Ryan has better hair

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Menendez complains about constitutional amendment to make judges pay their fair share

Politics should trump good public policy and the will of the people, in the mind of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez.

The Auditor is reporting that New Jersey’s junior Senator called Democratic State Senators Steve Sweeney and Ray Lesniak to complain about the fact that they’re allowing voters to decide on the constitutional amendment that, if passed, will require New Jersey’s privileged Judges to abide by the same pension and benefit rules as all other state employees.

Menendez wasn’t complaining about the merits of the legislation.  He was complaining that the presence of the constitutional amendment on the ballot this fall would get Governor Chris Christie out on the campaign trail supporting the amendment….and also supporting State Senator Joe Kyrillos in Joe’s quest to unseat Menendez.

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Save Jersey: Christie will deliver keynote address at GOP National Convention

Save Jersey is reporting that they have confirmed that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will be the keynote speaker at the Republican National Convention.

SJ says that a formal announcement will be made on Monday, August 13.

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Meet Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan Drove The Oscar Mayer Weinermobile

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Romney will announce VP pick Saturday at 9am

Fox News is reporting the GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney will announce his choice of running mate Saturday morning at 9am in Norfolk, Virginia.

Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan is thought to be the choice.

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What’s next, a bake sale?

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Team Obama Asks New Jerseyans for Dirt On Christie

By Charles Measley, cross posted from SaveJersey

I enjoy signing up to Democrat e-mail newsletters, Save Jerseyans; it gives you perspective as to what their upcoming attacks and extremist proposals will look like.

Yesterday morning, Barack Obama’s New Jersey campaign sent out an e-mail saying that Gov. Chris Christie is on Romney’s short list for VP (I hope he is!) and that our Governor’s name has recently come back up as a possible pick. The e-mail goes on to say that New Jerseyans have to get “the truth” out about our Governor.

Team Obama has even created a website to collect stories from Jerseyans about Gov. Chris Christie and are encouraging their supporters to share their stories, “to hold him accountable on the campaign trail.”

As conservatives, I think we should submit our own stories to team Obama’s new website. Like the story of how Gov. Chris Christie capped property taxes at 2%. Or perhaps how Gov. Chris Christie saved New Jersey’s pension system for state workers. Or what about the story were Gov. Chris Christie proposed lowering everyone’s income tax rate by 10% and Democrats did nothing?

Let’s show team Obama that we are going to hold them accountable! Submit your Chris Christie story to team Obama here.

The full Team Obama email is just below the fold…

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Loser of the week

From Politickernj:

Anna Little

The erstwhile revolutionary 6^th Congressional District challenger has a credibility problem after her inflated ego ticked off nearly everyone around her during her doomed 2010 general election campaign. The solution? Bring in a solid GOP star to prop up her candidacy, someone like Christine “I am not a witch” O’Donnell. Yeah, that’ll work, Anna.

 

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Fox Poll: Obama up by 9%. 11% among Independent voters

The negative Obama ads, the negative media coverage from the London Olympics and the ongoing controversy over not releasing tax returns seems to be dragging down Mitt Romney’s support, according to a Fox News Poll released yesterday.

Obama leads Romney 49%-40% in the poll.  Last month the president’s lead was 45-41.

Romney’s approval rating has slipped from 52% to 46%.  Obama’s rose to 54% from 52% in July.

30% of Independents are undecided about who they will vote for in November.  Of those who say they have decided, Obama leads by 11%.

95% of the respondents said they were interested in the raise.  Among the 40% who said they were “extremely interested,” Obama and Romney are tied at 48%.  Last month Romney lead that group 53%-42%.

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