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Of course we do: NJ has 7 of the 10 counties in America with the highest property taxes

Anybody here remember a fellow named Chris Christie? He ran for governor, promising to "do something" about New Jersey's perennially high property taxes.

Boy oh boy, I sure do wish we'd elected that guy.

Because according to a recent study, 7 of the 10 counties in America with the highest property taxes are right here in the Garden State. Where, rumor has it, Chris Christie is actually the governor.

Sigh. I'd be ecstatic if my property taxes were only $9,546. Alas, I'm paying closer to $16,000, and Essex County is supposedly way down the list at Number 4.

1. Westchester, N.Y., $13,842
2. Rockland, N.Y., $10,550
3. Bergen, NJ, $9,546
4. Essex, N.J., $9,288
5. Nassau, N.Y., $9,091
6. Passaic, N.J., $8,978
7. Union, N.J., $8,926
8. Morris, N.J., $8,549
9. Hudson, N.J., $8,407
10. Hunterdon, N.J., $8,392

Yay New Jersey.

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Is there a universe where the Republican "leaders" aren't morons? I want to live in that one

Once upon a time I naively thought that electing a Republican congress would put the brakes on Obama's lawless destruction of our once-great nation.

Silly me.

Why did these bozos just vote to confirm Loretta Lynch as Attorney General? Do they want more gun control? Do they like seeing unlimited late-term abortions? Do they enjoy it when "law enforcement" seizes private property without due process?

I suppose that they do. Which makes Mitch McConnell no better than Dingy Harry.

Need more proof of that?

OK, Ole Mitch is gonna bail out Obamacare's subsidies if SCOTUS strikes them down. Because we elected his team so Obamacare could live another day, didn't we?

Yeah, well, there's an election to be won. Or something. Ergo, pandering trumps statesmanship.

Un-freaking-believable.

But wait, there's more treachery.

Cryin' John Boehner says he is "open" to eliminating spending and borrowing caps, and thus effectively handing Obama a blank check for the last 2 years of his term. Because our taxes aren't already too high, and we clearly haven't borrowed enough money yet.

Oh, but the government might shut down again and The New York Times will be mad about that. Boo freakin' hoo, right? Wrong. Cryin' John is scared to death that liberals might be mad at him.

Putz.

Can we please find some Republicans with balls? Is that really too much to ask?

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Jon Corzine is starting a new hedge fund! What could go wrong?

Is there a sucker born every minute?

You tell me.

You remenber Jon Corzine, right?

He's the financial genius who took over MF Global, ran it into the ground, vaporized more than a billion dollars of his clients' money, and then tried to weasel his way out of any responsibility for the debacle.

You know, just the kind of guy you'd want looking out for your life savings!

So, what's his sales pitch this time?

Because I'm pretty sure that "Give me all your money, never see it again!" isn't going to win him very many customers.

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Do you want fries with that? Most of Obama's touted job gains are low pay, low skill

The Obamabots will tell you the economy is "improving," because their Dear Leader has created millions of new jobs.

What they won't tell you is what kind of jobs he's managed to create.

Lots and lots of low-pay, low-skill, dead-end jobs.

As in, "do you want fries with that?"

For Obama so loved the poor, he made millions more of them.

And who's competing for those retail jobs? Obama's DREAMers, illegal aliens, here to ensure you'll never work again.

No wonder then that so many Americans have simply given up on looking for real work. Why bother? There aren't any more good jobs out there.

The only other growth sector? Government. Hey, Big Brother is always hiring. And always getting in the way.

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Bob Menendez's best buddy Salomon Melgen indicted in $190 million Medicare fraud scheme

Wherever Bob Menendez goes, corruption isn't far behind. And it looks like that buying himself a pet U.S. Senator isn't going to help Salomon Melgen avoid prison.

New federal charges of Medicare fraud involving tens of millions of dollars were filed late Tuesday against Salomon Melgen, the Florida eye specialist who was indicted earlier this month with U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez for allegedly bribing the senator in exchange for help with financial and personal matters, including a Medicare billing dispute.

