THE DAILY BLADE: The Highest Form Of Flattery
Like former Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) and Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC), Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) proved a kingmaker. But the candidates he stumped for didn’t just want to grab onto Christie’s coat tails, they wanted to walk in his shoes, reports The New York Times:
In rallies in a dozen states over the last six weeks, local candidates pledged to emulate the policies Mr. Christie has employed in New Jersey, and their supporters cheered his stump speech, laughed at his jokes, and stood in line for photos with him. ...
“He’s our hero, are you kidding me?” said Stanley Grot, 59, former chairman of the Macomb County Republicans, at an event outside Detroit. “He’s pushing back at this wasteful spending.”
At a rally near Minneapolis, Stephen Rubis, 28, a state legislative aide, said, “He reminds me of Teddy Roosevelt, who’s my favorite president.”
And now, “Republicans who have taken over state capitols across the country are promising to respond to crippling budget deficits with an array of cuts,” according to The Times:
States face huge deficits, even after several grueling years of them, and just as billions of dollars in stimulus money from Washington is drying up.
With some of these new Republican state leaders having taken the possibility of tax increases off the table in their campaigns, deep cuts in state spending will be needed. These leaders, committed to smaller government, say that is the idea. …
All sorts of candidates make all sorts of promises along campaign trails, but there is a difference after last week’s election: in many states, Republicans have gained such control that when they take office in the coming months they will have a much easier time carrying out whatever agenda they choose.
As for Jerseyites, “voters are proud of the fact that they have a governor who’s held up as a model,” political strategist Mike DuHaime tells The Times. Plus, for a few blessed weeks people were talking more about Christie instead of Snooki.
The Stiletto Scoops Jeffrey T. Kuhner
President Barack Hussein Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize for his contributions to world peace in the two weeks between January 21, 2009, when he was inaugurated into office, and the February 1, 2009 deadline for nominations. Which is to say, nothing. Zero. Nada. Zilch. And nine months into his only term in office, he’s not accomplished a single thing more.
- The Nobel Peace Prize? Really?, The Stiletto Blog, October 9, 2009
Mr. Obama is destined to be a one-term president. He knows this. And he doesn't care.
- The One-Term President, The Washington Times, November 5, 2010
Comments