NJ Governor Chris Christie supports tax deal (Daily Caller)

Christie Supports Tax Deal
New Jersey's Republican Governor Chris Christie came out in support of the tax Compromise reached by President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans that passed the Senate Wednesday afternoon in an 81-19 vote. "Governor Christie supports President Obama and Congressional Republicans' Compromise which ensures that during this difficult economic time no American is subject to a Tax Increase on January 1st," Christie spokeswoman Maria Comella told NewsCore in a statement....

Christie Slams Fellow NJ GOP Leader over "Jobless" Remarks
You know you are in some political trouble when your state's Governor, who belongs to the same party, says he thinks you were "wrong." That is what New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said of Assembly Minority Leader and fellow Republican Alex DeCroce. Earlier this week, DeCroce told executives at a NJ Business and Industry Association forum that the jobless can draw up to $550 a week for 52 weeks and added "That's close to 27 thousand dollars a year or 30 thousand dollars a year, a lo...

NJ Governor Chris Christie supports tax deal
Amanda Carey is a political reporter at the Daily Caller. She previously worked for Robert Novak and Reason Magazine. Carey is a graduate of Clemson University in South Carolina. Republican Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie supports the tax deal reached by President Obama and congressional Republicans, a spokesperson says. In a statement, Christie spokesperson Maria Comella said, “Governor Christie supports President Obama and Congressional Republicans’ Compromise which ensures t...

House Democrats Vow to Resolve Procedural Impasse, Bring Tax Bill Up for Debate
Dec. 15: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is flanked by Rep. Barney Frank, left, and Rep. Patrick Murphy during a news conference on Capitol Hill. House Democratic leaders on Thursday quelled an uprising among liberals over procedural issues with the massive Tax Cut package that was negotiated by the White House and Republicans. Democratic leaders emerged from an evening Caucus meeting Thursday, saying they were on track for a vote by the end of the night and started debate on the package later in the...

Tax Deal Heads Toward High Stakes Vote in House
Like this Story? Share it: The bill to extend Bush-era Tax Cuts was passed by the Senate and is now up for vote in the House. Nancy Cordes reports. CBS News political analyst John Dickerson is joined by The Hill newspaper's managing editor Bob Cusack for analysis on Capitol Hill's top headlines, including votes on the tax cut Compromise and the omnibus spending bill, plus the status of the Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." (CBS/AP) House Democratic leaders struggled Thursday night to clear legi...

Peter DeFazio: Obama Says Tax Deal Must Pass Or Its The End Of His Presidency
Washington, D.C. is full of rumors; there’s one going around now that is of particular interest to those of us who pay attention to such things. One Democrat lawmaker says that President Obama is pushing Democrats to support the current tax deal on the table or it’s the “end of his presidency.” Rep. Peter Defazio said in an interview on CNN’s little watched Parker-Spitzer that President Obama has laid down the gauntlet by telling lawmakers that if he doesn’t pass this ta

Tax Deal Hits Procedural Snag in the House
WASHINGTON —The $858 billion Tax Cut package negotiated by the White House and Republican leaders hit a procedural snag on Thursday, as Liberal Democrats skirmished with Party Leaders over its estate-tax provisions. At issue was whether the House would vote on an amendment to tax a larger proportion of wealthy estates and to apply a higher rate than was provided for in the Compromise package. Estate taxes have long generated political heat. Would other kinds of taxes work just as well? Th...

Crunch time: Dems ready to proceed on tax cuts bill with outcome uncertain
Robert Costa at NRO has a status report. Remember, Pelosi screwed up earlier this afternoon by agreeing to let an amendment on the Estate Tax provisions come to the floor via a procedural rule that would have deemed the entire Tax Cuts package passed if the amendment passed. House liberals would have had no opportunity to register their opposition to the overall package, which was a dealbreaker for them. So, back to the drawing board for a new scheme: House Democrats say there will likely be a...

Pawlenty attack on public sector unions rated Pants on Fire wrong
Even if the House passes the Compromise Legislation to extend the Bush Tax Cuts and federal Unemployment Benefits today it will do nothing to help the 99ers, who have exhausted their eligibility completely. And this at a time when the ranks of the 99ers is set to swell significantly. A District Court judge heard oral arguments from the State of Minnesota on Friday urging the court to dismiss a Lawsuit by three couples who are suing for the right to marry. Solicitor General Alan Gilbert argued th...

