Did Ronald Reagan want to be president more than anything else in the world? Did Eisenhower or Truman? Did Lincoln want it more than anything?
Clinton did. Nixon did. The Roosevelts sure seemed to want it badly.
Did George W. Bush want it more than Al Gore did?
Is burning ambition the determining factor of who becomes president? In good times it probably is. In times of crisis, the presidency is not an ambition. It becomes a duty. A sacrifice for a transformative leader.
I believe Governor Christie when he says he will not be a candidate for president in 2012. I don’t think he would leave his work in New Jersey half done. I think he really believes in the work that he his doing now, especially in regard to education, is a higher calling. By transforming state government and education, and setting an example for other states to follow, he can make a more powerful impact on the quality life in our nation than many presidents have.
Chris Christie could probably win the 2012 Republican nomination for president. He could probably win the office. If his ambitions were personal, he would probably do it.
Have we had enough yet or are we gluttons for punishment? Isn’t it time to put an end to the Democratic controlled Congress approach to fixing the economy, increasing spending, increasing debt, increasing taxes, high unemployment rate with no job growth in sight, and a new healthcare plan which most people did not want?
One of the route causes of the above problem issues is our current District 6 Congressman, Frank Pallone. In fact, he even views them as feathers in his hat for a job well done. The people of District 6 as well as the rest of the country have reached the point to now say, “Enough is Enough.” It is time for a significant change in the way that our 6th District, our state, and our country is being run by putting new people in those jobs who are ready, willing and able to listen to the people and what they want, rather than the other way around. That time is almost at hand and we have just such a person in Anna Little who is running against Pallone for our District 6 Congressional seat on November 2nd. She knows of the problems facing our state and our country and she knows the importance of listening to the people and doing what the people want.
Let’s all jump on the Little Train and vote for Anna Little for Congress on Nov. 2nd to help bring our economy and our country back.
A 3 car accident that resulted in the death of an elderly woman closed down Route 36 for over 2.5 hours this evening.
Middletown Police Lieutenant Robert Stefanski said the accident was reported at 6:47PM and that southbound Route 36 remains closed at 12th Street in the Belford section of the township while the investigation continues.
There’s plenty to do in Monmouth County this weekend after door knocking and canvasing for your favorite candidate. Greg Kelly @ Monmouth County Life did the leg work for you.
The MoreMonmouthMusings best bet for this weekend is the Highlands Business Partnership’s Oktoberfest in Veterans Park for 2PM-10PM. Great German food from Bahrs , the best beers from Shore Point Distributors, and fabulous family entertainment.
Middletown was one of dozens of municipalities and businesses victimized
By Art Gallagher
Federal and state authorities from NY and PA arrested over 80 “money mules,” primarily eastern Europeans ages 19-25 visiting the United States on student visas, who facilitated hackers using the “Zeus Trojan” virus to empty the bank accounts of dozens of municipalities and small businesses throughout the nation.
As reported by MMM on September 20 , Middletown was hit for over $370,000 over the Labor Day weekend. Thanks to prompt action by the township’s finance staff and police department, all but $13,400 was quickly recovered.
According to the complaints unsealed in Manhattan federal court on Thursday, the cyber-attacks began in Eastern Europe, and included the use of a malware known as the “Zeus Trojan,” which was typically sent as an apparently-benign email to computers at small businesses and municipalities in the United States. Once the email was opened, the malware embedded itself in the victims’ computers, and recorded their keystrokes – including their account numbers, passwords, and other vital security codes – as they logged into their bank accounts online. The hackers responsible for the malware then used the stolen account information to take over the victims’ bank accounts, and made unauthorized transfers of thousands of dollars at a time to receiving accounts controlled by the co-conspirators.
These receiving accounts were set up by a “money mule organization” responsible for retrieving the proceeds of the malware attacks and transporting or transferring the stolen money overseas. To carry out the scheme, the money mule organization recruited individuals who had entered the United States on student visas, providing them with fake foreign passports, and instructing them to open false-name accounts at U.S. banks. Once these false-name accounts were successfully opened and received the stolen funds from the accounts compromised by the malware attacks, the “mules” were instructed to transfer the proceeds to other accounts, most of which were overseas, or to withdraw the proceeds and transport them overseas as smuggled bulk cash.
“We have been forced to implement this work stoppage due to the Legislature’s failure to approve a routine bond transaction for the fifth and final year of a transportation program that was approved under the previous Administration,” Commissioner Simpson said. “Because of the Legislature’s failure to act, thousands of engineers, planners, designers and construction workers will be put out of work and project schedules will be disrupted.”
The Transportation Trust Fund Authority transaction involving the sale of up to $1.25 billion in bonds and the refinancing of up to $500 million in existing debt was anticipated to occur before the end of September to carry projects forward into the spring of 2011.
