Some parting thoughts on this second-to-last day of 2011, Save Jerseyans: 1. Mitt Romney will defeat Barack Obama in November 2012 and become America’s first mormon president. He’ll win by a margin similar to President Obama’s 2008 victory. The primary Read More
Telco Deregulation is Back and Being Attacked Again
Remember way back in March when the State Senate was about to take up and pass a telecommunications deregulation bill? Well they never did. Left wing groups had jumped all over S. 2664 from the start, and despite the fact Read More
Rothman Flees from Garrett, to Challenge Pascrell Instead
Well Save Jerseyan’s, I can’t say that I blame the Congressman. After his party threw him under the bus when it was well established by pretty much everyone on the redistricting commission that other districts were in worse shape numbers Read More
The Christmas Crossing
The fate of our American Revolution hung in the balance 235 years ago today, Save Jerseyans. Luckily for successive generations of Americans, General George Washington and his determined troops secured a true Christmas miracle and saved the infant republic in – Read More
Redistricting Aftermath: DuHaime and Roberts Video Clips
After the procedural vote was done, I stuck around to listen to the Democrats whine and the Republicans remind everyone that John Farmer said their map was great. Here are some notable soundbites from the head honcho’s of both sides Read More
Castner vs. Runyan in District 3?
Habemus Mapum, Save Jerseyans! Let the 2012 speculation begin. Go ahead and click here to see a pdf of the new congressional map. Early reactions are plentiful. A well-placed State House source tells Save Jersey that South Jersey Democrats are now strongly considering Bill Read More
UPDATING LIVE from Redistricting: The New Map
As we already reported, the GOP map has won the day in Trenton. Here is your first look at the new map. As you can see, other than the Rothman v. Garrett battle that was set up by both parties, Read More
Live from Redistricting: GOP Map Reported to Win
I just arrived at the state house after reading a report from Matt Friedman at the Star Ledger that John Farmer will be selecting the Republican map with his tie breaking vote on the 2011 Congressional Redistricting Commission. While there Read More
Random Rooney Rant: Redistricting is a Disgustingly Cynical Process
It looks like the verdict from congressional redistricting negotiations may be a foregone conclusion. Steve Rothman (D) will likely face off against Scott Garrett (R) next fall. There’s a thorough article on the current state of play at NJ Spotlight. And the Read More