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• At what financial cost vs. the potential economic benefit?

  —Blue Jersey

  So now a group of Republicans have come forward and decided they want to fix the Civil Unions bill, sort of a mend it (as if that's possible) but don't end it approach:"Moving testimony in Senate hearings suggests that New Jersey's civil union law is not always understood or'" [...]

  Posted: December 23, 2009, 10:15am EST
  

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• Young Republicans Say Angelinis Pension Padding Scheme is Disgraceful

  —ClearysNoteBook

  In response to what is being called a “scathing report” by the Office of Inspector General, detailing shocking pension abuses by Gloucester County Democrat Chairman Michael Angelini, the Young Republicans of Gloucester and Camden Counties... [...]

  Posted: December 23, 2009, 5:22am EST
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• Something Wicked This Way Comes: Reid Creates Defensive Perimeter on Healthcare

  —NJ Tax Revolution

  Republicans have been licking their chops over the seemingly perverse desire of Democrats to jump off a cliff to advance Obamacare. Privately, key Republicans seems to be envisioning the potential to run on a "Repeal the Bill" mantra next year in the 2010 elections. But WHAT IF the Democrats make [...]

  Posted: December 22, 2009, 6:37pm EST
  

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• AFP Releases Taxpayer Scorecard For NJ Legislators

  —CWA-NJ Conservatives with Attitude!

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  Americans for Prosperity has released its taxpayer scorecard of New Jersey legislators. Can you guess which Republicans scored badly? I’ll give you a hint on one: his name rhymes with ‘phony.’

  Americans for Prosperity’s 2008-09 Scorecard rates the performance of New Jersey’s 120 [...]

  Posted: December 22, 2009, 6:08pm EST
  by Mike Proto

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• Bribing Senators With Public Funds

  —Dan Cirucci

  Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Gerlach has issued the following statement on the U.S. Senate's attempt to pass a health care bill before Christmas:
  "As your families and loved ones gather to celebrate this joyous Holiday season, the U.S. Senate is plowing ahead toward a critical Christmas Eve vote" [...]

  Posted: December 22, 2009, 2:29pm EST
  

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• First Domino Of 2010 Falls

  —CWA-NJ Conservatives with Attitude!

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  According to Politico, Rep. Parker Griffith of Alabama has switched to the Republican Party. Surely, Rep. Parker is reading the tea leaves and looking to secure his seat but it is the healthcare debate that broke the camel’s back for him.

  Democratic Rep. [...]

  Posted: December 22, 2009, 12:45pm EST
  by Mike Proto

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• REPORT: Democrat Congressman Switches Parties

  —The Save Jersey Blog

   | December 22, 2009
  Rep. Parker Griffith (D-AL) will soon have an 'R' after his name, Save Jerseyans.
  He's announced plans to switch parties and run as a Republican in 2010, following a formal announcement in his home district later this afternoon. Clearly, Griffith's decision won't significantly impact the balance of' [...]

  Posted: December 22, 2009, 11:31am EST
  

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• SAVE JERSEY POLL: Who was the Best GOP County Chair of Election '09?

  —The Save Jersey Blog

   | December 22, 2009 
  
  Who was the best Republican county chairman of Election 2009, Save Jerseyans?
  Vote below, feel free to explain your vote or boost an unlisted candidate in the comments section:
  
  Who was the Best GOP County Chair of Election '09?Dale Florio (Somerset)Joe Oxley (Monmouth)Bob Yudin (Bergen)Scott Rumana (Passaic)Keith Davis' [...]

  Posted: December 22, 2009, 5:00am EST
  

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• Russo continues to eschew possible County Executive candidacy

  —Politicker NJ

  If members of the Bergen County Republican Organization (BCRO) are looking for a replacement county executive candidate for Jack Zisa, Assemblyman David Russo (R-Ridgewood) says don't look to him. "A couple people asked me and I told them I wasn't interested," said Russo, who said that taking on the position [...]

