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| Middle-class voters took a gamble and ushered Governor Christie into office in January 2010. They would have done better playing roulette in Atlantic City, above. |
Why is Road Warrior John Cichowski wringing his hands on Page 1 of The Record today over a state police escort for a caravan of super cars racing down to Atlantic City?
No one was hurt, no fenders were bent. Now, what about the 628 people who were killed in New Jersey crashes last year (A-10)?
They died because they were driving too fast or were drunk or weren't wearing their seat belts. Or, they were picked off by a maniacal driver tailgating or weaving in and out of traffic.
No enforcement
The bigger crime is the abysmal lack of state police enforcement on state highways.
Cichowski loves statistics, so why doesn't he compare
the number of tickets issued on state highways in 2003, when he started
writing his silly column, and in 2011.
Governor Christie reacted in typical fashion when asked about law-breaking by the rich owners of 200-mph cars. He shrugged his shoulders.
Virtually, all of what the GOP bully has done since he took office in 2010 has been designed to help his wealthy supporters. This is no different.
Screwing commuters
The Local front today carries good news for Bergen County rail commuters -- a "loop" that would give them a coveted "one-seat ride" into Manhattan through two new Amtrak tunnels.
But those tunnels wouldn't be finished until 2025 -- just the screwing Christie intended when he cancelled tunnels that were already under construction.
That allowed the GOP bully to grab $3 billion in tunnel money to fix New Jersey roads and avoid raising the gasoline tax on his rich, limo-riding buddies.
Screwing Hackensack
There isn't any Hackensack municipal news from head Assignment Editor Deirdre Sykes today.
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