I am so pissed off right now knowing that my new governor is now almost officially and finally going to be Chris Christie. My fellow New Jerseyans voted into office a lying, corrupt, craven, wingnutty, Bush-beholden mess.
But really, this was Jon Corzine's election to lose. NJ is rife with all kinds of horrendous problems including a monstrous budget deficit and ridiculously high taxes. But we have killer schools, a renewed commitment to green development and proper environmental stewardship, and a variety of other progressive-leaning works in progress.
But now...
My wife and I just read through all of Christie's planks in abject horror. Vouchers, anti-choice, anti-medical marijuana, massive tax cuts with no obvious source of alternative revenue outside of slashing state jobs...
So, all I can really say at this point is pure snark... thanks, Jon Corzine, for a job obviously well done. We can now look forward to another Christie running our state back into the ground.