued that spending actually increased from last year when you take into account the $2.2 billion in federal stimulus money that’s included in the budget for fiscal year 2010 – that actual spending is not the touted $29.84 billion, but $32.04 billion.

Moreover, Christie said, the Governor’s claimed budget cuts are really just using the stimulus money instead of state money, along with $900 million in pension deferrals.

“Making a pension deferral a cut is like getting the electric bill, throwing it in a desk drawer and saying I cut my household expenses,” he said.

With both houses of the state legislature in session this afternoon, Christie called on lawmakers to reject Corzine’s proposed eliminate of the property tax deduction on state income taxes and the scaling back of property tax rebates.

Christie argued that families making $75,000 will pay $1,500 to $2,000 more under Corzine’s proposals.

“He’s willing to let them make sacrifices, but he hasn’t done one thing to reduce the size and scope of government. That’s what I would do,” Christie said.

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Just don't ask him for answers

Submitted by AH on March 16, 2009 - 1:11pm.

Although he can make a lot of complaints, just don't ask Christie what he would do to fix the budget mess, or what his proposed answers would be on how to balance the budget. In a radio interview yesterday Christie said it's not his job to give answers and that his job is to complain.

If Mr. Christie wants the job of governor he better be able to come up with answers to what should be done, and he better be able to do it really fast. If he can't do it now why should people believe he can do it a few months from now? This isn't a position or a time for "on the job training."

The voters want someone with answers, not someone who just complains a lot.

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Submitted by peterendina on March 16, 2009 - 2:02pm.

Replacing Corzine is not an appointed position. You can't just bundle money, promise to investigate certain people, or take care of wealthy major companies(Zimmer Industries). I hope the next US Attorney has the balls to go after the drug trade, gangs, and the Madoffs of the world. The question that must be answered: Do you feel safer that a bunch of tired ass old men went to jail? 135-0.......Big f*%$in' deal.

What does he know?

Submitted by Di Marco on March 16, 2009 - 2:31pm.

Did Christie ever have to concern himself with where money was coming from and how best to deploy it? Was his ass ever on the line to meet a payroll?

It is hard to believe that so many have put their faith in someone that lacks the knowledge and experience needed to address the ample fiscal problems confronting NJ. It was a mistake with Obama and I think it would be a mistake with Christie.

Oh, Please....

Submitted by NYBri on March 16, 2009 - 4:44pm.

...Jersey Jindal has no leg to stand on when it comes to the budget. He has said NOTHING about how he would handle the budget other than "People have to lose their jobs."

Nice.

NYBri

Submitted by broy on March 16, 2009 - 6:00pm.

Christie or Lonegan would at least try to deal with the problem. While normal everyday Americans are losing their jobs. The Corzine/ Obama budget only lines the pockets of Gov Union thugs. Every dollar of construction money will be given to the UNIONS while the rest of us are told to go to hell. So... Oh Please we demand our money back

"Was his ass ever on the

Submitted by CliffordCase on March 16, 2009 - 6:30pm.

"Was his ass ever on the line to meet a payroll?"

Who cares? Wingnuts have been using this tired old line for decades to discredit their opposition. It never works.

BTW, did Ronald Reagan ever meet a payroll (besides his hair dresser and make-up artist)?

“Making a pension deferral

Submitted by JoeSchilp on March 16, 2009 - 7:34pm.

“Making a pension deferral a cut is like getting the electric bill, throwing it in a desk drawer and saying I cut my household expenses,” Christie said.

Lonegan said almost the same thing last week.

"We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work!"
- FDR's Treasure Secretary, Henry Morgenthau, in 1939, on 8 years of New Deal spending as an attempt to end the Great Depression.

Joe Schmo?

Submitted by gorednj on March 17, 2009 - 6:31am.

Have the Lonegan folks actually stooped to accusing Christie of copying Lonegans campaign rhetoric? Here are the facts of the first 10 weeks of the campaign....Lonegan has spent 25K a week on radio ads. Spent money on negative mailings and negative campaign calls.

With all that, he trails Christie by 28 !!! That's right 28 points. In addition, Christie is raisng money at nearly twice the rate as Lonegan and hasn't spent a dime on any voter outreach yet.

I assume you mean before he was Governor

Submitted by Di Marco on March 17, 2009 - 6:53am.

Mr. Case,

Reagan was President of the Screen Actor Guild. I am sure in this position he had to determine how the dues were spent, hire, fire, and allocate personnel, and had to negotiate labor contracts with the movie studios.

Also, if you read Reagan, In His Own Hand, you will find that he had already developed a core philosophy and addressed many of the issues of the day. Not only did he understand the problems, he proposed workable solutions.

8C doesn't even come close.

Your guys have Marx & Engels' Communist Manifesto and Alinsky's Rule for Radicals to guide them. The blueprint for a better New Jersey is contained in Putting Taxpayers First.

"Reagan was President of the

Submitted by CliffordCase on March 17, 2009 - 12:54pm.

"Reagan was President of the Screen Actor Guild. I am sure in this position he had to determine how the dues were spent, hire, fire, and allocate personnel, and had to negotiate labor contracts with the movie studios."

I guess this means Carla Katz is better qualified to be Governor than Steve Loonegan. CWA has alot more workers and a bigger budget than Bogota.

Maybe the head of the NJEA should run for Governor!

Actually Consistent Conservative Chris Christie (4C) had a much bigger and budget and payroll to manage than Loonegan. There were 140 attorneys on his staff, plus at least the same number of administrative personnel. How many staff did Loonegan have? And how many of them were relatives/friends?

Also 4C did serve as freeholder which, along with others, made him responsible for meeting the payroll of hundreds of county workers.

I'd bet there are just as many liberals and moderate officeholders who have met payrolls, maybe even more, than wingnuts. I'd also bet that Jon Corzine and Frank Lautenberg have met more payrolls than all the wingnuts in New Jersey put together.

This "never met a payroll" nonsense is a tired old cliche wingnuts have been putting out for decades. At least try something different for a change.

Um...ah...er... clif

Submitted by formaja on March 18, 2009 - 1:11pm.

Reagan was Governor of the largest state in the country, that being CALIFORNIA! Before he was President of the United States.

This just demonstrates a liberals lack of any knowledge whats so ever.

hey Cliff, I will bite at yuor silly 4C thing, what makes Christie conservative? Do you even know what the word means. Or does it mean anyone not liberal and socialist?

And how would one know what Christie is since he is so vague ans says so little about anything. All we know of the man is he will not end COAH, he wants a brand new state dept under and auditor, and he has a Bush anchor aorund his neck that will sink him like a rock. Beyond that we know nothing.

"Reagan was Governor of the

Submitted by CliffordCase on March 18, 2009 - 1:50pm.

"Reagan was Governor of the largest state in the country, that being CALIFORNIA! Before he was President of the United States."

What does this have to do with "never made a payroll"? By this logic every union head and every politician who held elective office has "made a payroll".

I think it's safe to say Consistent Conservative Chris Christie (4C) has "made more payrolls" than Ronald Reagan did before he became Governor of California.

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