Bob says "billing dispute," the Justice Department says "fraud." With a capital "F."

And coincidentally, some of those millions found their way into Bob Menendez's pocket, as well as into the coffers of the DNC.

Reached late Tuesday, Tricia Enright, a spokeswoman for Menendez, said of Melgen's new indictment: "The senator knows nothing about this. It has nothing to do with the senator's case."

Dr. Melgen should've bought a dog instead of a Senator. At least then he'd still have a friend.

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Marylin Zuniga: I made my students worship Mumia because white kids were mean to me in high school

Cop-killer loving teacher Marylin Zuniga tried to defend herself last night in front of the Orange, NJ Board of Education.

And since she had nothing to stand on, she played the Race Card.

Translation: I had every opportunity to get ahead, but I decided to become a Marxist because white people didn't bow down to my multicultural sensitivities.

Remember when immigrants assimilated? Yeah, me neither.

So, our Ms. Zuniga felt "disconnected," eh? But not in the way that Daniel Faulkner is disconnected from his life. Her disconnect is more metaphorical. And harder to endure, of course. Because, racism.

The poor dear, she had to settle for a second-rate education, too.

Oh, wait, no she didn't.

After graduating with honors from Montclair State University, Zuniga decided to pursue her master's degree at Columbia University before entering the \classroom. "I felt that my future students deserved the best and the only way they would receive that is if I was fully equipped as an educator," she said.

Darn those racist white people! How'd that lowly Peruvian sneak into one of their most esteemed graduate programs? Columbia already graduated that Obama fellow, you'd think that would've satisfied the quota gods. But no, they took in a "disconnected" young lady, laid the world at her feet, and were rewarded for their trouble in the only way a Marxist knows. Anger.

Then she brought her politics into the classroom, the better to indoctrinate her charges into the cult of victimhood. She got caught. And her only regret is that she blabbed about it.

OK Comrade!

She's not sorry she brainwashed a room full of eight-year-olds.

She's sorry she got carried away with enthusiasm for her success.

Her "apology" isn't really to the parents and the taxpayers. It's to her fellow travelers, for outing their insidious agenda. She regrets not keeping the whole sordid affair under her hat, at least until she achieved tenure, when of course she'd be free to assign The Communist Manifesto for summer reading.

And get this, she wants a second chance.

"Given my record, I do not believe this one episode justifies my termination. However, if the board has decided to terminate me, then I am prepared to submit my resignation to avoid the consequences to my career that would follow from termination."

Oh, I'd say it's a little too late for avoiding consequences. Not unless Google vanishes from the face of the earth.

As for it being "one episode," well then, I guess the results of her "hands up, don't shoot" assignment have already been fed into a shredder. Which is a pity, because I'd really like to have read the radical slogans she undoubtedly fed to her students.

Marylin Zuniga is but a cog in academia's leftward march. She's hardly unique. But we need to make an example of her. Show the bastards that we're not going to take it any more. Prevent her from poisoning any more young minds. Fire her. Today.

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Another Obamacare success story: 1 in 5 New Jersey residents are enrolled in Medicaid!

Sooner or later, everyone will be dependent on the government.

At least that seems to be the trend.

Obamanomics — it's Trickle Up Poverty!

Of course, the Obamabots / Hillarians^* consider putting 20 percent of New Jersey on the dole a success. Because they're not paying for it.

But, those of us who are still dumb enough to be working for a living?

BOHICA.

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^*I am open to a better moniker for Hillary's Hypnotized Hordes. Hillaridiots? Hillunatics? Hillemmings? Hillbillies?

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Homofascists lose: Immaculata Catholic High School reinstates Patricia Jannuzzi!

Remember Patricia Jannuzzi? She dared to post Catholic teachings on Facebook, and the homofascists went berserk. Initially it was reported that she'd been fired from her teaching job at Immaculata Catholic High School. But happily, that turns out to be incorrect.

Don't you just love how the supposedly impartial media frames her statements? "Anti-gay." "Sharply worded posts against gay marriage and gay rights." As if she were evil. Or worse.

