I don't blame him for leaving the policy stuff to DeCroce and Kean (now, Christie). NJGOP has to become a fund raising and candidate recruitment agency. And, stop meddling in County organization issues.

Jon Blackwell, The Trentonian, To the Loser Go the Spoils, January 1, 1998
"Less than 24-hours after lame duck legislator Dick LaRossa stepped down from office, his political pals have eased his search for a new job by giving him an $85,500-a-year patronage plum."
"LaRossa even cracked a joke about his salary hike coming just after voter rejection. 'Elected office is the only place where you make out financially if you lose your job,' he said."

"If Chairman Webber would go back to acting like Assemblyman Webber he could turn this situation around and put it all to bed, once and for all." And if hypocrite LaRossa was an elected official now, he would vote like he did when he was a senator (R-Public Unions). He would vote against tax cuts, vote for eminent domain laws that let government take private property and flip it to developers (sponsor the current law, in fact), vote for borrowing without voter approval, vote for union giveaways, vote for pension bonds, and then take his sell-out job from a governor he now routinely spews venom about. I'll listen to a real conservative any day of the week, but not this self-serving, loud-mouth, divisive idiot who is throwing a tantrum because he is not getting a patronge job. Listen to REAL conservatives who act along with the principles they claim to have, not this ping pong ball-picking convenient conservative clown.

"There has been an ongoing battle between conservative Republicans..........."

What Republican Conservatives????????????????????

NJ only has RINOS..................................

Gay marriage make you uncomfortable? Is it that Dick loves Dicks? A little Homo-phobe?

Better get used to it when your indicted for computer theft!!!

Rick accepts that Chris Christie traveled from being pro-choice to pro-life. He accepts that Alex DeCroce went from campaigning against both Jay Webber and Jersey Joe to sharing an office with them.

Wow Rick, even if what you said about LaRossa was true, people do change. Maybe you can’t deal with change. Maybe that’s the key to your problems with people. Here’s an idea: Get help.

Don’t attract too much attention to the Assembly caucus. They haven’t noticed yet how bad a job you have done in lining up votes to stop gay marriage. Maybe they’ll be running ads about Alex next. Here’s some advice: Be cool.

Talking about that, didn't you work for that lobby firm that did the bridge commission?

Wasn't your boss... You married yet?

You are so off base.............you have no clue who I am and it's driving crazy isn't it Dick?

Here's a clue............you were better off staying with the "Lamplighters."

"Where is Governor Elect Chris Christie? The Governor-Elect ran as someone opposed to same-sex marriage and he defeated an incumbent who supported same-sex marriage."

Christie ran as someone opposed to high taxes and spending. That's what got him elected. The rest was window dressing to keep a few homophobic wingnuts from staying home and crying in their kool-aid on election day.

Nobody except idiots like you care about stupid platforms which are irrelevant. And it's even dumber after Christie won the election without a platform anyway. And with so many more important issues to consider, why pick on gays unless you have some sort of deep-rooted insecurity about your own sexuality and familial status.

At least Christie knows how to win statewide elections. You couldn't even make it passed the primary in 1996 and got squashed by another Dick named Zimmer. Then your own constituents got tired of your shtick and gave you the boot.

If Christie and the NJGOP paid attention to a loser like yourself they'd all be out of jobs and writing useless columns on political websites telling everybody else what to do.

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Floriofanclub, Very well said for a liberal. But it does raise some questions about Dick...........not married, no kids....could it be he does play hide the sausage once in awhile?

I’ve searched far and wide for at least one statement or reaction from Governor-Elect Chris Christie with regards to the gathering in Trenton yesterday. Of course, to no avail. If you spot something, please post it here.

What’s grotesquely obvious is his silence in coming out against the passage of a bill – a LAW that would forever put homosexuality on equal footing with heterosexuality, in the Garden State. His failure on this matter begs consent to the side that bussed in out-of-state activists, making their group larger than the pro-Marriage faction.

