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Joey Novick
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Wilson's problem
Great cartoon by Tornoe, but Wilson's problem is that voters don't know who Carla Katz is and Republicans don't have enough money to tell them
Does Tom Wilson have E.D.?
I am sick to my stomach of this contrived controversy. This has Whitewater, Paula Jones and dare I say Monica Lewinsky written all over it. A scandal in search of ligitmacy. Everyone knows who Carla Katz is and that she had a relationship with Jon Corzine. I'm so tired of this Republican harping.
Can our legislators please discuss the $56,000,000.00 state defecit. Did I miss any zero's? Or, how about our aging population that genuflects every time someone talks of raising taxes, taxes which they themselves benefited from in their earlier years.
I was raised in New Jersey. But I suspect if NJ can not responsibly address the real issues it faces I will not be saying the same for my children.
Great cartoon
Great cartoon
Oximoron
Look at the headline. Should have been Big Ego.
Whiney Dems...
Take a look at Moran's column (first news item up above). If a lib sympathizer like him is writing it stinks and that Corzine is bleeding credibility, you know it's hitting the right nerve. Kudos to Wilson for his relentless drumbeat on this. Like him or not, the guy drives a message unlike others who say it once and expect everyone to care. If it wasn't for his pursuit, this thing wouldn't have been in the paper (including front page top of fold in the Ledger Tuesday!) about 50 times since the spring. And for those who say the GOP has nothing to offer but criticism and comments on what they won't do: http://www.politicsnj.com/new-jersey-republicans-unveil-choice-change-in...
The Contract with New Jersey?
Wow, you guys really need a new playbook. When fear and smear don't work we can always fall back on the old faithful, promise to make it all better. “If given the opportunity to govern, Republicans in the Legislature will fight to restore political power to the people so they can hold their elected officials accountable,” and everyone will get a puppy. And yeh, I really like that referendum idea. It has worked sooooo well in California. I can see it now, 10% of the population that shows up for off year elections making the decsions for the rest of the 90% of us who are either to busy or too fed up to make every election cycle. I thought the conservative mantra was for less change but now we should re-write the NJ constitution. How about we just change the leadership. You have decided that after 10 years of presidential republican rule that strong leadership is the last thing we need. How about we just scrap the whole NJ constitution. And if that doesn't work we can always recylce the anti-gay marriage agenda. Bye the bye this "whiny dem" has voted for both parties. I just find the current repubs lacking credibility and substance.
Got Kids
Wake me when it's over!!!!!!!!!
Blah
Tornoe's attempt to recall Teddy Roosevelt here is obscure and innacurate. Yet another dud from Tornoe. This story is a dead-it is over. It Katz is truley Wilson's big stick then he is doomed for further failure and defeat. Corzine is tougher than he looks, and it will take a lot more than this poorley constructed and sensationalized story to bring him down.
Recent polls suggest
That his big stick is nothing but a twig