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• "The Secretary Shall Determine..."

   | December 18, 2009
  
  
  Thank God for the new media! Otherwise, the contents of President Obama's expensive, lengthy healthcare legislation would remain a complete mystery until it was already in effect (remember the stimulus?).
  But maybe -- just maybe -- ignorance was bliss in this instance.
  Duke Professor John David Lewis recently took [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2009, 6:30am EST
  

• Dick Codey: Transition Atmosphere is "Very Cold"

   | December 18, 2009
  
  
  Don't act so surprised by Dick Codey's observation, Save Jerseyans. Carla Katz's ex-boyfriend (a.k.a. outgoing failed Governor Jon Corzine) is embarrassing New Jersey one last time, going out of his way to ensure an "icy" transition for the new administration.
  Midnight political appointments. Nasty' [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2009, 4:30am EST
  

• Halfacre Slams Holt for Raising Debt Ceiling

   | December 17, 2009
  
  
  Mayor Mike Halfacre is holding Rush Holt's feet to the fire, Save Jerseyans. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Halfacre can win in 2010! Click here to re-read my in-depth analysis of New Jersey's 12th Congressional District. The numbers add up for [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 2:23pm EST
  

• SURVEY: New Jersey is Worst State for Small Business Survival

   | December 17, 2009
  
  In a country increasingly characterized by staggering debt, rising taxes and an expanding welfare state, New Jersey once again ranks among the worst states for small business survival.
  Actually, we're ranked DEAD LAST in the latest Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council survey:
  
  Press_Release: [www.sbecouncil.org]
  Color chart: [www.sbecouncil.org]
  
  
  The only worse' [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 12:20pm EST
  

• Did Obama Blackmail Ben Nelson?

   | December 17, 2009
  
  
  A potentially explosive story which is still developing out there in the conservative blogosphere:
  
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 11:28am EST
  

• 'Abortion Bob' Wages War On Taxpayers

   | December 17, 2009
  
  
  With only eight days left before Christmas, ObamaCare's fate may very well hinge on the most unlikely of all insurance-related issues. Not the "public option" or budget deficit concerns, Save Jerseyans....
  ... but federally-funded abortion:
  
  "The abortion issue is likely to be among the most contentious in" [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 9:00am EST
  

• Renew Your Sense of Wonder

   | December 17, 2009
  
  
  
  The interfaith case for Christmas, courtesy of Ronaldus Magnus:
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 7:30am EST
  

• Will Ferriero Go Free?

   | December 17, 2009 
  
  That's right, Save Jerseyans. Justice is usually blind, but sometimes it's downright schizophrenic. Former Bergen Democrat Boss Joe Ferriero, convicted under the federal "honest services" statute, might live to fight another day!
  Late breaking Wednesday evening news from The Star-Ledger:
  
  "Federal prosecutors in Newark asked a judge today to" [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 4:30am EST
  

• Another Reason to End State Control of Camden

   | December 16, 2009
  
  
  Trenton always creates more problems than it solves.
  From NJ.com:
  
  "The report from state Comptroller Matthew Boxer said millions of dollars in payments were made to United Water LLC without proper supporting documentation. It also said United Water made incorrect meter readings, and auditors found problems with" [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 4:00pm EST
  

• Pot Calls Kettle Black

  Sam Tyler | December 16 2009
  
  
  Man Joe Cryan must wake up every morning and cry when he looks in the mirror. Despite having a voter registration lead and owning most of the local political fiefdoms his buddy the Wall Street Wizard lost last month. And now he is faced with [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 3:07pm EST
  

• Inconvenient Questions

   | December 16, 2009
  
  
  DO NOT ask Al Gore to answer for his actions, Save Jerseyans. 
  He's better than you. You couldn't wear his carbon footprint if you tried!
  
  From Copenhagen:
  
  
  
  
  ' [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 2:35pm EST
  

• Smart Growth for New Jersey's Future

  Scot DeCristofaro | December 16, 2009
  
  
  
  

  Well Save Jerseyans, one of the main points that keeps coming up for the Christie administration is smart growth by way of proper state planning in new development, transportation and revitalization. According to a three part series from New Jersey Future (www.njfuture.org) [...]