Let's put it into the proper perspective. Her postings were Pro-Catholic. It's no secret that Holy Mother Church opposes same-sex "marriage." It shouldn't be controversial for a teacher in a Catholic school to articulate that opposition. Especially a religion teacher.

If Immaculata isn't teaching Catholic doctrine in their religion classes, what exactly are they teaching?

One is left to wonder. Because the school continues to dance around the tenets of our faith.

Right. It's not "theological." And you can't talk about it.

The letter goes on to say that teachers have been told that if the issue comes up in the classroom, students will be told "this was a personnel issue and not one about theology" and there should be no further discussion about it. Kline encouraged parents to tell students the same thing if the issue comes up at home.

"Gentlemen! You can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"

Since when are parents prohibited from talking about Catholic theology? By a Catholic school no less? That's disgraceful. And wrong.

What we need is more emphasis on morality. Instead we get vaccillation. And appeasement.

So let me introduce some clarity.

The Catholic Church thus teaches: "Basing itself on sacred Scripture, which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity, tradition has always declared that homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered. They are contrary to the natural law. They close the sexual act to the gift of life. They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity. Under no circumstances can they be approved."
(Catechism of the Catholic Church 2357).

Catholics who participate in homosexual acts, or who advocate for same-sex "marriage," are wise to heed the stipulations of Canon 915:

Those who have been excommunicated or interdicted after the imposition or declaration of the penalty and others obstinately persevering in manifest grave sin are not to be admitted to holy communion.

Make note of these words Principal Kline — "obstinately persevering in manifest grave sin" — and be guided accordingly.

That goes for anyone who persists in promoting the homofascist agenda, too.

There is but one path for those with homosexual tendencies: chastity.

"Homosexual persons are called to chastity. By the virtues of self-mastery that teach them inner freedom, at times by the support of disinterested friendship, by prayer and sacramental grace, they can and should gradually and resolutely approach Christian perfection."
(CCC 2357. 2359).

Immaculata High School, and all Catholics, should have no problem making these doctrinal points abundantly clear. Perhaps they could ask Mrs. Jannuzzi to show them the way.

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Some punishment: Cop-killer-loving teacher Marylin Zuniga suspended, with pay

Her union protects her right to be an America-hating idiot. Marylin Zuniga, the Orange, NJ teacher who forced her third-graders to write "get well" letters to convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal, has been suspended, with pay.

Yeah, uh huh, they're doing the Sgt. Schultz Shuffle — I knew nuh-think! — while trying to cover their butts. Didn't anyone in the district follow her Twitter feed?

Senator Cory Booker was one of her followers. I guess that says a lot right there, doesn't it?

And I say "was" because, she's so dedicated to her revolutionary cause that she's taken down her Twitter page. Way to stand up for your principles, comrade.

This isn't her first foray into radical indoctrination either, which also ought to be a clue for the nitwits who hired her:

But hey, they "vehemently deny" any knowledge of her assignments. Or her methods. Or where her "revolution begins."

Which sounds like the school's principal is either incompetently not monitoring her staff, or she saw nothing to complain about. Until, of course, sane people noticed what was going on in the third grade.

Sadly, my money's on incompetence. The school rates a 2 (out of 10). And Marylin Zuniga isn't doing much to fix that.

Let's hope she's fired. Soon. And that she never sets foot in another classroom to brainwash unsuspecting young minds. Our children deserve better. And Mumia Abu-Jamal deserves to rot in hell for all eternity.

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I told you guys that Net Neutrality meant "Tax The Internet," and I was right

"Fairness" my ass. The FCC's Net Neutrality power grab was about one thing, and one thing only — taxes.

Eleven Billion Dollars in new taxes.

These are Democrats. They never met a tax they didn't like. Or one they couldn't increase. You'd have to be an idiot, or an Obamabot, to pretend otherwise.

And The Los Angeles Times is calling the FCC out.

Not exactly chump change, eh?

And remember, back in December Wheeler bumped the current USF tax by $1.5 billion so he could spend more on subsidies for broadband in schools and libraries.

