Great Job, Chris Christie.

[babylonsister]

Brilliant!

http://www.prospect.org/csnc/blogs/tapped_archive?month=11&year=2010&base_name=great_job_chris_christie

Great Job, Chris Christie.


Last month, I noted New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's opposition to a federal rail project that would have doubled rail capacity under the Hudson River as well as provided tens of thousands of needed jobs to New Jerseyans. The project, which would have been the largest infrastructure investment in the country, was yet another victim of Christie's short-sighted fiscal "conservatism."

As it turns out, New Jersey had already spent $600 million on the project, and with its cancellation official, the federal government wants some of its money back:

NJ Transit owes the federal government $271 million for the Hudson River rail tunnel that Gov. Chris Christie scrapped last month. The Federal Transit Administration on Monday sent the railroad the bill, saying interest and penalty charges will be added. The Record newspaper reported the FTA also said it would launch a "complete audit" of the Access to the Region's Core project to determine how much federal funds still have not been spent.

Well, so much for saving money. Judging from his past performance, we can count on Christie to reject federal aid and defund education to close that budget gap as well.

-Jamelle Bouie

[Clio the Leo]

1. Would love to see Joe the Biden go after him on this one...

.... obviously the WH has no reason to go after him now but IF they ever do .... boy oh boy what a showdown.

[glowing]

2. All about those jobs... Does NJ have their regrets yet? Or they more like Snookie?

[tishaLA]

3. This just makes me sad. When heroes like Cory Booker work their asses off

that stupid fuck Christie is taking jobs and money away from places like Newark because he wants to pretend he's being responsible.

I'm glad the federal government is giving him the finger over this.

[KoKo]

4. One of those "Heck'UV-A JOB" CHRIS!...Moments...seems like...

:eyes:

[Jennicut]

5. I wonder if anyone in NJ that voted for this idiot regrets it now.

This just seems like a no brainer in terms of bringing in needed jobs to your state.

[LynneSin]

6. When is the fricking recall starting in NJ because I'll pay the damn toll to go help out

Seriously, enough NJ folks came to help us in Delaware - I'll be happy to help back@!

[Arkana]

7. I assume NJ is suffering from pretty severe buyer's remorse?