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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 2:05pm EST
  

• Will the Left Kill ObamaCare?

   | December 16, 2009
  
  
  I find it hard to believe that many Senate Democrats will ultimately vote against ObamaCare. They really want to show their base something tangible by Christmas. And if you really support a "public option," then you eventually realize that the same effect can be achieved indirectly through [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 10:46am EST
  

• The Pope Embraces Bad Religion

   | December 16, 2009
  
  I'm deeply disturbed this morning, Save Jerseyans.
  As a practicing Roman Catholic, it never feels quite right to disagree with the Pope (especially so close to Christmas). But sometimes it's necessary, particularly when the Vatican seems to care more about fitting in with the rest of the' [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 9:00am EST
  

• Join Us for a Republican Christmas Celebration

   | December 16, 2009
  It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, Save Jerseyans! Please come celebrate the season with your Blogger-in-Chief and some of South Jersey's finest young (and young at heart) Republican leaders, activists and all-around holiday party animals:
  
  
  Come help us celebrate the holidays & a HUGE [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 8:00am EST
  

• Call MTV and Demand the Cancellation of 'Jersey Shore'

   | December 16, 2009
  
  
  Have you seen this new MTV series chronicling a bar-hopping summer in Seaside Heights, Save Jerseyans? We need to speak out against it, and we need proactive leadership from our legislators as well.
  The show is called 'Jersey Shore,' but the cast is comprised almost entirely of [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 5:00am EST
  

• Insanely Stupid Quote of the Day

  \| December 15, 2009
  
  
  
  "We aren't talking about any special privileges here -- no scholarships or grant money. Children of illegal immigrants would get no break that isn't available to every other resident." 
  
  - The Vineland Daily Journal editorial board, defending the Democrat-backed bill to lower tuition rates for illegal [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 4:06pm EST
  

• Republican Reaction to Dow Nomination

   | December 15, 2009
  
  “I applaud Governor-elect Christie’s decision to nominate a public servant who shares his vision for New Jersey and record of success. The Governor-elect continues to demonstrate that he will surround himself with strong, qualified people with a commitment to making our state a better place to [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 3:46pm EST
  

• The Man Knows What He's Doing

   | December 15, 2009
  
  Chris Christie has tapped Paula T. Dow to serve as his New Jersey Attorney General.
  I don't know much about Dow, other than that she's a McGreevey-era appointee who, through the course of her tenure as Essex County's prosecutor, earned Chris Christie's respect. And if there's one' [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 11:54am EST
  

• The Democrat Rush to Retirement

   | December 15, 2009
  
  
  More House Dems are retiring, Save Jerseyans:
  
  "Democratic retirements are beginning to mount, after the announcement Monday that Rep. Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.) will not seek reelection next year.
  
  Gordon joins Reps. Dennis Moore (D-Kan.), John Tanner (D-Tenn.) and Brian Baird (D-Wash.) in announcing his retirement in recent" [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 9:00am EST
  

• Liar Liar, the Planet is NOT on Fire!

   | December 15, 2009
  
  
  Successfully defending his title as the most shameless man on the planet, Al Gore got caught in another big lie in Copenhagen:
  
  "Mr Gore, speaking at the Copenhagen climate change summit, stated the latest research showed that the Arctic could be completely ice-free in five years.
  In" [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 7:30am EST
  

• Bearded Vengeance

   | December 15, 2009
  
  
  Governor Corslime is bearded vengeance incarnate, Save Jerseyans!
  Just last week, he forced more state borrowing to pay for transportation projects that we never had money to complete. Make no mistake about it: his real plan is to tie Chris Christie's hands during the budget process.
  But drenching [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 5:00am EST
  

• Stay On Message!

   | December 14, 2009
  
  
  Global financial crisis? 10%+ unemployment rates? Two foreign wars? 
  Congress is doing its best to act like none of these things even exist! The United States Senate loosened its belt on Sunday and passed a massive new $1.1 trillion spending bill. And the really disappointing part? [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 1:00pm EST
  

• APP Editorial Board Nails It

   | December 14, 2009
  
  
  We've been telling you about today's committee hearing on in-state tuition for illegal immigrants.
  Well, The Asbury Park Press editorial board SLAMMED this legislation in today's paper. They managed to summarize the bill in three incredible quotes:
  
  "New Jersey has the second-highest percentage of illegal immigrants in'" [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 10:34am EST
  

• South Jersey Pride Day

   | December 14, 2009 
  
  
  I apologize for gloating in advance to my North Jersey friends. Last night's "giant" Philadelphia football win (pardon the pun) over the G-Men made this finals-weary Eagles fan grin ear to ear.
  From the Philadelphia Inquirer:
  
  "If there was a moment of ultimate frustration for the Giants, it" [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 7:08am EST
  

• The Sky's the Limit

   | December 14, 2009
  
  
  The new Democrat plan to raise the national debt ceiling by approximately $2 trillion represents a defining issue for Congressional Republicans heading into Election 2010.
  But will they seize the opportunity? Senate Dems just rammed another $1.1 trillion spending bill down our throats yesterday afternoon. The [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 6:00am EST
  

• Trenton's War On Taxpayers Continues Today

   | December 14, 2009
  
  Ready for your wallets to get even lighter heading into the Christmas season, Save Jerseyans? As we told you on Saturday, the Senate budget committee is expected to vote later today and, when the final tally is counted, give its nod to a bill awarding in-state college [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 5:00am EST
  

• Welcome to Obamaville

   | December 13, 2009 
  
  The 21st Century version of a Hooverville out in Colorado...
  
