Garden State of Emergency
It can happen to almost any vacationer – you make plans to go on vacation, and Mother Nature changes your plans. Look what happened in the Spring of last year, when the Icelandic volcano altered the itinerary of millions of travelers in Europe?
Now, when you go on vacation, if it’s an extended period, you call the post office and the newspaper to temporarily cancel your deliveries. You set a timer switch to periodically turn your lights and television on and off, to fool burglars into thinking someone is home. You also ask a good neighbor (as opposed to a bad neighbor) to keep an eye your house for any suspicious activity.
When New Jersey Gov. Christie took his young family to Disney World in Orlando, Fla., someone was supposed to stay behind to keep an eye on New Jersey. No reasonable person would expect him to never leave the state to go on vacation. But they would expect him to leave behind a stand-in while he was away, in case of emergency. After all, he doesn’t have crystal ball to predict when a hurricane, blizzard, or terrorist will strike.
New Jersey amended its Constitution to prepare for just such a contingency. They created a position the Garden State hadn’t had before: a Lieutenant Governor, to act in the governor’s stead when he’s away or incapacitated.
Only the Lieutenant Governor, Kim Guadagno, decided to go on holiday at the same time Gov. Christie did, leaving N.J. Senate President Senate Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester) as the state's acting governor during a whopping blizzard. Sweeney was left to declare the state of emergency that freed commuters, by and large, from the treacherous commute to work that morning. Liberal critics are all over Christie for vacationing, which is hardly a crime, and all over the state government in general for allowing its lieutenant governor to vacation when the Big Guy was already on vacation, which makes her appointment a waste.
What were they thinking? The governor defends his own decision to take a vacation, which is okay. But is there some kerfuffle between their administrative assistants? Are the two not speaking to one another? Didn’t they check one another’s calendars before going off on their separate jaunts – at the same time? Don’t they have Microsoft Outlook, that allows colleague to synchronize their calendars? Note to Kim Guadagno, from CC: “My family and I will be in Disney World Christmas Week. Keep an eye on things and don’t feed the Democrats.”
This is not a time when the Republicans need to be put in such an embarrassing position. They should be apologizing for it, not making excuses or dismissing this snafu. That’s what the Liberals do. Christine won a stunning victory in 2009. In 2010, he was the talk of all the political circles.
Making New Jersey look like a Mickey Mouse operation is no way to start off the New Year.
Now, when you go on vacation, if it’s an extended period, you call the post office and the newspaper to temporarily cancel your deliveries. You set a timer switch to periodically turn your lights and television on and off, to fool burglars into thinking someone is home. You also ask a good neighbor (as opposed to a bad neighbor) to keep an eye your house for any suspicious activity.
When New Jersey Gov. Christie took his young family to Disney World in Orlando, Fla., someone was supposed to stay behind to keep an eye on New Jersey. No reasonable person would expect him to never leave the state to go on vacation. But they would expect him to leave behind a stand-in while he was away, in case of emergency. After all, he doesn’t have crystal ball to predict when a hurricane, blizzard, or terrorist will strike.
New Jersey amended its Constitution to prepare for just such a contingency. They created a position the Garden State hadn’t had before: a Lieutenant Governor, to act in the governor’s stead when he’s away or incapacitated.
Only the Lieutenant Governor, Kim Guadagno, decided to go on holiday at the same time Gov. Christie did, leaving N.J. Senate President Senate Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester) as the state's acting governor during a whopping blizzard. Sweeney was left to declare the state of emergency that freed commuters, by and large, from the treacherous commute to work that morning. Liberal critics are all over Christie for vacationing, which is hardly a crime, and all over the state government in general for allowing its lieutenant governor to vacation when the Big Guy was already on vacation, which makes her appointment a waste.
What were they thinking? The governor defends his own decision to take a vacation, which is okay. But is there some kerfuffle between their administrative assistants? Are the two not speaking to one another? Didn’t they check one another’s calendars before going off on their separate jaunts – at the same time? Don’t they have Microsoft Outlook, that allows colleague to synchronize their calendars? Note to Kim Guadagno, from CC: “My family and I will be in Disney World Christmas Week. Keep an eye on things and don’t feed the Democrats.”
This is not a time when the Republicans need to be put in such an embarrassing position. They should be apologizing for it, not making excuses or dismissing this snafu. That’s what the Liberals do. Christine won a stunning victory in 2009. In 2010, he was the talk of all the political circles.
Making New Jersey look like a Mickey Mouse operation is no way to start off the New Year.
posted by Belle | 5:03 PM
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