Comments on: New Jersey and Virginia Governors’ Races Heat Up

By: Old Soldier

Old Soldier — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:24:58 +0000

Praetorian: Stupid Christine Todd Whitman threw herself under the bus. She was so obsessed with abortion, she would only nominate “pro-choice” judges. Unfortunately, there is nothing in the NJ constitution regarding abortion. So, he had to nominate judges who couldn’t be bothered reading the constitution (state or federal). They came up with decisions like “Abbot” that soaked up all the income tax revenue and diverted it to the cities, driving suburban property taxes to the highest levels in the country. Thanks Christie.

By: Ed Wallis

Ed Wallis — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:12:08 +0000

Interesting approach, Jerryofva #7, yet that’s why I chose to vote for Moran: to pick the candidate who would most likely LOSE to the Republican candidate. Deeds was picked by the Washington Post…so I couldn’t see my way clear of validating their baby.

By: Praetorian

Praetorian — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:59:10 +0000

A Republican won’t win in New Jersey, especially one that’s anti-choice. They’re gonna wrap it right around his neck and won’t let voters forget it for a minute. New Jersey is a fiscally moderate and socially liberal state. However, if they have to choose between keeping government out of their pocket or out of their body they will choose keeping government out of their body every time. In fact, the only kind of Republican that can win in New Jersey would be one like pro-choice Republican star Christine Todd Whitman. Stupid Republicans threw her under the bus a long time ago.

By: James

James — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:13:27 +0000

As a former Jersey resident, I can tell you first hand about how corrupt and bloated NJ has become. A good (but often overlooked) example at how hostile the state has become is to is the plight of the restauranteur. You can’t open a decent restaurant because a simple liquor license is either unavailable or unaffordable. Anybody in the “fine-dining” restaurant business knows that the bucks are made on the booze. But to get a simple liquor license, you’ll need a half-million at least for the license, a bit more for graft, and a political connection. I live in California now, where the politicians are fiscally retarded, but not nearly as corrupt as their NJ counterparts. I can obtain a beer and wine license for about $10,000 and a liquour license for about $25,000 here in the Golden State. No graft, very little wait time. And I can make a living. You know why NJ Republicans didn’t elect Lonegan? Because their all Demo-lights. They forgot what a conservative is. The state is lost.

By: Marc Malone

Marc Malone — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:56:52 +0000

#9 Bobby – I always have trouble with Rubin’s articles. She is typical of the confused neocons. They are moderates, but think they are true cons. Thus, the reference “firebrand”.

This is the problem within the party. The moderates don’t know they’re moderates. Or, they label themselves as compassionate cons (read, moderates). In the old days, they were known as Rockefeller Pubs, happy to be included while the Dems ran things. Such are the career politicians who make all the messes. They defame the party as they ride the gubmint gravy train.

By: BobbyRomano

BobbyRomano — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:14:55 +0000

Rubin is obviously on the take from the RNC. Her attacks on Steve Lonegan are what you would expect from Barack Obama. It’s unfortunate that someone who claims to be a conservative would sell out the savior of our party for Thirty Pieces of Silver.

By: JAY

JAY — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:41:47 +0000

I live in Virginia. I have voted for the Republicans in every election for 30 years. They won’t get my vote again unless a real conservative runs. If McDonnell sounds like another “moderate”, get along Republican, he’ll get no vote and no support from me.

By: jerryofva

jerryofva — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:57:34 +0000

As a rare conservative Republican living in the Peoples Republic of Arlington I am going to vote in tomorrow’s Democratic primary in sort of a maximin strategy. I want to make sure that Mr. Deeds does indeed go to town. I dread the thought of McAuliffe or another member of the corrupt Moran clan sitting in the statehouse and turning Virginia into an upper South version of New Jersey.

By: Fred Beloit

Fred Beloit — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:28:47 +0000

Jenifer, Jenifer. Being Republican means nothing to me…nothing. Most pols are in business. They want to make money. (True some have other, far more sinister motives.) The only way they can is by being elected. But look how idiotic and/or conniving some of them are, regardless of party.
Now you take global warming…please, AKA, climate change. The supporters of action on this political/scientific(???) issue are really proposing this. No, they really are, they just express the idea in a mealy-mouthed jargon and in a way that will cause certain people to make a lot of money for doing basically nothing.
They want to put a big thermostat in a Bureau of Standards facility. This thermostat would annually be set to control the temperature of the earth to within a few tenths of a degree Centigrade of the ideal temperature. There is only one decision left to be made, and it is crucial. They have yet to decide what the ideal temperature should be.
These people are, for example, Obama, Bush, McCain, Gore, Lieberman, Pelosi, the Maine sisters, the California sisters, and Romney. Many in both parties are all for it.

Would you truly, honestly, want us to vote for people like this, people who are so dumb or so corrupt just because they might be Republicans?

By: Blackwater

Blackwater — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:41:26 +0000

Man, I really hope Virginia gets a Republican governor. Especially since the man running seems to be a pretty decent fellow. As a Virginian I’m disgusted to see our state turn blue in the last couple years. It’s all these damned leftist communists in my part of Virginia unfortunately who have been enslaved er I mean employed by the federal government. Everyone who works for the various agencies in Washington D.C. all live here in the MOST wealthy county and area of the country here in Northern Virginia. In my county of Fairfax we have the highest average income our of every county in the country because everyone is making it rich by leeching off the federal government. Why do you think they all vote Democrap? Job security. The Democraps give them the handouts and in return they give them their votes.