Somebody's lying. I suspect it's the far-left Democratic governor of NJ.

Software Maker Slams Dem Gov Who Blamed 'Software Error' for State Registering 6,600 Noncitizens to Vote

All public sector employees in New Jersey will have to live in-state

All public sector employees in New Jersey will have to live in-state

Moving out of Pennsylvania

Once again, more people moved out of Pennsylvania than moved in last year, according to the 2010 United Van Lines Migration Study.

The company has been tracking state-by-state migration patterns for the past 34 years.

Pennsylvania, with high property taxes and a poor business climate, is one of nine states designated with the "High Outbound" label. Who can blame people for wanting out of the Keystone State after eight disastrous years under Gov. Ed Rendell?

Neighboring New Jersey, home of the highest property taxes in the nation, topped the annual survey.

The District of Columbia was the top destination in the United States for the third consecutive year, the survey says. (Must be all those government workers Obama has hired.) Among states, Oregon and North Carolina were listed as "High Inbound" on the survey.

From the United Van Lines survey:

New Jersey (62.5%) claimed the top spot on the high-outbound traffic list. Also in the North East, New Hampshire (55.6%) had the seventh highest out-bound traffic.

The Great Lake region continued to have the highest out-bound traffic levels in the nation, with four of the region’s states experiencing high outbound traffic. Michigan (62%), which was the top outbound state from 2006-2009, fell to No. 2 in 2010. Illinois (57.3%), Ohio (55.6%) and Pennsylvania (55.4%) also experienced high out-bound traffic.

Missouri (60.1%) ranks No. 3 among states with high outbound traffic. 2010 is the first year since 2002 Missouri has not appeared in the balanced category. North Dakota (60.8%) and Kansas (56.6%) also experienced high-outbound traffic in 2010.

Check out the full survey at United Van Lines' website. Also check out what Stateline.org had to say about the survey here.

Chris Christie: Year 2

No politician from below the federal level captured the attention of the nation quite like New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie did in 2010, says Mark Impomeni.

But wait to see how Christie builds on his first year as governor of New Jersey.

Christie Looking To Build On Success In Second Year - HUMAN EVENTS

Chris Freind: A Tale of Two States

The latest from Chris Freind:

Ed Rendell and Jon Corzine drove Pennsylvania and New Jersey into the ground. Chris Christie — and now Tom Corbett — are poised to bring both back from the dead.

A Tale of Two States

Video: Chris Christie On Pension Reform

Video: Chris Christie Says He Will Take On Pension Reform Next | NewsBusters.org

PA needs a Chris Christie for governor

The Philadelphia Inquirer recaps the first 100 days of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's administration. The newspaper says supporters and foes alike give Christie high marks for helping turn around New Jersey after the disastrous four years of Democrat Jon Corzine.

Pennsylvania needs a Christie in the governor's mansion to straighten out the mess Democrat Ed Rendell has made over the past eight years. Forget about the four Democratic candidates. Three of them are Rendell clones and the fourth, moderate Jack Wagner, doesn't have a chance of winning his party's nomination because liberals control the primary selection process.

That leaves the Republican contest between Tom Corbett and Sam Rohrer.

Can Corbett or Rohrer match Christie's ability to work with the legislature to push sweeping reform measures and clean up the culture of corruption left by their predecessor?

From the story by Inquirer staffer Adrienne Lu:

At its heart, Gov. Christie's guiding philosophy boils down to simple supply-side economics: reduce taxes and cut red tape to create more jobs and wealth.

The Republican governor has spent his first 100 days in office doggedly hewing to that principle, come what may.

Since his inauguration on Jan. 19, Christie has brawled with one of the state's most powerful unions, temporarily suspended property-tax rebates, proposed a $29.3 billion budget while facing a projected shortfall of about $10.7 billion, chopped state aid to schools and municipalities by more than $1.2 billion, and worked with the Legislature to pass changes to public employees pension and benefits.

How Christie's approach will play out over the rest of his time as governor and whether it will be good for the state remains to be seen. But political observers and lawmakers of both parties say there is no question the former U.S. attorney has succeeded in setting the agenda in Trenton.

