"Please stop wasting taxpayers' dollars by staging and attending these political misinformation campaign rallies and go to the governor's office every day in Trenton to work on the state budget."

LBI, please put the heat to this man over his massive commuter taxes. He is directly responsible for one (the 87.5% Port Authority toll hikes) and indirectly for the other (the 50% Turnpike Authority hikes, which he allowed to take effect without putting up a fight). He is clearly way out of touch with the average working man, just like every other Governor this state has had in the three decades that I've been keeping track of politics. Hopefully next year we'll be rid of him, and he'll be replaced with someone who isn't a Trenton insider or party establishment hack.

property taxes,property taxes,property taxes,forget about your millionaire cronies and give tax relief to seniors and middle class families

I will go back to a question that Ronald Reagan asked the voters of the USA to consider before the Presidential Election of 1979-1980. He asked us, if we were better off in 1979 then we were 3.5 years earlier when Jimmy Carter first took office as President. Most of us were not. Thus, in my view the current question is are the majority of citizens in the State of New Jersey better off now than they were when Governor Christie took office several years ago? While, I was never a big-time Jon Corzine supporter, all I can say is that the vast majority of citizens that I know in New Jersey (including myself) are worse off now than when Governor Christie took office. The unemployment lines are longer, and our current Governor has continued to give breaks to the most wealthy citizens of New Jersey. The so-called "Middle Class" has been hit hard. As far as his statements about the "New Jersey Comeback" to me it remains invisible to my eyes.

Let's not forget the thousands of votes George Gilmore bragged about
to engineer the CC win, "TO PUT CC OVER THE TOP" ... the political machine must be stopped ... I have predicted their is a current to appoint Henry Mancini, a councilman in Stafford Township as mayor ... unfortunately John Spodofora may
decide to resign ... enjoy his well earned retirement and get out of the fray?!
This would circumvent voters electing OUR mayor ... ballot situation??
Two Mancini's in two of the areas largest townships... I think NOT.

Politics is a dirty mess and when a party can run things as they have
many many questions arise over who is really running things ...
of the nearly 700K residents in Ocean County a mere 100 or so politicians
are running us into debt ... in ten years many budgets have grown to
an unsustainable amount ... ever count all the Sheriff Public Notices in
the Press???
I will try to get there and ask why he has not really done much about
the double-triple dipper politicians with many stacked pensions ...
face it Ocean County was designed to be a magnet for seniors who
since retiring over the last 10-15 or 20 years can no longer afford
New Jersey ... 2001 I called for a state wide PROPERTY TAX REVOLT ...
When are folks going to wake up and vote the incumbents OUT!!!

Mr. Christie why are you pushing a 10% income tax cut that the truely needy can not benefit from? If their income is peanuts, you throw them crumbs??? If someone's salary is over $250k it's obvious who will benefit!!! Come on N.J. wake up!!

Tell Fatso that he'd better NOT be spotted walking around with an ice cream cone in his hand, like he was on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights. Really, THIS guy is being considered to fill the vice-president's spot on the Republican ticket? If Mitt Romney has an ounce of sense in his head, he'd name the chic, svelte Condoleeza Rice as his running partner.

surprised (pleasantly) to see so many anti-Christie-republican-agenda comments from area residents...so why are all of our local elected officials republicans?

oh and does anyone know what ever happened with Mancini's sexual harassment lawsuit?

Just N. Observer, the tax cut has to be universal so no matter what percent, the people who make more will get a larger break. I don't make much money at all but I hate when people say millionaires should be taxed more. They worked for (for the most part) their money so why should they be treated differently than any other person? Also, saying you're less off now because of Christie isn't exactly true. Corzine set in motion a lot of the issues facing us now that Christie is trying to remedy.

"surprised (pleasantly) to see so many anti-christie-republican-agenda comments from area residents."

- nyexpat.

Please, do NOT misconstrue MY comments! I'm NOT a Republican, I'm an Independent! Look, Christie versus Corzine, in 2008, was the lesser-of-two-evils, for me. Frankly, the guy (Christie) scares me!

gee another 2 pm town propaganda meeting only seniors who are retired and republican can attend. for everyone else that works hey tough on you i guess.

Martha Kremer has more knowledge than you will ever get, especially if u don't listen.

all hail the wisdom of martha kremer

if bumper sticker slogans christie uses like" if youre not part of the solution then youre part of the problem" every republican who comments on the patch must be einsteins.

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."

- Martha Kremer, Married to the Democratic Party/Dogma.

Martha, Barack is going-down to defeat come the first Tuesday, In November, of this year. Take it to the bank! The ONLY person who can defeat Mitt Romney, IS Mitt Romney!! "If You Want The Country To Fit, Then You MUST Elect Mitt!"

Mr. Christie's veneer is wearing thin. His thug-like style as if he were a Sopranos-wannabe has exposed him as just another loudmouth who talks much but produces little.

As others point out, are we in NJ better off than we were when he toppled Corzine? A drive around area towns answers that question. Foreclosed homes, public works projects delayed, cancelled or done by low-bid contractors so they fall apart fast.

Christie has done little to smash the Boss System that has held NJ in a vice-grip for ages. Perhaps that is his most blatant failure.

Obamas come in many shapes and sizes. Christie proves it.

