Sunday, December 12, 2010

Your turn to grade Gov. Chris Christie | NJ.com

Your turn to grade Gov. Chris Christie | NJ.com

Your turn to grade Gov. Chris Christie

Published: Sunday, December 12, 2010, 6:40 AM
grading_christie.JPGStar-Ledger readers give Gov. Chris Christie a grade on his first year in office.
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Last week, Star-Ledger Editorial Page
Editor Tom Moran gave Gov. Chris Christie
a grade of C for the governor’s first year
in office. We asked for your grades, and if
an e-mail box could overflow, ours did.
Here’s a sampling:

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Overall, I would give Chris Christie a C- grade, downgrading the Star-Ledger’s assessment: On education, an F, because of his demonization of teachers and over-the-top rhetoric regarding the NJEA; on budget, a D, because he’s favored the wealthy to the detriment of the poor.

In addition, I give him an F on his failure to re-appoint state Supreme Court Justice John Wallace for “lifetime tenure” — another 1½ years — sparking a needless controversy.
Eugene Gorrin, Union

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Concerning the budget, no one would be popular cutting programs, however, he is the only one