Handing out free internet to his homies has always been one of Obama's policy goals. Now he's got 11 billion reasons to add an ObamaNet subscription to every ObamaPhone out there.

If you like your internet service, you can keep your internet service. You'll just be paying a lot more for it. Which doesn't sound all that "neutral" to me.

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Your tax dollars at work: Orange, NJ students write "get well" letters to convicted cop killer

Remember when children were taught to respect police officers?

Yeah, me neither.

Because now, they're taught to honor cop-killers.

Of course it's a tenured public school unionista behind this atrocity.

She won't be fired. Or reprimanded. Only teachers who speak out to defend traditional values get fired.

The public school system is a hotbed of radical leftist indoctrination.

You'd have to be an idiot, or a dedicated anti-American communist sympathizer, to belive that Wesley Cook (this "Mumia" character's real name) didn't shoot Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner in cold blood.

Their "hero" shot a cop in the back. And then, execution-style, between the eyes. That's who this teacher wants to "get well." A cop-killing piece of trash who should have been fried in an electric chair and left to rot in an unmarked grave.

Putting your child in her classroom is parental malpractice.

Way to go Orange, NJ. We see where your priorities lie. Every day that Marylin Zuniga retains her job tells us all we need to know. You're a town that's on the same page as the execrable Al Sharpton: "What do we want? … Dead cops!" Thanks for showing your true colors.

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Obama admits his Iran deal is a fraud; says they'll have the bomb in 13 years

Old and busted: Iran will not get a nuclear weapon.

"This framework is the result of tough, principled diplomacy," Obama said in his weekly address to the nation. "It's a good deal — a deal that meets our core objectives, including strict limitations on Iran's program and cutting off every pathway that Iran could take to develop a nuclear weapon."

New hotness: Iran will absolutely get the bomb, in 13 years.

Now to be fair, Obama made that first promise a whole three days ago.

And 13 years is more time than Neville Chamberlain gave the Jews of Europe in 1938.

But make no mistake. This "historic" deal gives Iran the green light to wipe Israel off the map. They've been waiting for that day for 1,300 years. What's another 13 to them?

The path is clear. The plan is established. And Caliph Barack I is pleased.

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Random thoughts for Easter Week

I'm home alone for the week. The wife and kid are off to visit family. And somebody has to take care of the dog. He's a pretty good dog, so I don't mind. Plus, I have to do everybody's taxes. Should I hire an accountant? Probably. But I'm stubborn. I have a degree in Mathematics. Surely I can figure out how to compute the cost basis of municipal bonds Tammy's Mom bought for Sophie before she was born.

Good thing I bought extra batteries for my calculator.

The people who created America's tax code hate Americans.

And me.

So I haven't had a lot of time to tend to my blog.

Tonight I made a dinner I like — calves' liver, bacon, and onions. The girls turn their noses up at it. But it was delicious, and Roscoe (the dog) liked it just fine too.

Alright, it's time for Things I Might Have Blogged About If I Didn't Have To Appease The IRS.

Indiana's RFRA. Mike Pence is a putz. He should have stood firm against the homofascists. Instead he appeased the forces of darkness, and now it's open season on Christians. Because forcing us to violate our faith is much more important than asking a homosexual to find another pizzeria. Thomas Jefferson said so, when he erected that imaginary wall of separation between Church and State.

Riddle me this Batman. In Colorado, it's against the law to refuse to bake a gay "wedding" cake. But not to refuse to create a cake with "anti-gay" slogans on it.

Because one is "hate speech." And the other, isn't.

Freedom? Yeah, we don't have that. What we have is tyranny.

Here's a News Flash kids. The very idea of homosexual "marriage" is Hate Speech to me. But alas, I'm not allowed to have that opinion. My beliefs are "improper." And I'll soon be whisked off to one of Hillary's re-education camps, the better to align my thoughts with Progressive Conventional Wisdom.

Or they'll load me into a boxcar.

That's always the end result of fascism, loading people into boxcars. Homofascism will turn out no differently.