Jeeze, take a good look at that photograph of the VERY fat Governor, Chris Christie, at the top of this column!! Disgusting! Vile! Mayor Bloomberg, of New York City, is waging a One-Man-Campaign against mega-dose soft-drinks? This guy, Christie, had the gall (Chutzpah?) to be photographed munching-on an ice cream cone, while on the boardwalk, in Seaside Heights? Hey, Christie, GET WITH THE PROGRAM! The diet program, that is! I went to a seance at a friend's house, the other day, and we channeled the spirit of former President, William Howard Taft, all 900 pounds of him. You remember President Taft, don't you, his friends called him, "Tubby Taft!" Well, even the spirit of "Tubby Taft" laughed at Governor Chris Christie!!

DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK !

- LL COOL J.

In the public interest, it might be best if Gov. Christie arrives on LBI by helicopter. There is too much misguided traffic on Route 72 already.

Back a few years ago, when C. Christie was the new Governor of NJ, and Connecticut elected a new Governor, our new Governor made a comment related to jobs and corporations moving from Connecticut to New Jersey. The new Connecticut Governor increased the taxes on big business and millionaires that resided and set-up shop in Connecticut. Governor Christie was quoted as saying that he would be waiting at the Border of N.J. to welcome these big-businesses and millionaires as they moved from Connecticut to New Jersey. Based on a report that appeared in the Newark Star Ledger last week, just the opposite has taken place. The Connecticut Unemployment rate has dropped quite a bit, while NJ's has risen. When asked about Governor Christie's Comment, the Governor of Connecticut simply took the high road and said that it was obvious that Governor Christie's Comments proved to be incorrect in the long-term. When asked to respond to this, Governor Christie and his spokesperson, Mr. Drewniak had no comment. I guess that the Governor was caught with his pants down.

"Christie will never be a Vice-Presidential Candidate because he is too much of a wild-card with his ranting and shouting style."

- JD.

I think the operative term, JD, is "loose cannon!" In politics, like war, loose lips, sink ships, if you KNOW what I mean?! I voted for THIS guy (YUK!), but I CAN'T believe that he is ACTUALLY being mentioned as a possible VP candidate!!! As I stated, earlier, the ONLY person who can defeat Mitt Romney, IS Mitt Romney, himself. By
choosing this corpulent guy as his running partner!

is it true they asked christie to play boss tweed in the new tamany hall movie? as for mitt romney his positions change more than a guy who has a rock under his mattress

jeanie dont let the facts get in your way

yeah obama spent a trillion in one day. the day he put the unpaid for bush wars on the 2009 budget for the first time.

Strange how those that say Gov Christie is a "bully", are the same ones that start their comments calling him "crisco" or "fatso". Christie has shown that he can work with a Dem majority. Thats more than I can say about Obama. He has no leadership qualities. . Romney will bring back work ethics to the U.S., not bring entitlements mentality to those who CAN work but chose NOT to. PROVERTY levels are the highest since the sixties, food stamp use and fraud is at an all time high. Time to go back to what made this country, leadership, hard work, and RESPECT for the Constitution. If this offends anyone, To bad!

When you eat too much, does your brain get fat also?

simpleman truth romney created a lot of jobs. in india , china and mexico. ask the people who worked for kaybee toys, gst steel , dade international how much unemployment pays. romney helped them learn. but in truth christie will help the lbi economy. the ice cream shops and hamburger stands will get a workout from his wallet

food stamps are at an all time high because the last guy left office with 700,000 jobs a month being lost.

How much State Aid has he slashed from Municipalities since elected ???

In 1976 NJ public education costs were paid from income tax revenue. Why was that burden shoved back onto the backs of middle-class property owners through the property tax ???

Enough...haha. you never learn do you? 3 and a half years and your boy has held more fund raisers than any Pres. Ahh the sounds of those movie stars "ca-ching ca-ching"! Hasn't had a meeting with his. G.E. "friend" mr. Emmelt or or any of his "jobs board" in 6 months. Wasnt it G.E. THAT CLOSED A PLANT OR TWO AND NOW MAKES THE PRODUCTS IN CHINA. ISNT MR. EMMELT A HUGE CONTRIBUTOR TO OBAMA? YES TO ALL ABOVE. sorry ENOUGH he had 2 years to do something, he had a dem congress and a dem senate, and didnt do a darn thing! his policies have hurt business, discourage their growth. So your kool aid drinking days are numbered..enjoy it while you can

Beachgoers may think there is a solar eclipse.....no Christie is in town.

It seems that I'm being verbally admonished, here, because I keep bringing-up the sore subject of Chris Christie's OBESE lifestyle. Hey, I USED TO HAVE a size 44 waist, myself. I'm now down to a 32 inch waistline. Same as I had when I was 21 years old. I'm now 63! How did I DO it? Well, as Muhammad Ali once said, "the best exercise in the world is pushing yourself AWAY from the dinner table." First, you NEED self-respect. Christie NEEDS to learn some self-respect, the big ton of lard! Chris Christie got elected Governor, because he ran (in 2009) against a BIG CROOK (Jon Corzine)! If he wants to get re-elected, though, he's got to look the part. The days of William Howard Taft are OVER! As XXX-star, Jenna Jameson said, "size DOES matter." However, I think she was referring to something completely different!!!

Christie is so unprofessional. You know what? We should have red light pedestrian cameras. Since he's so fat, he'd trigger them and get ticketed. DO AWAY WITH RED LIGHT CAMERAS- money making scam