On the afternoon of February 2, the Asbury Park
Press posted an article written by Beth DeFalco of the Associated Press that
was titled “Gov. Christie Brags about Fights with Democrats.” Without hesitation I would like to say this
article is disgraceful. DeFalco pins
Governor Christie as nothing more than a bully looking to pick a fight with
Democrats. That was by no means the case
and she took his words way out of context.
Governor Christie did in fact say that “to have Democrats arguing with
me about which taxes to cut, I feel like I have died and gone to heaven.” However, if you look at the greater context
of it, he was talking about being proud that Democrats want to cut taxes
now.
New Jersey is one of the most overtaxed states in
the Nation (thank you Maryland for not allowing us to be the most) and that is
because Democrats have voted time and time again to raise our taxes. Businesses are fleeing in masses to get away
from the tax burden. The re-distribution
of wealth is not helping the middle class or even low income families. It is killing them because businesses cannot
survive in this environment and the ones that do survive cannot afford to hire
new employees.
It is no shock to me that Senator Loretta Weinberg
was the first to comment on the article and criticize the Governor. She must still be upset that Kim Guadagno is
the Lieutenant Governor of the State and not her. Sorry Senator, but you can always run again
in a few years.
Democrats have been in charge in New Jersey for
way too long, but have now realized that adding taxes is not the way to
go. Governor Christie is proud of this
accomplishment and realizes there is still work to do. I hope Beth DeFalco learns to write a less
biased article next time to show some integrity and learn some professionalism
in the field of journalism.