Speaking of Hillary, here's some food for thought: The same media machine that lied about the UVA rape hoax and "hands up don't shoot" and begat Brian Williams and Dan Rather will swear they're telling you the truth about Hillary Clinton and her 2016 GOP opponents. Honest.

And if you believe them? You're a moron.

Sadly, far too many voters will believe it. Hook, line, and sinker. Right after they get done telling you that Fox News is biased.

Just like they're hyped for Barry's hopelessly horrible Iran nuke deal. The guy who traded 5 high-level terrorists for a deserter; the guy who turned Libya into a quadmire; the guy who's still hoping the Muslim Brotherhood can destroy Egypt; the guy who pulled out of Afghanistan only to get sucked back in again; the guy who sacrificed Yemen to Al Qaeda; and the guy who gave Russia a blank check in Ukraine, this time he's got everything under control.

He promises that Iran won't get a nuclear weapon.

And if you like your health insurance, you can keep your health insurance.

If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor, right after Obamacare saves you $2,500 per year too.

Remember when Bill Clinton spewed the same nonsense about North Korea?

How'd that work out?

Iran will get The Bomb.

Then, Iran will destroy Israel.

And Barack Obama will smile.

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Hey New Jersey, this year you'll work until May 13th to support the government

Congratulations New Jersey workers. If you're crazy enough to have a job, you'll spend the first 4½ months of this year toiling to support the moocher class.

We're #1!

We're #1!

Gee, thanks.

"The sad reality is that every extra day middle-class taxpayers in New Jersey work to pay for government is one less day they are free to provide for their families, save for their child's education or their retirement, or to invest in their businesses in order to create jobs and opportunity," Americans for Prosperity State Director Erica Klemens said in a statement.

Government cheese ain't cheap.

And the people who vote for a living are never satisfied. They vote Democrat, because it's easier than getting a job.

Tell me again why I live here?

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Ka-boom: Bob Menendez indicted on corruption charges

Corruption? In a politician from New Jersey's Hudson County? Where's my shocked face?

Bob Menendez's chickens have finally come home to roost. A federal grand jury indicted him today on corruption charges, including conspiracy to commit bribery and wire fraud.

And no, this isn't an April Fools post.

Interestingly, news leaked earlier this week that Bob's co-conspirator is going to be indicted as well.

Federal prosecutors are moving toward charging a Florida eye doctor over his dealings with New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, according to a person familiar with a Justice Department investigation into their relationship.

How nice. They can be cell mates. It's a bit of a step down from the private plane and fancy villa in the Dominican Republic that they're used to, but I suppose they'll muddle through OK.

And I guess we're gonna need to hold another special election. Steve Lonegan, please call your office!

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Lefty media death spiral update: Fox News outdraws MSNBC and CNN combined

Will MSNBC's last viewer please change the channel?

Bwhahahahahahaha!

Sucking up to terrorists and libtards is not a winning strategy.

The Big Kahuna in the ratings war? Fox News! For the 53rd consecutive quarter.

With its 53rd consecutive quarter total audience win, Fox News Channel saw a 10% primetime rise among adults 25-54 in first-quarter 2015 over last year. In fact, with 321,000 on average among the 25-54s in primetime, Fox News thrashed rivals CNN (187,000) and MSNBC (132,000) with more news demo viewers than the other two combined, according to Nielsen.

In fact, Fox News had the five top watched and rated shows on cable news for the quarter. Again. Leading the pack? Bill O'Reilly. Meanwhile, Rachel Madcow fell to 26th place, behind reruns of Bill O'Reilly.

Ouch.

Their own families don't watch MSNBC.

At some point the poobahs at Comcast will have to put profits ahead of ideology. At least I think they will. Who knows? They're obviously in the tank for the Hilldebeest, and if she wins, running MSNBC at a loss is probably cheaper than writing checks to the Clinton Foundation.

Still, it warms my heart to see the looney lefties down for the count. Their shrillness echoes so loudly because there are so few of them to absorb it, not because their message is powerful or noteworthy.

If a cable news network bloviates in the forest, and there's no one around to hear it, does it even matter anymore?

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