"I think it's been a staggering 100 days where the governor has begun a transformation of the public culture of the state," said Sen. Joseph Kyrillos (R., Monmouth), a friend of Christie's.

Conservatives around the country are paying close attention. Washington Post columnist George F. Will recently named Christie "the nation's most interesting governor." Rush Limbaugh declared he loved him. Opinion writers from the Wall Street Journal, the Weekly Standard, and the National Review have chimed in with praise.

Read the Inquirer's story on Christie at the newspaper's Web site.

Toomey on Tuesday's election results

Commenting on Tuesday's repudiation of the Obama presidency, Republican Pennsylvania Senate candidate Pat Toomey said the election results show voters oppose the extreme big-government policies of Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid.

From Toomey's statement:

"Last night, election results around the country and in Pennsylvania demonstrate that the tide is turning against big-government, big-spending policies. In Pennsylvania, six out of seven Republican judicial candidates were victorious in their statewide bids.

Congratulations to all of our great Republican candidates who won yesterday in Pennsylvania That tells us there is real energy in our state party, which will only continue to grow into next year."

Toomey said he was pleased with the results from neighboring New Jersey, where Republican Chris Christie upset the Obama-backed candidate, liberal Gov. Jon Corzine, and also applauded the outcome in Virginia, where the GOP candidate won the governor's race by a large margin.

“For nearly a year, the one-party monopoly in Washington has been pushing extreme policies on the American people, including government-run health care, unprecedented spending increases, and record deficit and debt levels," Toomey said. "Yesterday, voters made their voices heard. It's time we stopped the parade of bailouts, government takeovers, and record-breaking spending, and replaced it with commonsense reforms that do not bankrupt our country.”

For more about Toomey, visit his campaign Web site at www.toomeyforsenate.com

CHRISTIE BEATS CORZINE IN NJ!!!!!

In a stunning upset, Republican Chris Christie defeated Democrat Barack Obama ... I mean Jon Corzine ... to win the New Jersey governor's race Tuesday.

Despite spending $23 million dollars and having Barack Obama campaign for him three times, Corzine, the free-spending liberal and Obama doormat, was tossed out by New Jersey voters in a a clear repudiation of the Obama agenda.

Christie's victory in heavily Democratic New Jersey should send shock waves through the Democratic Party establishment. Earlier in the evening, Republican Bob McDonnell won the Virginia governor's race in another litmus test of Obama's failed presidency.

Look for Democrats in Congress to bail out of Obama's big government, big deficit socialist agenda overnight.

Obama himself told New Jersey voters that the Christie-Corzine election was a referendum on his 10 months as president.

Corzine ran a nasty campaign of personal attacks, including making fun of Christie's weight.

The 300-pound Christie told supporters at a victory rally Tuesday night "we are going to pick Trenton up and turn it upside down."

With 75 percent of precincts reporting by 10:30 p.m., Christie had 50 percent of the vote compared to 44 percent for Corzine. Independent Chris Daggett had about 5 percent of the vote.

(Update: With 97 percent of precincts reporting at midnight, Christie had 49 percent of the vote compared to 44 percent for Corzine. Daggett finished with 5 percent.)

The case for Chris Christie

Columnist Kevin Ferris makes a strong case for why New Jersey needs to elect Chris Christie as governor over Obama puppet Jon Corzine.

From Ferris' column:

Christie had a sterling reputation as a corruption-fighting U.S. attorney, having put away 130 politicians, Republicans and Democrats, during his seven-year term. He certainly had positions on issues - lower taxes, leaner government, less spending - but mostly he just had to not be the increasingly unpopular Corzine.

Ferris also chastises limousine liberal Jon Corzine for waging a negative campaign, including TV ads essentially calling Christie "fat." That's real professional for a governor who can't even spell his own first name.

Read Ferris' full column at The Philadelphia Inquirer's Web site.

How much should teachers get paid?

Pennsylvania continues to lead the nation in teacher strikes even though Pennsylvania teachers are among the highest paid in the U.S.

Trying to make sense of this contradiction is one of the goals of Stop Teacher Strikes Inc., the Pennsylvania-based advocacy group working to prevent teacher strikes. (It's illegal in the majority of states for teachers to strike.)

In order to have a fair debate about teacher compensation, you have to start with the facts. How much do Pennsylvania teachers earn?

