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right on...
Right on....Bloomberg was unpopular early after a property tax hike, I believe. Then he focused on quality of life measures and got his mojo back.
Corzine is doing this all backwards....the toll plan should have been done in Year 1, not Year 3 of his term. Now this is what his re-election will be decided by, likely.
After all he's spent, if Democrats in safe districts turn their backs on him....
What?
Why would Democratic Legislators support the plan (other than the fact that they helped cause the fiscal nightmare NJ is in).
Corzine threw them under the bus in the '06 budget battle. His egomaniac or politically clueless (not both, just one or the other)staff treats the Democratic Legislators like dirt. Unless of course they need them then they are best freinds for the day.
Guardrail Jonnie
Bend Over NJ here comes the Jim McGreevy plan……
NJ's Constitution
makes Corzine arguably the most powerful governor in the country. He needs to start acting like it if has any hopes of getting his policy passed.
While I don't agree with it for a host of reasons, he should finally BE BOLD and do some serious political work.