   
  
  
  
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  Posted: December 13, 2009, 11:41am EST
  

• Happy Hanukkah from Save Jersey

   | December 12, 2009
  
  
  Happy Hanukkah to all of our Jewish Save Jerseyans! The Festival of Lights began last night at sundown. Forget sugarplums... potato pancakes are dancing in my head. I'd almost consider converting just to have some!
  Here's a classic holiday treat in honor of the occasion:
  
  
  
  
  ' [...]
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  Posted: December 12, 2009, 2:29pm EST
  

• MONDAY: Dems Set to Award In-State Tuition Rates to Illegal Immigrants

   | December 12, 2009
  
  The Trenton Democrats' lame duck scramble continues! Who knew it was even possible, but this latest crappy initiative is easily the most offensive. On Monday, the New Jersey State Senate's budget committee will actually consider whether to award in-state tuition rates to illegal immigrants... 
  From The Courier-Post:
  
  
  "Stalled" [...]
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  Posted: December 12, 2009, 4:00am EST
  

• The Trials and Tribulations of Sal Vega and the Rogue Dr. Roque

   J. Joseph Rivera | December 11, 2009
  
                                    
  
                                               
                                               Embattled West New York Mayor Sal Vega (Left) and Dr. Felix Roque with Brian Stack (Right)
  
  Lately, it seems like everybody wants to destroy West New York Mayor Silverio "Sal" Vega. So much so, that arch rival Dr. Felix Roque, Director of Pain [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 1:14pm EST
  

• Across the River: Toomey Leads Specter!

  Matt Rooney | December 11, 2009
  
  2010 is shaping up to be a quite a year, Save Jerseyans.
  The latest PA Senate polls from RCP:
  
  PollDateSampleToomey (R)Specter (D)SpreadRCP Average9/22 - 12/8--40.339.8Toomey +0.5Rasmussen Reports12/08 - 12/081200 LV4642Toomey +4Franklin & Marshall10/20 - 10/25529 RV3133Specter +2Susquehanna10/07 - 10/12700 RV4142Specter +1Quinnipiac09/22 - [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 12:20pm EST
  

• New Jersey's #1 Dad

   | December 11, 2009
  
  In recent years, New Jersey taxpayers have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the City of Camden. The results have been predictably disappointing, Save Jerseyans.
  As a Rutgers-Camden law student, your Blogger-in-Chief regularly receives "campus alerts" whenever a crime or public safety incident occurs at or [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 9:00am EST
  

• VIDEO: Garrett Sells GOP Derivative Reform

   | December 11, 2009
  
  
  Democrat "regulatory reform" equates to more bailouts, Save Jerseyans.
  New Jersey's conservative Congressman Scott Garrett (R-Paramus) isn't having any of it:
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 8:00am EST
  

• You Can Cross the Streams

   | December 11, 2009
  
  
  A recap from yesterday's North Jersey Social Media Club breakfast, posted by host Michael Menche:
  
  “Don’t cross the streams…” Egon Spengler warned about the usage of proton packs, “Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 7:00am EST
  

• Christie's First Major Obstacle

   | December 11, 2009
  
  
  Inauguration Day is over a month away and our Governor-elect is already facing his first major hurdle, Save Jerseyans. Jon Corzine's administration and his allies in the state legislature are actively doing everything they can to make Chris Christie's life as difficult as possible on January [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 4:00am EST
  

• Red Christmas

   | December 10, 2009
  
  
  Prodigious tweeter Mayor Cory Booker (D-Newark) linked to the following photo tonight:
  
  
  
  
  According to the Mayor's tweet, "40,000LED lights adorned this year's tree."
  LED lights? Hilarious stuff, Save Jerseyans. The Brick City is swimming in red ink this Christmas. He's going to have to try much [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 10:19pm EST
  

• Rushed ObamaCare Bill Doesn't Make Any Sense

  Matt Rooney | December 10, 2009 
  
  Thousands of pages. Numerous contradictory provisions. Budget funding holes.
  Congressional Democrats are frantically trying to pass this ObamaCare bill before collapsing public opinion drags into an election year AND IT SHOWS, Save Jerseyans.
  Take it away, Mr. Krauthammer:
  
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 2:48pm EST
  

• Breakfast in Secaucus

   | December 10, 2009
  
  Just got back to South Jersey from Secaucus. Driving on the Turnpike with 40mph+ wind gusts is quite an experience, Save Jerseyans! I highly recommend trying it.
  Overall, I had a very good morning addressing the North Jersey Social Media Club (after my wingman Randy Ford [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 1:30pm EST
  

• Gay Marriage Supporters Attack Tom Kean

  Matt Rooney | December 10, 2009
  
  
  I hate reporting on new lows, Save Jerseyans. The other day, a group of pro-gay marriage protesters verbally assaulted State Senator Tom Kean (R-Union) outside of a school event for one of his children. Not a public event or a political rally. An event for [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 10:10am EST
  

• If You Don't Believe in Something, Then You'll Fall for Anything

   | December 10, 2009
  
  
  Have you seen MANBEARPIG, Save Jerseyans?
  
