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NJ Dems are ready to accept Governor Christie's budget

They don't have the stomach for a protracted fight. Months of bluster by the Democrat-controlled State Legislature hasn't budged the governor one inch. And now the cold hard truth is setting in, it's Chris Christie's way or the highway.

The modifications are penny-ante stuff, and Gov. Christie is likely to embrace the deal. Even better, the Democrats are effectively throwing in the towel and letting the minority Republicans run the budget show.

The deal would also entail a legislative maneuver placing responsibility for the budget on Republican lawmakers, a rare move with Democrats controlling both houses of the Legislature.

State Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-Gloucester) wants to distance his caucus from the governor's budget to hopefully avoid the political fallout associated with voting for the cuts in spending.

If Republicans take charge, only the minimum number of Democrats — four in the Senate, eight in the Assembly — would likely join the GOP in voting for the plan, lawmakers said.

Even with our state on the ropes the Democrats can't bring themselves to accept fiscal sanity. They'd rather hide their heads in the sand and sing lalalalalalalalalala while Governor Christie and the Republicans do the heavy lifting.

That's how we got into this mess in the first place. "Leaders" who weren't willing to lead.

Chris Christie is a leader. And he's leading us back from the brink.

Advantage Christie!

Posted at 15:33 by Chris Wysocki   [/nj_politics]   Comments | Archived | Perm Link |
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