Re-Elect Jon Corzine

And make NJ the first documented sanctioned state suicide

The State of New Jersey is in bad shape. In fact, if it were a human, it would be on life support. At this point, euthanasia would be the only viable option, in this writer’s opinion. And it would be a lot easier to accomplish. No agonizing decision making process to go through. Simply vote in Jon Corzine again and the people of the state would end years of suffering. Think I’m kidding? Let’s look at some of the current Governors accomplishments to date. Maybe that will make the decision to “pull the plug” a little easier to do.

Jon S. Corzine was elected Governor of the State of New Jersey in 1995 after completing 5 years of a 6 year term in the US Senate. To attain these two offices, Mr. Corzine spent in excess of 100 million of his own money during the respective campaigns. This alone should give the average voter some insight into the sitting governor’s financial expertise. Why would anyone spend one fifth of their net worth to get a position that would return an amount less than a hundredth of their investment. Civic duty you say? Or perhaps a stepping stone to an even higher calling. Hmm. As a lifelong follower of the concepts of Realism, I tend to go with the latter as opposed to the  former.

Highlights from Mr. Corzine’s reign over NJ

Like any great ruler, Jon Corzine has left his indelible footprint all over the state in his four year term. Some of the more memorable moves include:

        Monetization plan for NJ Parkway and Turnpike. – Who could forget Mr. Corzines’ plan to sell the states roads for a 30 billion dollar quick fix of the states revenue shortfalls. Met with what some might call “ unprecedented skepticism” Mr. Corzine shelved this proposal after racking up millions of fees in “feasibility studies” and  staged “town hall” presentations, this proposal was eventually shelved in favor of  toll fees being increased. The first of what many will call the “could have –should have” administration.

        Mr. Corzine’s financial proficiency is well documented. In June of 2008, under his guidance, the NJ State Investment fund, invested 180 million dollars in Lehman Brothers. Less than 6 months later, that outlay of public funds had turned into approximately zero. With investment expertise at this extraordinary high level, we won’t have to worry about the state suffering a prolonged death struggle. Obviously, the end will come very quickly for New Jersey should we decide to commit to a second term for Mr. Corzine.

         In order to fulfill his campaign  promises to “do something about NJ’s high taxes” when he was elected, Mr. Corzine masterminded a brilliant plan in 2006. By shutting down the budget process, he effectively also shut down government for a week, causing lost revenue for both the state and one of its greatest sources of  tax revenue, the casino industry. By bringing the state to a grinding halt on all fronts on the July Fourth week, it also had the unintended consequence of causing irreparable damage to the tourism industry, a NJ hallmark. No governor before has been able to inflict this much damage to the state in such a short period of time. The resulting furor over this shutdown allowed him to not only raise the sales tax by 16% but also make some additional promises on property taxes that would also never be kept. So as you can plainly see, Mr. Corzine did indeed keep his promise to “do something about taxes”. No more deals or one year fixes for this governor, he seemed determined to bring about fiscal ruin in a much shorter time. And while this operation didn’t completely break the back of the taxpayer, fear not. A second term for Jon Corzine will surely sound the death knoll.

        Jon Corzine, like his political ally, Barrack Obama, is also a strong advocate of open and honest government. As proof, I offer two examples. Number one and perhaps his best advertisement for transparent governing would be his state employee’s contract negotiation technique. It would seem it is a two step process (yes, I know, all pols like to do the two step) in Mr. Corzine’s procedure manual. Step one, form a romantic liaison with the head of the biggest state labor union, In this case, lend her significant amount of money, then forgive the loans. Then pay her children’s tuition as well gift to her brother. Then, stop seeing the labor union head when you become governor. It’s as simple as that.  And then negotiate the union contract with her, using email extensively to accomplish these negotiations. Afterwards, simply go to court to block any requests to see aforementioned emails. There is no hint of impropriety in this transaction, is there? Seems to me, if you can afford to use six million of your own money to sweeten the pot, who knows how much of the peoples money you would be willing to spend to get the contract on the books. Click here to read more on the Corzine method of contract negotiations.  Be sure to stockpile your spending cash if you want to mimic this method. It can be very expensive.

In conclusion, if you care about the welfare of the State of New Jersey, I implore you to issue a DNR (do not resuscitate) order for it. The easiest, most efficient way to accomplish this is to simply vote Jon Corzine back into office for another four year term. That will accomplish the end goal. Another four years with King Jon will seal the fate of this once proud state. What we the people took over two hundred years to build, he can undo in that time period. And not re-electing him could have national consequences. Almost certainly, if he were to lose, he would be made some sort of Czar at the federal level. Hell, we can always use one more czar can’t we? And then, it’s not just the state and Jon who are losers. Potentially, it’s the entire country. Your decision.