  Posted: December 21, 2009, 4:46pm EST
  by Matt Friedman

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• Corzine Lame Duck Appointments - A Slap at NJ Voters

  —NJ Tax Revolution

  John Corzine has decided to poison the well on his way out of office(WHYY):New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine is defending the appointments he's making in the final weeks of his administration. Corzine lost to Republican Chris Christie in his bid for a second term.Nearly 200 people, many of them well [...]

  Posted: December 21, 2009, 2:10pm EST
  

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• FINAL NAIL

  —In The Lobby

  Dec. 21, 2009
  
  Any doubt about whether the New Jersey Legislature would pass a gay marriage bill ended Friday, when five Republican moderate senators put out a press release saying they would not support the bill.  Instead, they promised to work to strengthen and enforce the state’s civil [...]

  Fetched: December 21, 2009, 1:21pm EST
  

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• In Passaic, GOP County Clerk might keep Democrat as deputy

  —Politicker NJ

  One of the upsets of the year came in Passaic County, where Republicans won the County Clerk post and three Freeholder seats, despite a messy intra-party fight and even though Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine's won the county 53%-44%. Corzine's numbers in Passaic County fell short of his performance in 2005, [...]

  Posted: December 21, 2009, 7:05am EST
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• Give Ben The Boot!

  —Dan Cirucci

  From Margery A. Beck at the Associated Press:
  It was the concern of Nebraska's Republican governor over expanded Medicaid costs in the proposed Senate health care overhaul bill that led to a compromise to cover his state's estimated $45 million share over a decade, U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson said [...]

  Posted: December 21, 2009, 6:39am EST
  

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• The Road to Health Care Reform..

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  Well, the last holdouts Ben Nelson and Bernie Sanders are going to vote for the Health Care Bill. That makes 60 Votes. Republicans are hoping the blizzard that hit Washington DC will keep key votes away. Some have prayed that a Senator would die or [...]

  Posted: December 21, 2009, 5:10am EST
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• ALERT: ObamaCare Clears Manager's Amendment Vote, 60-40

  —The Save Jersey Blog

   | December 21, 2009
  
  
  Done By Christmas:
  
  BREITBART -- WASHINGTON (AP) - Landmark health carelegislation backed by President Barack Obama passed its sternest Senate test in the pre-dawn hours early Monday, overcoming Republican delaying tactics on a 60-40 vote that all but assures its passage by Christmas.
  "Let's'" [...]

  Posted: December 21, 2009, 4:00am EST
  

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• Looking Ahead to Health Care Reform

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  Well, the last holdouts Ben Nelson and Bernie Sanders are going to vote for the Health Care Bill. That makes 60 Votes. Republicans are hoping the blizzard that hit Washington DC will keep key votes away. I have been concerned about ALL the consessions the [...]

  Posted: December 20, 2009, 11:01pm EST
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• Quote of the Day: "I guess I've passed the mantle to his son"

  —Blue Jersey

  The uproar over nominations and appointments continues from the Republicans. The problem is, some of the situations have been caused by their own actions and created the opportunity for these reactions:Kean also criticized Corzine's delay in filling the BPU spot. But The Auditor has learned the Republican himself prompted [...]

  Posted: December 20, 2009, 3:56pm EST
  

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• McCain: We Can't Stop It

  —Dan Cirucci

  From Kenneth P. Vogel at Politico:
  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) conceded Republican Senators won’t be able to stop Democratic health care reform plans from passing the Senate before Christmas Eve. “We will fight until the last vote,” McCain told Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace. “We owe that to [...]

  Posted: December 20, 2009, 10:27am EST
  

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• The McBride nomination was the surprise they all knew about

  —Blue Jersey

  Talk about grandstanding. If you listen to Republicans, many of the nominations from the Governor during lame duck were completely unexpected, came out of nowhere and are cause for uproar. Take for example Ed McBride, the Governor's former chief of staff to a judgeship in Burlington County who the GOP' [...]

  Posted: December 20, 2009, 10:15am EST
  

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• Toys for Tots a success

  —Morris Politics

  The Morris County Republican Committee held its annual Toys for Tots breakfast today and as usual, it was a splendid event. Politics is forgotten about (mostly) as guests bring a toy to be donated to charity. Monetary donations are also made.

  Among the charities receiving donations this year were the Morristown [...]

