Is This What We Look Forward To,

Hey folks,

Is NJ the example that we have to look forward to if the Left do pull off a miracle in just 129 days?

We already know that the standard MO of the Left is bigger government, more taxes, and as of late, just simply put, blind and reckless infighting, and fight for power, that accomplishes nothing. Now we may have a sign of things to come if they pull it off.

NJ has shut down. That’s right folks, the Gov. Jon S. Corzine closed the state government today because a constitutional deadline to adopt a new balanced budget passed without agreement. Gov. Corzine signed an executive order just after 9:30 a.m to "Shut it down".this following weeks of budget squabbling among Democrats who control state government but haven't been able to agree on a budget bill. Without a balanced budget, the state has no authority to spend money. The shutdown lasts until a budget agreement is signed.

Immediately about 45,000 state employees were furloughed. State courts were closed for anything but emergencies. State-run parks, beaches and historic sites were to be closed by Wednesday, but were expected to remain open through the July Fourth holiday. Motor vehicle offices planned to close at noon. You get the point.

What started this whole thing was the dispute over Corzine's determination to raise the state sales tax from 6 percent to 7 percent to help close a $4.5 billion budget deficit. Opponents have questioned the need for a sales tax increase, predicting VOTER BACKLASH and demanding that any increase be reserved for property tax reform.

I can hear it now behind the closed doors. "Yes, we must not upset our core base. You know the LWL. Yes we need to fix the budget, and if this was a state with the Republican Gov., we would be calling for his head, demanding that he raise taxes. But this is a Democrat seat and state. If you upset the voters in this election year, it will have terrible consequences for our quest for power in the coming elections."

They truly believe that the people care more about taxes than their government running? They are more concerned about upsetting voters than fixing the problem. Now of course the priority and necessity services will still be working, such as Police and prisons and mental hospitals. Well, that’s a plus.

What I love about the stories I’ve been reading about this, is that they make a big deal about the casino industry is challenging a possible closure in court. Why would the casinos have to close? The casinos could be forced to close because they require state monitoring. They want to get state monitors declared "essential employees" who would stay on the job despite a government shutdown.

LOL Are you kidding? Yes you cannot go to court if you are arrested, but you can go gamble. Is this really what we have to look forward to in 129 day? Infighting, power struggles, and nothing getting done? I’m starting to really start rethinking my helping the Left getting it together. There just may be no help possible. Not in their current state.
Peter