Chris Christie: “What That Guy Did”

By FITSNews || We’ve been meaning to write about this for a few days, but New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie – who was sworn in just last month – is already making some common sense fiscal decisions up in the Garden State.

In fact, he’s doing precisely what New Jersey voters told him to do: Cut government.

From WCBS TV 2:

Calling New Jersey’s budget a “shambles,” Gov. Chris Christie announced (last) Thursday he is immediately freezing all state spending.

Saying New Jersey is on the verge of bankruptcy, Christie declared a fiscal emergency, announcing drastic cuts. Among them, aid to school districts that have excess surpluses.

Nice … we knew there was something about this guy we liked.

Needless to say, Christie’s move has Democrats “in an uproar,” to which we can only say “too bad, so f*cking sad,” a phrase that isn’t used often enough when it comes to government entities.

Anyway, Christie’s decision has sparked some interest in South Carolina.

After all, our state’s eighty-five school districts that are collectively running a $714 million surplus on top of the record $8.4 billion (some say $9.1 billion) they are receiving this fiscal year.

UPDATE: Christie also cut state subsidies to New Jersey’s Transit Authority, saying it needed to become self-sufficient.  When transit officials bitched and moaned about it, Christie told them to revisit their “rich union contracts.” Nice!