This is the same guy who is slashing school budgets?
"N.J. governor criticized for helicopter ride to son’s baseball game" by Beth DeFalco, Associated Press / June 2, 2011
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey’s pugnacious, budget-cutting governor, Chris Christie, widely mentioned as a potential Republican candidate for president, is catching grief for taking a state helicopter to his son’s high school baseball game.
Critics portrayed Christie as a big hypocrite, given his tough talk about runaway spending, and Democrats called for an investigation yesterday. Republicans, meanwhile, were mute, with no one immediately coming to his defense or speaking out against him.
Forget party, how can you defend that?
“Governor Christie obviously doesn’t include himself in his hollow call for shared sacrifice,’’ Democratic state Assemblyman Paul Moriarty said as he called on the governor to publicly detail his use of State Police helicopters and reimburse the taxpayers for any personal or political trips. “Governor Christie must learn that taxpayers cannot afford his helicopter joyrides.’’
Christie spokesman Michael Drewniak said there was nothing inappropriate or illegal about the governor’s use of the helicopter, which he said is relied on only when his schedule demands it...
While State Police helicopters cost $2,500 an hour to operate, State Police Superintendent Rick Fuentes said that giving Christie a lift did not cost taxpayers anything extra because the pilots need to put in flying time anyway to keep their skills sharp....
That is the BEST LAME EXCUSE you could come up with?
Maybe it is time to GROUND the HELICOPTERS for GOOD!
Christie, his wife, Mary Pat, and an aide arrived by helicopter just before Tuesday night’s game between Delbarton High School and St. Joseph’s of Montvale began in Montvale. The couple stepped off the aircraft and into a trooper-driven car that drove them 100 yards to the bleachers, where they watched the game while flanked by state troopers.
They COULD NOT WALK?
And HOW MUCH was the TAB for GASOLINE to the TAXPAYER?
The Christies left during the fifth inning, and play was stopped briefly while the helicopter took off....
And they DIDN'T EVEN STAY for the WHOLE GAME?
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This is a perfect example of what a fascist nation AmeriKa has become. You have the party and the elite, and then you have the rest of us.
A sure symptom is the COMPLETE IGNORANCE and ARROGANCE regarding this particular incident.
