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In reply to the discussion: This man should run for president one day - I really like him! [View all]HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)Don't be fooled by Booker's grandstanding and Christie's veto. Neither gives a damn about equality. He and Christie play from the same playbook. Both know the culture wars are loosing traction in the northeast and west coast. Chrisie is running for president in 2016 and he needs to convince the southern base of the Republic party that he's an authentic bigot, not a flip-flopping bigot (e.g. Romney
)http://www.bluejersey.com/diary/20442/chris-chistie-announces-he-is-running-for-president-in-2016
As for Booker, he and the D's have made backroom deals with Christie and the R's to endorse a neoliberal economic agenda to lower the millionaire tax, cut property taxes and privatize public schools by destroying the teacher's union. Further, when Lisa Jackson was NJ's EPA director, Booker arrogantly dismissed her by undermining environmental initiatives in favor of his corporate cronies.
The Ed Reform Gravy Train
It's a-puffin' into Newark - all aboard!
One of every three dollars of private money spent so far in Newarks bid to reform its schools has gone to consultants and contractors, many with ties to Mayor Cory Booker and acting state Education Commissioner Chris Cerf, records show.
The records, from the state Department of Education, are part of a spate of e-mails obtained by the Newark-based Education Law Center. They detail for the first time how the Foundation for Newarks Future has spent the first $13 million of the $148 million donated by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and other philanthropists to help turn around the citys struggling public school system.
While the foundation the group created to distribute the money spent $7.4 million between January and September of this year on school-based programs, it has also spent $4.3 million on political and educational consultants. At least $3.9 million of the consultant spending has gone to companies and individuals with ties to Cerf and Booker, records show
Booker is a velvet screw. Christie is a blustering screw. Both will screw the 99%.
http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/chris-christie-vetoes-marriage-equali