  
  
  No? I didn't think so. Nobody has, and there isn't any evidence of its existence, either. But a similar dearth of scientific evidence hasn't stopped thousands of Euro-yuppies, third world dictators and American enablers from descending on Copenhagen for' [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 9:00am EST
  

• Situational Democracy

   | December 10, 2009
  
  First, Lesniak and Weinberg told us that the voters couldn't be trusted with gay marriage. No public referendum. "To the Senate," they said. 
  Now it's an "about face" of epic proportions! We're suddenly told that the Assembly should weigh-in first?
  Trenton operates like a banana republic, Save [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 8:00am EST
  

• What Do Gay Marriage and ObamaCare Have in Common?

   | December 10, 2009
  
  Answer: the voters don't want them!
  Here's the latest polls:
  
  
  PollDateSampleFor/FavorAgainst/OpposeSpreadRCP Average11/13 - 12/6--39.749.0Against/Oppose +9.3Quinnipiac12/1 - 12/62313 RV3852Against/Oppose +14Rasmussen Reports12/4 - 12/51000 LV4151Against/Oppose +10Gallup11/20 - 11/221017 A4449Against/Oppose +5Ipsos/McClatchy11/19 - 11/221176 A3446Against/Oppose +12FOX News11/17 - 11/18900 RV3551Against/Oppose +16CNN/Opinion Research11/13 - 11/151014 A4649Against/Oppose' [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 6:00am EST
  

• James Inhofe is a Great Man

   | December 10, 2009
  
  
  Modern America is desperate for great men and principled leaders, Save Jerseyans.
  U.S. Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) is one such exception:
  
  "Inhofe is going to Copenhagen as the leader of a three-man "truth squad" to spread the message that the Senate will not pass a cap-and-trade bill" [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 4:00am EST
  

• ALERT: GAY MARRIAGE VOTE POSTPONED DUE TO LACK OF VOTES

  By Zebulon Pike | December 9, 2009
  
  
  No vote tomorrow!
  
  
  
  
  THE STAR-LEDGER
  

  TRENTON — A state Senate vote on legalizing same-sex marriage in New Jersey is expected to be delayed, its two prime sponsors said today.

  Sens. Ray Lesniak (D-Union) and Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) said the bill — which was [...]

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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 6:47pm EST
  

• The Boss Says No to Christie Inauguration

   J. Joseph Rivera | December 9, 2009
  
  
  
  
  The New York Times reported yesterday that Bruce Springsteen, the man Chris Christie has paid to see in concert 122 times, has declined an invitation to perform at his Gubernatorial inauguration:
  
  "As a fallback, Todd Christie suggested arranging a benefit concert in the week leading up to the Jan." [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 2:22pm EST
  

• State Senator Norcross

   | December 9, 2009
  
  
  Not-so-surprising news from Wally Edge:
  
  "Assemblyman-elect Donald Norcross (D-Camden) is set to go to the State Senate in January, when Dana Redd resigns her Senate seat to become the new Mayor of Camden.  Norcross' ascension to the Senate comes as no great surprise; he has been widely expected to get'" [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 1:20pm EST
  

• 5/09 VIDEO: Al Gore's Lies Exposed in Congressional Hearing

   | December 9, 2009 
  
  Al Gore is looking more and more like a charlatan with every passing day, Save Jerseyans. Just this morning, he was on CNN warning the world about global warming before the news team interrupted his segment to discuss a major winter blizzard! What a clown!
  It's been [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 11:26am EST
  

• Updated Information About Homosexual Marriage Bill

  Dan Gallic | December 9, 2009
  
  I just received a letter detailing the inadequacies of the amendment proposed by Bill Baroni and passed by the Judiciary Committee. 
  The letter began as I had expected. A detailed account why the amendment does not protect churches and it's members adequately. It had one really [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 10:39am EST
  

• Sacco Says No to Gay Marriage

   J. Joseph Rivera | December 9, 2009
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
                                        
  
  It is no secret that the gay marriage issue is at the very least, a divisive one. So much so, that it divides people and politicians in both political parties here in New Jersey. In another interesting turn of events, the Jersey [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 9:21am EST
  