A man of conviction stands by his words. And as the saying goes, actions speak much louder than words. But in this case, I see neither action nor words from the governor-elect. How about a little of both, Mr. Christie? Or are you just going to allow it to pass, not applying the slightest amount of pressure on the three State Senators, since it’s really not on your watch?

No one cares what the "official" platform of the NJGOP is or isn't. The only one who seems to is LaRossa and his ghost writer, Bill Winkler. Voters can decide for themselves whether their electeds represent them or not. Just like they did with LaRossa.

that Christie was clear on was his opposition to homosexual marriage. EraseTheRINOs is correct that Christie should come out more forcibly on this issue.

FlorioFanClub is incorrect. Christie won because he was not Jon Corzine and did not pick Loretta Weinberg for his LG. However, not having a platform in place meant that the Assembly candidates could not run on a unifying message. Republicans avoided running as Republican. As result, Christie had no coattails and will have a difficult time pushing any agenda he might have.

A, lets see, Baroni is the best kept closet secret in the legislature. Rick Wright's wife ran off with the former DOT Commissioner and now puts Obama signs on his lawn. Burlington GOP, aka Mark D, can't win an election to save his life inspite of committing over $700,000 to two losses in Dist. 1

The only seat won by Assembly republicans is by a consultant that LaRossa worked with in getting Mike Doherty past Marcia "the establishment" Karrow.

Given the fact that none of you have a clue, it would appear that you will continue to post on state time and NJGOP computers. Gotta love those IP addresses.

And why would anyone fixate on "dick" unless that is their basic proclivity in the first place?

That must be why the Somerset County Republican Chairman, Dale Florio has been retained by Garden State Equity to lobby for them. I guess a republican insider is needed to keep the gay vote in line in the republican caucus.

Let's see:

Burlingtongop:
GOPAnimal:
Imwithstupid:
Floriofanclub:

Amazing that all any of you ever post is the most assinine, abusive and derogatory commentary. But at least your consistent.
And I find it bordering on hysterical. You guys are really funny in trying to out do each other with the trash writing.

Clearly there must be a lot of penis envy among you and it is clear that Dick's intellect really bothers all of you.

I guess that the only thing you can do is trash the only conservative writer on this site. Oh, I can hear the howls now.

Yes, conservative is a mantle that, based on your comments, none of you can claim and based on reading the columnist, he clearly is intellectually superior and makes a whole lot more sense than a bunch of raving, jealous lunatics.

So until you can offer a construtive comment or alternative why don't you all enjoy your closet time and not bother to look for your shadow until there are signs of intelligent life coming from the NJGOP. Oops, there will never be signs of intelligent life from the NJGOP. It is the Rhino RINO club.

Oh and by the way, have fun sharing the closet with Baroni and Gusciora.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_pl996

Can't wait for the assholes to comment on this one!

hey didn't mr. family values also take a trip to Hawaii on the taxpayers dime right before he was spanked by the voters and thrown out of office? Is it recorded who he took the trip with?

What’s wrong with noballsinBurlington, Fanovc*ck, and Hamiltonsausagehider? If you hate LaRossa so much, have the courage to just say these things to his face. Call him gay to his face. Insult his gal to his face. What’s wrong with you anonymous twerps? Have you left your balls in the glove compartment?

Yeah, I know LaRossa is Italian and if he gets his Sicilian up he’ll kick your asses – even at his age – but guys, if you are going to talk low you have to have the guts to back it up.

I think we should just order a round of butt plugs for the group of you and be done with it.

We need a budget that addresses affordability today. It’s become far more difficult to live in New Jersey because of rising fuel and food prices, a weakening economy that reduces incomes and, most important, some of the highest taxes in the nation. Force factor

Jon Blackwell, The Trentonian, To the Loser Go the Spoils, January 1, 1998
"Less than 24-hours after lame duck legislator Dick LaRossa stepped down from office, his political pals have eased his search for a new job by giving him an $85,500-a-year patronage plum."
"LaRossa even cracked a joke about his salary hike coming just after voter rejection. 'Elected office is the only place where you make out financially if you lose your job,' he said."