Stop Teacher Strikes Inc. has a link at its Web site to a database that lists 195,000 Pennsylvania public school employee names and salaries.

The searchable statewide database, which includes teachers and administrators, is accessible via www.stopteacherstrikes.org

The database originated at the Asbury Park Press Web site http://php.app.com/PAteachers/search.php

Another good source of information about public education in Pennsylvania is School Board Transparency.

From a recent press release issued by Simon Campbell, president of StopTeacherStrikes Inc.:

"With the most recent salary data (2007-2008) now released by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the Asbury Park Press has once again done an outstanding job at bringing searchable public information to millions of Pennsylvania residents. Any Pennsylvania public school student can now research the salary of his or her teacher to gain an understanding of Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know-Law, and appreciate the difference between public sector and private sector employees. Taxpayers can also review how much money all school employees make, to see how public money is being allocated. The publishing of this data may also help taxpayers understand why some public servants feel the need to eject children from their classrooms by going on strike for higher compensation.

Also profiled on the new "Pension Scheme" Web page of www.stopteacherstrikes.org is the manner in which Pennsylvania State Education Association President (PSEA) union president James Testerman is able to collect a teacher's salary for not being a teacher; thereby enabling him to obtain a taxpayer-guaranteed public employee pension plan for the nine years and counting he has spent working for a private organization. This scheme is also being used by other teacher union officials.

With the Pennsylvania school employee retirement fund in crisis and facing a massive shortfall in 2012-2013, the message is clear. If you don't actually work as a public employee, yet you want a defined-benefit public employee pension plan that taxpayers will bail out, just find a way to become a union boss."

Chester County official heads regional planning group

Chester County Commissioner Carol Aichele was recently elected board chairwoman of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission.

Aichele, who is chairwoman of the three-member Chester County Board of Commissioners, said she will use her new position to promoted regional cooperation.

"The DVRPC is an outstanding regional organization that plays a vital role in the future of Chester County and our neighbors," Aichele said in a press release. "I’m looking forward to taking a leadership role. More than ever, we need a comprehensive plan with clear priorities and established funding sources. I'm also looking forward to working with other Delaware Valley leaders to further a regional focus that will benefit all of us."

Aichele, a Republican, said she will work in a nonpartisan basis with elected officials, appointees and staff to "resolve the difficult issues we all face here in the Delaware Valley. The transit and transportation picture we see is not a pretty one. The work the DVRPC Board does is important and the efforts of all its members directly affect the lives of the people we serve."

Aichele previously served as vice chairwoman and treasurer of the DVRPC board.

A priority, she said, will be transportation planning.

"Too many important projects have been deferred because of inadequate funding," Aichele said.

Montgomery County Commissioner Joseph M. Hoeffel, a Democrat, was elected secretary of the 18-member DVRPC board at its recent reorganization meeting.

Established in 1965, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission provides comprehensive, coordinated planning for the orderly growth and development of the bi-state region (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties in Pennsylvania; and Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Mercer in New Jersey.)

For more information about the group, visit its Web site at http://www.dvrpc.org/

Tip: Leave the explosive souvenirs behind

A lot of people bring back souvenirs from the Jersey Shore. Some of the trinkets you buy at shops on the boardwalk. Others you pick up on the beach.

Increasingly people are bringing back souvenirs that could up costing somebody an arm or a leg. Digging up unexploded mortar rounds is all the rage. Sure it's fun to show off your discovery to friends and neighbors -- until one of those shells blows up.

This is one of those things where common sense comes in, but a lot of Shore visitors leave their brains behind.

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office has issued a warning to anyone who has brought back something other than sea shells.

"I am reaching out to the public to ask anyone that brought one of these home within the last three years to notify us," Sheriff John P. Durante said. "Do not touch them, stay away from them. All explosives are dangerous."

Durante added:

These, we understand, are being recovered at the Jersey Shore on the beaches of Long Island for the last three years or so. These munitions were probably disposed of at sea. Our speculation is that they were souvenirs found and brought home. We believe these things were taken innocently, there was no intent for any criminal purpose other than to say, 'I have a souvenir.'

Read the full story by reporter Carl Hessler Jr. in The Mercury.