• Keep Turnin' Up the Heat

   | December 9, 2009
  
  The New Jersey State Senate will vote on gay marriage tomorrow, Save Jerseyans.
  The world is watching Trenton this week. Some of my commentary has even been picked up by national news sources. I'm also told that State Senate offices were completely overwhelmed on Tuesday by calls' [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 8:00am EST
  

• The American People Are Coming For You

   | December 9, 2009
  
  Ominous polling news for the Democrat Party... and the GOP for that matter, too! Congressional Republicans need to get it together FAST or find themselves unable to capitalize on anti-Obama sentiments next November, Save Jerseyans. Americans are scared, broke, angry and desirous of a real national leader. [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 6:00am EST
  

• Join Me for Breakfast in Secaucus

   | December 9, 2009
  
  Calling all Save Jerseyans in Northeast Jersey:
  I'll be speaking at a breakfast meeting of the North Jersey Social Media Club this Thursday morning (12/10) @ 8 am. The topic will be "NJ Politics & Social Media in 2009 & Beyond." It's my understanding that the new' [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 4:00am EST
  

• BREAKING: Senate REJECTS Nelson-Hatch Amendment for ObamaCare

  Brian McGovern | December 8, 2009
  In a bipartisan effort to ban any use of federal dollars from funding abortion, Senators Ben Nelson (D-NE) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) put forth an amendment that mirrored the Stupak Amendment in the House.
  The Senate voted this evening on the Amendment, and rejected it in [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 6:12pm EST
  

• Rush Limbaugh vs. Captain Kirk

   | December 8, 2009 
  
  
  It was the greatest philosophical battle of our time, Save Jerseyans:
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 2:00pm EST
  

• Three Reasons Why Conservatives Should Not Be Angry With Baroni

  Dan Gallic | December 8, 2009
  
  First, it wasn't "tie-breaking". Ultimately the vote in the Senate was going to happen. One of the Dems who voted "no" would have voted "yes" and it would have been released from committee. Second, his amendment was important to place in this legislation because it protects religious organizations from being' [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 12:00pm EST
  

• Will Legislators Add "Anti-Fisting Education" Amendment to Gay Marriage Bill?

  By Zebulon Pike | December 8, 2009
  
  
  
  I'm serious! 
  The New Jersey state Senate's gay marriage bill contains amendments, proposed by state Senator Bill Baroni (R), intended to protect anti gay marriage religious institutions from discrimination. Cool. So will Trenton force your local catholic school to add the sex act we're about [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 8:56am EST
  

• Harry Reid Compares ObamaCare Opponents to Slaveholders

   | December 8, 2009 
  
  Is Harry Reid trying to lose his senate seat in 2010? This short clip is a gift to whoever does GOP opposition research in Nevada!
  
   
  
  
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 8:14am EST
  

• Bill Baroni's Career Decision

   | December 8, 2009
  
  State Senator Bill Baroni (R-Hamilton) is in a tough spot following last night's dramatic gay marriage committee vote.
  He wasn't just the only Republican Judiciary Committee member to vote in favor of gay marriage. That'd be difficult enough. No, Senator Baroni was the deciding vote, propelling the legislation [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 5:00am EST
  

• SAVE JERSEY ACTION ITEM: Lobby South Jersey Dems to Defeat Gay Marriage

   | December 8, 2009
  The plot thickens! Gay marriage narrowly squeezed through the State Senate's Judiciary Committee on Monday night with a slim 7-to-6 margin. The highly-controversial bill now heads to the Senate floor for a Thursday vote, at which time your Blogger-in-Chief fully anticipates a decisive defeat for [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 4:00am EST
  

• Listen LIVE to the Judiciary Committee Gay Marriage Hearing

  Matt Rooney | December 7, 2009
  
  
  Did I really hear Nia Gill argue FOR the Constitution tonight, Save Jerseyans? Sigh....
  A full Senate vote is expected this Thursday...
  Click here to listen to a recording of today's historic hearing.
  
  *** Roll Call Vote ***
  6 NO (4 GOP, 2 Dem)' [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 8:41pm EST
  

• Lesniak's "Heart" Overwhelms His Head

  Matt Rooney | December 7, 2009
  
  "We're going to appeal to the senators' compassion, to their sense of decency, their hearts and their souls..."
  
   - Ray Lesniak, campaigning for gay marriage's passage.
  
  
  And what about their heads, Senator?
  Senator Lesniak is a textbook liberal whose emotions regularly overwhelm his logic center (to the extent [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 1:58pm EST
  

• Public Employees Unions Complaining About Tax Hikes?

  Matt Rooney | December 7, 2009
  
  Welcome to the Bizarro World, Save Jerseyans!
  The NJEA is joining other unions in opposition to the excise tax embedded in Harry Reid's version of the ObamaCare legislation. Here's their complete press release for your review.
  And what's their beef with Reid's bill?
  