How abuot a link to your blackwell claim so we can read the entire story. Put up or shut up. No proof? Ah, well then you made it up? How surprising.

Have any of you boneheads ever run for office? No? How surprising. It takes courage and determination to run.

It takes intelligence to serve. So what have you ever won asshole, a scratch off lottery ticket?

And the comment about his lady is attacking family. That is lower than whale shit. I guess you learned at the foot of the democrats you serve by continuing to lose elections unlike the ones LaRossa won. But if that is where you live, than that is about all anyone can expect.

An old tradition. Just ask John Matheussen, Jim Hurley, Dick Kamin, Harriet Derman, Jeff Warsh, Peter Barnes, Joe Sinagra, Lou Romano, Nick Asselta, George Geist, Lee Laskin, Lee Solomon, Sean Dalton, and the list goes on and on and on.

What is your point? That we should ban former legislators from holding taxpayer-funded positions after they leave office? I’m for that.

That's it. No legislators or former legislators should be given positions on Christie's cabinet.

Let’s ban the lawyers among them from taxpayer-funded legal work too. Then we would really have a citizens’ legislature.

The scarey part of the national platform is the idiotic notion that children are better off only knowing traditional marriage. For years that is all they have known. Anyone care to review the divorce and abandonment rates?

Why don't they just say what they really believe. "We belive in equal protection, except as it relates to the legal definition of marriage. When it comes to marriage, we believe the government should revert to the regigious definition, not the legal definition. In this matter religion should control state and federal politics."

"Floriofanclub, Very well said for a liberal. But it does raise some questions about Dick...........not married, no kids....could it be he does play hide the sausage once in awhile?"

I really have no knowledge one way or the other about dick's personal life but I do know it is not unusual to find those most opposed to civil rights to share in secret the same characteristics of the groups they oppose. It's called projection.

There are lots of precedents for social conservatives to be "outed", including some televangelist preachers and even congressmen, Mark Foley being the most recent example but I know there have been others as well.

The fact is this whole marriage equality issue is a waste of time for Republicans. Chris Christie wasn't elected because he opposes marriage equality, and I'm glad he's focusing on the issues that matter most to the constituency that elected him.

Dick LaRossa is a political has been who never was, and almost every column he's written and every dirty linen he's exposed blows right back in his face. Any politician who takes what he says seriously will also end up on the political scrap heap.

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hey, diggemsmacks, you take every opportunity you can on here to personally attack one person and one person only.  Your act is getting old - probably about as old as that mothball stench you emit and those tweed jackets you are disturbingly over reliant upon even in balmy summer months.  When was the last time you secured any truly impressive election victory?  And reelecting republican incumbents in the most republican districts in the state do not count. Those republicans ought to run far away from you before you serve to alienate them any further from the rest of their caucus.  Your wartime advice didn't serve your benefactor very well.

Funny you mention Giest and Mathuessen.  Didn't you help them get reelected one cycle?  You remember, the cycle you let a republican runningmate hang out to dry in a deal cut with SJ democrats.  Yeah, some party unifier you are.  Way to honor Reagan's 11th commandment you real time republican, you.  You are wet, spent, and useless. 

Look at the state of our society. Those that have demeaned traditional marriage contribute to the high divorce and abandonment rates. The Hollywood culture has instilled the concept that it is perfectly okay to marry and divorce for any reason. Too many people don't take marriage seriously. Permitting people of the same gender to marry would completely make marriage a joke. Traditional marriage and its purpose within society needs to be strengthened, not cast aside.

hehe. he's a joke. also, dick nice try with the group of past senators that cashed out like you. only a fiscal taxpayers watchdog when it suits you -- Tell us again how taxpayers benefited from your trip to Hawaii & who did you go with??? Also -- did they sell their votes for the job? you said you were against Pension Bond Scam. Then got a ride to the state house with the troopers. they kept the board open for you and you voted for it. then Whallah! low show job and free taxpayer funded trip to Hawaii! Too bad Christie wasn't around then. If you are going to insult people, look in the mirror first bro.

