MANCHESTER, N.H. — Gov. Chris Christie’s national proposal to reform Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid includes everything from raising the retirement age to eliminating payments for people making more than $200,000 a year. Here are five things you need to know about it. 1. Raising retirement age Christie wants to raise the retirement age to 69.… Read the rest of this entry »
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MANCHESTER, N.H. — Gov. Chris Christie has been pitching his controversial plan to overhaul so-called entitlement programs in New Jersey for weeks. Today he unveiled a national proposal to reform Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid
. Christie’s plan calls for an income cap for Social Security benefits. He proposed phasing out Social Security payments for people making… Read the rest of this entry »
Hillary Clinton is all set to announce Sunday her candidacy for the American presidency in 2016, finally putting to rest speculation that the former U.S. secretary of state, senator and first lady would again make a run for the White House. Pursuing the presidency isn’t all fun and games, however. It brings with it an extremely… Read the rest of this entry »
Hillary Clinton did not show up until the 1.33 mark of her two minute eighteen second announcement that she is running for president.
During the first minute and a half, an optimistic melting pot of very well spoken ordinary middle class Americans share the new beginnings they are embarking on.
Then Clinton shows up and reminds middle class Americans how tough the last seven years have been and tells us the deck is stacked against us.
But she wants to be our champion and hopes we will join her on her journey, because when families are strong, America is strong.
Video below the fold.
Posted: April 12th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Hillary Clinton | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Hillary Clinton | 6 Comments »
Governor Chris Christie came to national prominence in large measure through his unorthodox “Jersey style” of giving as good as he gets from citizens at his Town Hall meetings and reporters back in the early days of his administration when he talked to the New Jersey press corp. Calling a reporter “thin skinned” and telling him “you should see me when I’m really pissed,” calling a reporter and a former Navy seal an “idiot,” telling former Asbury Park Councilman Jim Keady to “sit down and shut up,” and many other “Youtube moments” have contributed to Christie’s national appeal and also been a cause for concern for many about his temperament should he become President of the United States.
On Tuesday afternoon at a Town Hall meeting at Old Bridge High School, Cheryl Meyer, a kindergarten teacher in Woodbridge, asked Christie to explain.
There are some familiar faces in the background during the 11 minute video; Matawan Mayor Paul Buccellato, Matawn Councilwoman Toni Marie Angelini and your favorite blogger snapping a photo, among others.
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Posted: April 9th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Chris Christie, Old Bridge Town Hall Meeting, Paul Buccellato, Toni Marie Angelini | Comments Off on Christie explains his Youtube persona (Video)
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie’s town hall meetings are expanding beyond New Jersey and heading to the first-in-the-nation presidential primary state of New Hampshire – and likely beyond. The governor, who’s been hosting weekly town hall meetings in the Garden State, is scheduled to speak with New Hampshire voters on April 15 on what’s being called… Read the rest of this entry »
Governor Chris Christie has consistently thumbed his nose at New Jersey Republicans
Governor Chris Christie continued the transition of the Executive Branch of New Jersey’s State Government back to the Democratic Party today with his announcement that Charles A. Richman will become Acting Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs on Friday when current Commissioner, Richard Constable, leaves government service after 13 years. Christie’s announcement said that Richman will be formally nominated to succeed Constable in the Commissioner’s post.
Richman, a career New Jersey bureaucrat with 40 years experience, served in the cabinets of Governor Brendan Byrne and Governor Richard Codey, on a acting basis.
Throughout his second term as Governor, Christie has appointed high profile Democrats to fill cabinet level and other important goverment positions when vacancies have occurred.
Posted: March 23rd, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, 2017 NJ Gubernatorial Politics, Chris Christie, Christie Administration, New Jersey | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Brendan Byrne, Charles Richman, David Samson, DCA, Department of Consumer Affairs, Department of Transportation, Governor Chris Christie, Governor Tom Kean, James Simpson, Jamie Fox, Jim McGreevey, John Degnan, Jon Corzine, Port Authority of NY/NJ, Richard Codey, Richard Constable, Thomas Kean Sr | 2 Comments »© Copyright 2025 | MoreMonmouthMusings | All Rights Reserved