  "The excise tax would be" [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 11:59am EST
  

• Gay Marriage in Committee TODAY: Handicapping the Vote

  Matt Rooney | December 7, 2009
  
  Alert, Save Jerseyans: State Senator Paul "Bullsh*t" Sarlo (D-EnCap) plans to post the N.J. gay marriage bill TODAY (Monday, 12/7) @ a 1:00 PM Judiciary Committee hearing.
  The consensus committee vote prediction from my sources as of this morning:
  
  YES: Smith, Lesniak, Gill, Weinberg, BaroniNO: Kyrillos, Bateman, Cardinale, BeckSWING: Sarlo, Stack, [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 9:00am EST
  

• Sixty eight Years Ago Today

   J. Joseph Rivera | December 7, 2009
  
  
   
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 7:32am EST
  

• VIDEO: Sheila Oliver Flunks New Jersey Civics 101

  Matt Rooney | December 7, 2009
  
  Sheila Oliver is an obscure, unaccomplished Democrat assemblywoman who rose to power through a North-South compromise between party boss George Norcross and entrenched Essex County Democrats. She's a political accident, Save Jerseyans. Welcome to New Jersey!
  Consequently, many Trenton watchers have questioned whether she's even qualified [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 4:00am EST
  

• Jurisdiction Stripping: How to Prevent KSM from being Tried in Federal Court

  By Eric Pasternack | December 6, 2009
  
  
  

  By now, I am sure everyone has heard about Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to try KSM in federal court. Like many of you, I am skeptical about the sensibility of this decision. Although prosecutors enjoy considerable latitude when determining matters such as where [...]

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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 3:00pm EST
  

• State of the South Jersey GOP

  Matt Rooney | December 6, 2009
  
  Gannett's Jane Roh has an interesting piece on the South Jersey Republican Party in today's Courier-Post. For those of you in New York North Jersey (kidding! kidding!), the Courier covers Camden, Gloucester and Burlington counties. 
  Your Blogger-in-Chief even got quoted:
  
  "Matt Rooney, a GOP consultant and party" [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 11:35am EST
  

• Tell Sarlo that Posting Gay Marriage is "Bullsh*t"

  Matt Rooney | December 6, 2009
  
  A gentle reminder, Save Jerseyans: State Senator Paul "Bullsh*t" Sarlo (D-EnCap) plans to post the N.J. gay marriage bill tomorrow (Monday, 12/7). He's the current Senate Judiciary chairman, proving once and for all that ANYONE can grow up to be a state legislator!
  For your convenience, [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 6:00am EST
  

• VIDEO: The Trailer for John Crowley's Movie "Extraordinary Measures"

  Matt Rooney | December 6, 2009 
  
  Biotech millionaire John Crowley (R-Princeton) and his family are the subject of a new major motion picture, due out on January 22, 2010. 
  With Chris Christie's inauguration scheduled for the 19th, it's certainly going to be a very busy week for New Jersey Republicans! I've' [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 4:00am EST
  

• Baby Please Come Home

  Matt Rooney | December 5, 2009 
  
  Heading to a Christmas party tonight? Enjoying some egg nog at home by the fire or watching a cheesy 1970's claymation?
  Enjoy this classic Bruce Springsteen performance at the Asbury Park Convention Hall from December 7, 2003:
  
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: December 05, 2009, 7:10pm EST
  

• Obama's Demplosion

  Matt Rooney | December 5, 2009
  
  The latest RealClearPolitics polling update:
  
  
  PollDateSampleApproveDisapproveSpreadRCP Average11/12 - 12/4--49.444.7+4.7CNN/Opinion Research12/2 - 12/31041 A4850-2Gallup12/2 - 12/41547 A5241+11Rasmussen Reports12/2 - 12/41500 LV4752-5USA Today/Gallup11/20 - 11/221017 A5044+6FOX News11/17 - 11/18900 RV4646TieCBS News11/13 - 11/161167 A5336+17Democracy Corps (D)11/12 - [...]
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  Posted: December 05, 2009, 4:11pm EST
  

• Obama Elects to Skip Copenhagen Round 1 as Snow Blankets U.S.A.

  Matt Rooney | December 5, 2009 
  
  According to The New York Times, "Obama on Friday dropped plans to stop off in Copenhagen on December 9 -- on his way to Oslo to collect the Nobel Peace Prize -- and the White House said he would instead join other world leaders" [...]
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  Posted: December 05, 2009, 1:02pm EST
  

• This Week Was Bullsh*t!

