Pol Follows Through on Promise: Christie Freezes Spending and Fires Up NJ Dems

Chris Christie, love him or hate him, is doing what he promised to do if elected New Jersey's Governor - he announced a budget freeze on state spending to address budget shortfalls that could soon bankrupt the state. Specifically, he declared a fiscal emergency and announced drastic cuts on aide to school districts that have excess surpluses as well as the embattled New Jersey transit system. Christie said that he hoped it would force management in these areas to stop wasting money and renegotiate unsustainable union contracts that keep the undeserved employees in the transit system and worse, the state's schools. See...http://teachersunionexposed.com/protecting.cfm