  Posted: December 19, 2009, 7:08pm EST
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• Don't Blame the GOP!

  —Dan Cirucci

  
  
  Don't blame the Republicans.
  They did their best to stop this bill.
  And they remained solidly united.
  Our only hope now (and it's a long shot) is that the House and Senate will have a difficult time agreeing on a resolution of two widely different pieces of legislation' [...]

  Posted: December 19, 2009, 1:26pm EST
  

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• GOP moderates offering another flawed compromise

  —CHANNEL SURFING

  Moderate Republicans are looking for compromise on the gay marriage issue by proposing to strengthen the civil unions law to make it more difficult for it to be ignored.
  
  The problem is that the only way to strengthen civil unions is to allow same-sex marriage or to remove [...]

  Posted: December 18, 2009, 6:59pm EST
  

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• Federal Stimulus Money Going to Democratic Districts

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  A new study from Mercatus Center scholars Veronique de Rugy and Jerry Brito that reveals the straight facts about stimulus spending:
  
  *Stimulus spending in Democrat districts is almost twice that of Republican districts
  
  *Majority of stimulus spending is not going to the states with the highest unemployment [...]

  Posted: December 18, 2009, 3:48pm EST
  

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• GOP leader tells Angelini to resign

  —Politicker NJ

  Gloucester County Democratic Chairman Michael Angelini, the target of a scathing report by the state Inspector General alleging his participation in a self-enriching pension padding scheme, is being told by Republicans that he should resign. Inspector General Mary Jane Cooper has referred the results of her Angelini probe to the [...]

  Posted: December 18, 2009, 2:30pm EST
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• Five Republican Senators Pledge Their Support for Civil Union Reform

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  Five Republican senators today said that it’s unlikely that a bill redefining marriage can pass the Senate and asked their Democratic colleagues to join them in a bipartisan effort to strengthen New Jersey’s civil union law. The five said that while they can’t support the Freedom of Religion and Equality [...]

  Posted: December 18, 2009, 11:56am EST
  

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• Passaic GOP prepares to fight for control of Freeholder board

  —Politicker NJ

  Two nights ago, Passaic County Republicans held a fundraiser at a catering hall in Hawthorne. Assemblyman Scott Rumana (R-Wayne), the county GOP chairman, wouldn't say exactly how much was raised.  But it was a lot more than what the party was able to scrape together around this time last [...]

  Posted: December 17, 2009, 5:58pm EST
  by Matt Friedman

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• RUSH HOLT ON FEDERAL SPENDING AND DEBT: THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW

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  Self proclaimed “good steward of taxpayer money” votes to raise federal debt ceiling to pay for runaway Democrat spending he supported
  
  (Fair Haven, NJ) 12th District Republican congressional candidate Fair Haven Mayor Mike Halfacre today criticized Congressman Rush Holt for voting to increase the federal debt ceiling Wednesday, saying [...]

  Posted: December 17, 2009, 3:32pm EST
  

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• Sette expects his own nomination to be blocked

  —Politicker NJ

  Morris County GOP Chairman John Sette says that he supports Republicans’ efforts to block Gov. Jon Corzine’s last minute nominees through senatorial courtesy – even in the case of his own re-nomination to the police training commission. “As far as I’m concerned, it’s being held up,” said Sette, who has served [...]

  Posted: December 17, 2009, 1:23pm EST
  by Matt Friedman

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• The new jobs bill

  —Blue Jersey

  A very close vote went down last night to pass the new jobs bill in the House of Representatives. Basically the bill is redirecting unused TARP financial bailout money to jobs programs. The 217 ayes, without a single Republican, tells us Democratic leadership lost a lot of Blue Dogs [...]

  Posted: December 17, 2009, 10:00am EST
  

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• Obamacare Deadline Slipping Away

  —Dan Cirucci

  From Carrie Budoff Brown at Politico:
  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s plan to pass the Senate health care reform bill by Christmas looked increasingly in doubt Wednesday, as Republicans launched an offensive to stall the legislation and Democrats had yet to strike a 60-vote compromise.
  Senators privately considered one [...]

  Posted: December 17, 2009, 8:31am EST
  

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