Tag: Chris Christie

LOCK HER UP: Chris Christie prosecutes the case against Hillary Clinton

For those not at the RNC convention, or watching it on television, the Chris Christie prosecution of Hillary Clinton was striking.  The New Jersey governor and the former presidential candidate pointed out many of the highlights of Hillary’s failures which can’t be disputed by the progressive left.  So here it is as he delivered it—and use it wisely to help a friend learn more about why they are stupid if they vote for the vile criminal, Hillary Clinton.

Lock her up!

Rich Hoffman

 CLIFFHANGER RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

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The Need for Leadership: The trial of Arnold Schwarzenegger

This move by Republicans in Ohio and Wisconsin to end collective bargaining is not a new issue. It’s certainly not revenge. That’s the way union leaders position their argument because they can’t argue actual facts.

Back in 2004 Arnold Schwarzenegger was the shining star of the Republican Party. Listen to his speech here.

But over his entire 8 year term, with all his celebrity, power, ability to reach across the aisle to Democrats, public sector unions blocked every attempt to get the escalating costs of California under control. Unions and state workers in general showed no desire at all to budge on any budget issues. Even small issues were “epic” battles.

This is the result to California.

This is a fantastic, closer look at California’s trouble.

Here is a closer, ground level look at California’s trouble. Look at the culture that has emerged there. You can see this in any state in the union.

Here’s what’s going on now, on February 19, 2011. This isn’t about Republican revenge on all the money Democrats have used to defeat Republican candidates with funds gained from public sector union dues. That’s a small minded analysis. The reason there are so many Republicans in office in State Houses like Ohio, and Wisconsin, and now at the Federal level, is because the entire country has watched our action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger fail to stop the bleeding in California. And the other states do not want to follow the path of California.

That is why there are collective bargaining reforms now after the last election. The ONLY reason union leaders want to negotiate now is because they know there are majorities in Ohio and Wisconsin that can actually eliminate these unions, and now they are scared. But they have showed NO sign of negotiating until we arrived at this point. They certainly didn’t look at the economic situation and offer ANY leadership.

The residents of these states put Republicans in office to get the costs under control. Nobody wants to become the next California, and we all will, if we don’t make major changes now. Those are the facts.

The original sin in all this is when President Kennedy signed through executive order to make public unions legal in the first place. Click here to read the history for yourself. That was a major mistake, and now must be undone, if we are to survive as an economically viable country in the marketplace of tomorrow.

So drop the emotion and get on board. There’s room for all of us. But we can’t afford public sector unions. They bankrupt states because it is not possible to always increase taxes to justify public union demands. So the whole concept has to be erased and rebuilt once the country regains the ability to control its own destiny, which it currently does not have.

If Arnold couldn’t make any ground in negotiations, there isn’t hope for anybody to. That is why Governors like Chris Christie, John Kasich and Governor Walker have emerged, because the public needs those types of people now, before it’s too late.

It’s much bigger than just politics. It’s about survival.

Rich Hoffman

https://overmanwarrior.wordpress.com/2010/12/04/ten-rules-to-live-by/
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How Much is a Job Worth? Chris Christie Announces the new Poster Boy of Greed and Arrogance

Chris Christie is doing now what governors should have been doing for an entire century. He has guts and is willing to address tough subjects. Here is a recent video where he challenges a superintendent from his home district and the money that superintendent expects to be paid in salary. For perspective, keep in mind that Chris Christie, who is running an entire state only makes $175,000.

This is not a problem regulated to New Jersey. In Ohio, Kevin Bright Superintendent of the Mason School System was paid $146,728 in 2005, and now makes over $218,000 in 2010. Is he doing work more valuable than the Governor of a state?

This is how these budgets the schools are working with gets all out of control. Nobody is asking these people to work for free, but over 200K? To be paid more than a governor of a state?
Education can never be discussed realistically in a funding sense as long as there are people in the system that are willing to abuse the system and use children to do it.  And as long as there are people who are willing to look the other way and not discuss the value of a position, or to assert that the value of something is based on emotional concerns, all involved act with reckless irresponsibility. 

On the picture to the right, the highest paid governor of a state is California and is just over $200K a year.  Quite a few of them are making under 100K. 

Now consider that many tenured teachers are pushing that same figure, and they don’t have term limits like a governor.  They will stay on a districts budget for many years, and therefore taxpayers have to figure out how to pay them.  So are teachers saying that their work is comparable to running a state? 

Actually, they are.  I’ve recieved many letters where they actually believe that their work directly contributes to the success of a child’s future, and therefore is more important than the transitory work of a current politician.  And it is that type of arrogance that distorts all value, and creates a negotiation divide that is unrealistic.

So how do we fix it?   You have to tell them no, and what is acceptable.  You have to not allow them to manipulate you like children throwing a fit trying to embarrass you in a store, because they aren’t getting what they want. 

Taking away busing is just the kind of thing I’m talking about.  Why would you cut busing when all you’d have to do is freeze step increases for wages that are already over 50K per year, more than a fair enough wage.

Because they want to inconvenience the tax payers so they vote YES the next time.  If you want to fix it, you have to tell them no.   

Rich Hoffman

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