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Unions, clamoring for their piece of the pie, look like bad poker players

Let's say you go to your boss and ask for a raise. He says no. So you pool your money with your fellow employees and use it to replace your boss with a boss who will give you a raise. Read More

Christie makes it personal

This new video of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, R, is mandatory viewing, as always. In this installment, he singles out a school administrator who went to some lengths to avoid the new $175,000 salary cap. Read More

Chris Christie pleads guilty to impatience (video)

Every good Chris Christie video is obligatory, of course: Read More

Paging Gov. Chris Christie…

I think I’ve found his next agenda item: MYFOXNY.COM – Auditors say the New Jersey Turnpike Authority wasted $43 million on unneeded perks and bonuses.  In one case, an employee with a base salary of $73,469 earned $321,985 when all payouts and bonuses were included. Read More

Can Schundler collect unemployment benefits? Unclear.

New Jersey Education Commissioner Bret Schundler was fired last week for allegedly lying to his boss, New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie. He lost his job after allegedly misrepresenting a mistake that may have caused the state to lose $400 million in education funds. Read More

On second thought, you’re fired.

Upon posting the YouTube clip yesterday of a Chris Christie press conference, I remarked how Christie had impressively turned the tables on an issue that could have embarrassed him. A clerical error by his education department–failing to list 2008-2009 funding levels–resulted in the loss of $400 million in federal education funding. Read More

Video: Chris Christie Has a Message for Obama

Via Daniel Foster, in this YouTube video New Jersey governor Chris Christie takes what could easily be an embarrassment for himself--a clerical error that cost New Jersey $400 million in education funding--and manages to turn the issue on Obama administration bureaucrats without sounding like he’s whining. Read More

Chris Christie for president? ‘Not gonna happen.’

The blunt-speaking governor said he’s not interested in a White House bid during a FOX Business interview with Neil Cavuto  yesterday. Read More

The growing power of government unions

The Arkansas Democratic Senate primary race pitting incumbent and Obama choice Blanche Lincoln vs. labor’s candidate, the sitting Lt. Governor Bill Halter did a lot more than point out a riff between labor and the White House. It demonstrated how powerful labor is and what sorts of money it can throw into the political arena to try to influence the outcome of specific elections. Read More
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