Chris Christie Tea Leaves: No to 2012 but Losing Weight, Mulling National Fundraising

Gov. Christie is attacking the notion that primary and secondary school teachers deserve tenure regardless of performance and that public employees should have higher wages and guaranteed employment that people in the private sector do not have. What's unfair about that? Don't we want to keep the good teachers and fire the bad ones? Why should the government be spared of cost cutting when all citizens have to do this on a daily basis?

He is being criticized for biting the hand that fed his democratic predecessors, plain and simple. Democratic politicians of the past promised police, fire and teachers unions sweetheart packages of pay and pension if they supported their man when he runs for office. Now, Christie is the governor who is beholden only to balancing the budget and the people of New Jersey, NOT THE PUBLIC WORKS UNIONS WHO CORRUPTED DEMOCRATIC POLITICIANS OF THE PAST!!!

Which states have the biggest budget deficits? Let's look; New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Michigan and California. What do they all have in common? They are all among the bluest states in the country with the reddest balance sheets.

Good for you, Governor Christie. You are taking the first step to make our tax dollars really go to work. Continue cutting through the waste. You also did right in cutting the largely unfunded extra NJ-NY tunnel and avoided adding further debt for New Jerseyans!

He should run, but I do not think he will in 2012, but 2016 he will. Governors have serious problems in thier states and Christie was the first to take real steps to deal with the problems. Many others are following now. Hopefully they can get the state budgets balanced. Federal government need to balance its budget also. Christie would be a good person to have in charge to try and do that.

Cristie is 5'9 410 pound. He's a cornflake Republican nothing great about him or walker. Pick on the middle class and the poor is nothing new about the republican party playbook. Give take break to the wealthiest while balancing the budget on the backs of the poor and middle class.

I find it hard to believe that anyone is putting Christie's name up as a presidential contender. He will never be able to live down turning down all that federal grant money to build a new NJ/NYC trans-Hudson connection, so desperately needed for future economic growth. He is a bulky man but a small thinker.

If Christie does not run in 2012 there may be a movement to nominate Governor Walker of Wisconsin. The county needs a strong leader who will solve the problems and not care who is offended.