The mind of Chris Christie
Don’t hold your breath waiting for any repercussions for Chris Christie’s shenanigans. Former US Attorneys rarely wind up being prosecuted for anything.
The most troubling aspect of 2016 presidential candidate Chris Christie’s refusal this week to make necessary contributions to his state’s pension system was not the budget maneuver itself — it was that almost none of the debate surrounding the move said anything about what it was really all about. Christie depicted the maneuver as a matter of financial necessity, as if he had no other choice but to effectively use New Jersey retirees’ money to balance the state’s books. With New Jersey under threat of another credit downgrade, Christie was certainly dinged a bit by the political press for not better managing his state’s budget. However, lost in the noise about whether or not the governor is a true fiscal conservative was any discussion of the two choices his administration has made – choices that are at the root of the budget crisis.
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