"Traditional marriage and its purpose within society needs to be strengthened, not cast aside."

When people are losing their jobs, their homes, their bank accounts and retirement funds, and can't afford decent health care, do you really think that more than just a few zealous rightwing whackjobs would give a rat's rear end for "traditional marriage"?

If Christie keeps his promise to cut taxes he could support marriage equality, divorce his wife, marry Jim McGreevey and still be re-elected in a landslide.

christiegonewild.blogspot.com

isn't the one that is pushing for our legislature to redefine marriage. I would hope that they focus on far more pressing issues such as getting our budget trimmed down.

"isn't the one that is pushing for our legislature to redefine marriage."

No. You're the one that is pushing for our legislature to maintain the facade of "traditional marriage" so that you can continue reassuring yourself of "normalcy"
in reponse to your own deep-seated sexual and familial insecurities.

christiegonewild.blogspot.com

you are entitled to your opinion.

Amen to the Ten!!!!!!!

              It is call the the American Constitution.....................

                     And Death to those who think otherwise.

 "If ever time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin."                                                                                          Samuel Adams        

First clue: Almost every County Chariman endorsed him in the Primary.

Second clue:  The media drafted him 2 years ahead especially this website, with polls, etc. just like McCain.

Third Clue: He was made the "Savior of the New Jersey GOP" by the RINOs running the party.

Fourth Clue:  He was nothing more that a beuracrat drawing a government check, part of the problem not the solution.

"The difference between a Democracy and a Peoples Democracy is the same as the difference between a jacket and a straight jacket." - Ronald Reagan

What ticks me off is all the political capital that was expended for the civil union legislation. We thought that was the end of it. No. Coming back to the table after the deal was done is dishonest.

Screw it, let us get rid of the civil union law and go back to zero. Fair? No. An education? Yes.

"Fourth Clue: He was nothing more that a beuracrat drawing a government check, part of the problem not the solution."

Fifth Clue: He won.

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"Amen to the Ten!!!!!!!

It is call the the American Constitution.....................

And Death to those who think otherwise."

Is this Hal Turner?

christiegonewild.blogspot.com

I think the case can be made that Corzine lost more than Christie won. This was an "Anybody But Corzine" year.

"The difference between a Democracy and a Peoples Democracy is the same as the difference between a jacket and a straight jacket." - Ronald Reagan

And only pulling it off by a measly 4 percentage points. Had Corzine been slightly less horrible, he would have won. What does that tell you about the Do Nothing-Elect?

Any word on his STRONG opposition to gay marriage in NJ?

That's real funny coming from someone about to dump the key planks Reagan got into the GOP platform. Real funny.

Jon Blackwell, The Trentonian, To the Loser Go the Spoils, January 1, 1998
"Less than 24-hours after lame duck legislator Dick LaRossa stepped down from office, his political pals have eased his search for a new job by giving him an $85,500-a-year patronage plum."
"LaRossa even cracked a joke about his salary hike coming just after voter rejection. 'Elected office is the only place where you make out financially if you lose your job,' he said."

Someone has to write that story. It has everything: politics, sex, and corruption.

Hey loser, post the link or shut up. Clearly you can't because it does not exist. Why would anyone believe someone who takes it up the ass like you do on a daily basis?

Jon Blackwell, The Trentonian, To the Loser Go the Spoils, January 1, 1998
"Less than 24-hours after lame duck legislator Dick LaRossa stepped down from office, his political pals have eased his search for a new job by giving him an $85,500-a-year patronage plum."
"LaRossa even cracked a joke about his salary hike coming just after voter rejection. 'Elected office is the only place where you make out financially if you lose your job,' he said."