[Dr. Sivana]

“I find it interesting that Sen. Paul is accusing us of having a ‘gimme, gimme, gimme’ attitude towards federal spending when in fact New Jersey is a donor state and we get 61 cents back on every dollar we send to Washington,”

This is how the coastal libs try to buy off the heartland. Hey guys, cut down the amounts altogether and also ditch the regs and unfunded mandates, and EVERYBODY can win.

By the way, this is an example of Christie arguing like a Democrat.

[stephenjohnbanker]

New Jersey has the highest property taxes in the United States, Fatboy! Where did you spend the money?

[xzins]

What someone’s state does is entirely out of the hands of a single politician. The measure is what that politician requests in the way of federal funding or vehemently supports in the way of federal funding.

Paul is right. Christie has been licking the drippings from the federal gravy train, and in fact, his obeisance over it to Obama at a pivotal point in the last election became a major talking point for the liberals.

Paul, on the other hand, has not been pushing the gravy train by way of bills OR earmarks for his state of Kentucky.

One last word, if I were Christie, I wouldn’t be crowing loudly about my state getting taken to the cleaners by the Fed, getting back only 61 cents on the dollar. The Fed is taking NJ’s money, and NJ doesn’t seem competent to get most of it back.

[P.O.E.]

cut down the amounts altogether and also ditch the regs and unfunded mandates, and EVERYBODY can win

Exactly. Gov't at all levels spend tons of money on stuff because it gets paid for elsewhere.

[hinckley buzzard]

More liberal Christie-spew. They don't call New Jersey the "Superfund State" for nothing.