  Matt Rooney | December 5, 2009 
  
  I can't get enough of Senator Sarlo's lack of social grace, Save Jerseyans!
  Enjoy:
  
   
  
  
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  Posted: December 05, 2009, 5:00am EST
  

• Danger in Copenhagen

  Matt Rooney | December 5, 2009 
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: December 05, 2009, 4:00am EST
  

• John McCormac Owes Taxpayers an Answer

  Matt Rooney | December 4, 2009
  
  John McCormac has some explaining to do, Save Jerseyans. He's right at the center of the "Swapgate" bond snafu that we reported on earlier today.
  More from Bloomberg:
  
  "John McCormac, Christie’s transition team economic development and growth adviser who served as state treasurer when most of" [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 1:58pm EST
  

• Corzine's $7,884,000 "Strategic Error"

  Matt Rooney | December 4, 2009
  
  
  $22,000 lost every day due to laziness and stupidity, Save Jerseyans. That's the Jon Corzine Administration for ya... wasting $7,884,000 annually on a dumb mistake.
  From Bloomberg:

  
  

  Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- New Jersey taxpayers are being saddled with a bill of about $657,000 [...]

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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 11:20am EST
  

• Paul "Bulls**t" Sarlo is Back for More

  Matt Rooney | December 4, 2009 
  
  UPDATE: Senate Judiciary Chairman Paul Sarlo will reintroduce the failed nomination of Nicholas Fargo.
  Who is Nicholas Fargo?
  All you need to know is that Sarlo thinks Bill Baroni's objections are "bulls**t"....
  
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 11:19am EST
  

• "Equal" and "Same" Aren't Synonyms

  Matt Rooney | December 4, 2009 
  
  A (surprisingly) informative gay marriage debate between the openly-homosexual blogger Perez Hilton and conservative talk star Dennis Prager:
  
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 7:00am EST
  

• The Obama Administration Sets Another Record

  Matt Rooney | December 4, 2009 
  
  ... for retaining the lowest number of private sector appointments in modern American history.
  What's the point of a "job summit" if none of the decision makers have ever actually created a job!?!?
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 6:00am EST
  

• Playing the "Homophobia" Card

  Matt Rooney | December 4, 2009
  
  I don't support the gay marriage legislation before the New Jersey State Legislature, Save Jerseyans. And you know what else I don't support? Mental midgets who demean real suffering.
  Look at this poll on the "Garden State Equality" website:
  
  
  
  Good God! What's wrong with these [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 5:00am EST
  

• A Tale of Two Senators

  Matt Rooney | December 4, 2009 
  
  New Jersey Democrats can get away with letting an intellectually-challenged machine cog like State Senator Paul "Bullsh**" Sarlo (D-Sanzari) serve as senate appropriations chairman when their party dominates state government.
  No longer, Save Jerseyans! Unfortunately for Paul Sarlo there's a new sheriff in town, and [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 4:00am EST
  

• Is Barack Obama a Homophobe?

  Matt Rooney | December 3, 2009 
  
  President Barack Obama (D-Illinois), darling of the American liberal community, is against gay marriage. His public position (who knows what he really thinks) is actually not-all-too-unsimilar from that of Chris Christie, Save Jerseyans. Conservatives believe in equal rights, but government should not be in the [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 8:09pm EST
  

• The Worst Bribe in State History

  Matt Rooney | December 3, 2009
  
  Bribing a Democrat leader in Ocean County is kind of like bribing a Republican committeeman in Newark -- it's a monumentally useless exercise, Save Jerseyans!
  Republican Chairman George Gilmore's organization controls virtually everything in deep-red Ocean, where Chris Christie's November landslide margin of victory matched his [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 5:59pm EST
  

• Nothing "Democratic" About the N.J. Democrat Gay Marriage Push

  Matt Rooney | December 3, 2009
  
  Democrats should stand up for "democracy," right?
  Wrong.
  Democrats (big 'D') are democrats (little 'd') of convenience. Look no further than the ongoing frenzied push for gay marriage (Aside: as reported first by Save Jersey, a gay marriage vote is planned for the state senate next [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 11:36am EST
  

• Huckabee, Clemency, and the True Nature of Compassion

  Matt Rooney | December 8, 2009
  
  Glenn Beck is growing on me, Save Jerseyans. 
  The conservative talk phenomenon successfully cut through the demogaugery and got to the heart of this heart-wrenching clemency controversy. This story is bigger than Mike Huckabee. It's an opportunity to reevaluate what our culture has done to the [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 8:00am EST
  

• Republicans Box Baucus's Ears

  Matt Rooney | December 3, 2009 
  
  Max Baucus (D-Montana) finally admitted what the rest of us already knew, Save Jerseyans: ObamaCare will break the back of the American taxpayer.
  Republicans are pouncing:
  
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 6:00am EST
  

• The Corzine Strategy

  Matt Rooney | December 3, 2009
  
  New Jersey is nursing a $1 billion deficit for the current fiscal year. That's no secret. 
  But did you know that "the state" -- a.k.a. you and your family -- also owes approximately $2 billion in debt payments on an annual basis? 
  It's a real life [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 4:00am EST
  

• Max Baucus Admits that ObamaCare Will Cost $2.5 Trillion Over Ten Years

  Brian McGovern | December 2, 2009

  Senator Max Baucus (D - MT) today has admitted what we haveall known to be true for a while now. Since the ObamaCare bill begins to tax usnow, and doesn't actually take effect on the health care industry until theforth year, the bill will cost' [...]

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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 3:57pm EST
  

• SOURCES: N.J. Gay Marriage Vote Planned for Next Thursday

  Matt Rooney | December 2, 2009
  
  
  According to Save Jersey sources, N.J. Senate Democrats plan to hold a gay marriage vote next Thursday. Expect a session vote on Monday. The rationale? Gay marriage faces a steep uphill climb in the legislature, but Democrat leaders may feel the need [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 2:50pm EST
  

• Chris Matthews: West Point is the "Enemy Camp"

  Matt Rooney | December 2, 2009
  
  Chris Matthews has to be one of the most hateful men in America! 
  What did your country ever do to you, Chris... other than make you a millionaire? Or, more specifically, what did the brave young soldiers at West Point do to deserve these ugly words:
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 12:54pm EST
  

• The Verdict is Still "NO" on N.J. Gay Marriage

  Matt Rooney | December 2, 2009
  
  
  I don't care how many pro-gay marriage activists crowd the State Senate's visitor gallery, Save Jerseyans. It won't come to anything. Don't let all of the preachy protests and online activism cloud your reason.
  REALITY CHECK: New Jersey gay marriage legislation is a dead as it' [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 11:40am EST
  

• 4,582 Ways to Surrender

  Matt Rooney | December 2, 2009
  
  Victory has a thousand fathers.... Barack Obama doesn't intend to be one of them!
  An interesting observation from The Los Angeles Times:
  
  "President Obama spoke 4,582 words in his primetime Afghanistan war speech at West Point last night. He said "al Qaeda" 22 times. He mentioned the "Taliban" 12 times. And'" [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 10:59am EST
  

• Quitting the Necessary War

  Matt Rooney | December 2, 2009
  
  President Obama missed an opportunity last night to set our nation on a path to victory in Afghanistan. 
  The Weekly Standard's Steve Hayes made the relevant point, Save Jerseyans: how can Obama call this "a necessary war" in one breath and establish a set timetable for [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 4:00am EST
  

• Howard Dean: How Much Socialism Should We Have?

  Brian McGovern | December 1, 2009
  Former Screaming Presidential Contender Howard Dean has declared the debate between Capitalism and Socialism to be over. Dean says that Democrats are no longer arguing for Socialism, since Capitalism is part of human nature, but they now have a "permanent campaign" to influence policy, blend [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 7:00pm EST
  

• Christie Demands End to Public Perks for Non-Governmental Employees

  Matt Rooney | December 1, 2009
  
  There's a new sheriff in town, Save Jerseyans.
  And our Governor-elect is taking issue with the millions of tax dollars wasted annually on expensive public benefits packages for non-governmental employees. Yes, that's right! YOU, John and Jane Taxpayer, are currently paying for pensions and health benefits [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 3:14pm EST
  

• Trickle Down Corruption

  Matt Rooney | December 1, 2009
  
  
  Earlier today, the State Commission of Investigation (SCI) issued a new report highlighting stunning levels of waste, fraud and tax dollar abuse at the local levels of state government. You can read the entire eye-opening report (in pdf format) by clicking here.
  
  According to a Senate GOP [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 2:52pm EST
  

• Citizen Wordsmiths

  Matt Rooney | December 1, 2009
  
  
  

  Paul Porreca and Anna Forsman - if either of you are reading this, please know that you're welcome to blog here anytime you'd like!

  I came across two quality letters to the editor today authored by these respective citizens, Save Jerseyans. The first, written by Paul, [...]

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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 9:55am EST
  

• The Gravy Train is Off the Tracks

  Matt Rooney | December 1, 2009
  
  The Trenton gravy train is officially off the tracks, Save Jerseyans. 
  New Jersey's taxpaying communities cannot continue to support municipalities that fail to shoulder their fair share of the statewide tax burden. Redistribution is not a substitute for wealth creation! Only businesses and investors can "create" [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 9:00am EST
  

• Stop Apologizing for Opposing Gay Marriage

  Matt Rooney | December 1, 2009
  
  In recent weeks, I've spoken with more than one fellow Republican who is experiencing "weak-knees" throughout this ongoing New Jersey debate over gay marriage.
  Gut check time, Save Jerseyans! Newsflash: an individual can oppose gay marriage without hating gay people! I think that a homosexual woman' [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 5:00am EST