Dem rep: Obama told us if the tax deal doesnt pass, its the end of his presidency
Alternate headline: “Blogger now opposes tax deal.” Seriously, though: Is this true or a clever lie by DeFazio? “The White House is putting on tremendous pressure, making phone calls, the president is making phone calls saying this is the end of his presidency if he doesn’t get this bad deal,” he told CNN’s Eliot Spitzer. Obama’s push shows that the president is going to the mat in order to push through Congress the Compromise brokered with Republicans...

NJ Gov. comes out in support of Obama tax deal
New Jersey’s Republican Governor Chris Christie came out in support of the tax Compromise reached by President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans that passed the Senate Wednesday afternoon in an 81-19 vote. “Governor Christie supports President Obama and Congressional Republicans' Compromise which ensures that during this difficult economic time no American is subject to a Tax Increase on January 1st,” Christie spokeswoman Maria Comella told NewsCore in a statement. ...

NJ Names CEO For States Private-Sector Job Development Program
TRENTON, NJ (CBS) - The Christie administration continues its efforts to promote private-sector job development, with the announcement of the first CEO for “Choose New Jersey.” It’s part three of Governor Chris Christie’s three-pronged “Partnership for Action” with the private industry. This office, to be headed up by Tracy McDaniel (who leaves a similar position in Houston, Tex.) will be charged with retaining businesses already in New Jersey and luring...

Reid defends earmarks, threatens work until Jan. 5
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid took to the Senate mics Thursday afternoon to defend the practice of Earmarks, saying it was Congress's Constitutional Right to spend money and vowing to fight for that right against both Republicans and the Executive Branch. "I am convinced that I don't want to give up more power to White House - whether it's George Bush or Barack Obama," Reid said. "And I'm going to fight as hard as I can against President Obama on these earmarks; and my Republican colleagues ...

Gov. Christie Supports Senate Tax Bill
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he supported the bill to extend Tax Cuts passed Wednesday by the U.S. Senate, despite criticism from other Republican leaders that the Legislation will increase spending and add to the federal Deficit, reports our colleague Lisa Fleisher at WSJ’s Metropolis blog. Mr. Christie said in an interview that the tax-cut bill was a Compromise that he did not think “violates core principles.” But Mr. Christie said he would yank his support if Democrats added “

How Obamas Tax Deal Is a Compromise of Details, Not Principles
Nearly 10 years ago, President George W. Bush signed into Legislation sweeping Tax Cuts for all federal Income Tax brackets, including various Tax Credits and estate Tax Exemptions. Many Americans saw an immediate tax savings, and now those Tax Cuts are set to expire on December 31, 2010—unless Congress votes to extend them. In most cases this would lead to a great debate between Republicans and Democrats, but instead the parties are negotiating a deal that extends the Bush Tax Cuts and ...

Green Party asks that Democrats in US House vote NO on Obamas compromise tax package
From a Green Party of the United States Press Release, as circulate via e-mail by Howie Hawkins: Green Party of the United States https://www.gp.org For Immediate Release: Thursday, December 16, 2010 Obama’s Compromise tax package will blow up the Deficit, undermine Social Security, say Greens urging House Democrats to vote nay · Tax-cut deal with GOP seals Obama’s betrayal of working Americans who elected him, say Greens WASHINGTON, DC — Green Party Leaders urged House Dem...

David Thielen: Senator Michael Johnston Interview
First off an Apology, I forgot my recorder and so was not able to record the interview. So we're going by my memory and a couple of notes I made. Consider all "quotes" to be paraphrases. We started off with Senator Johnston asking me about my idea to address TABOR, etc. He was interested because most every Republican I have mentioned it to finds it an interesting alternative and so it might get wide support. The idea is to eliminate all Budget restrictions in the constitution and replace it w...

Is Democratic Opposition to Obama Also Racial?
Republican disagreement with the president on policies is often labeled Racist. What do you call it when Democrats oppose the first significant Bipartisan Compromise so vigorously that one of them even tosses the f-word at the president? There is the familiar theme: "We oppose the president on his latest legislative initiative." There is the familiar Rhetoric: "The president is spineless and needs to take a stand." Then there is the face of the opposition: the Republicans on Capitol Hill. But no...

REPORT: Obama told lawmakers not passing tax deal could end presidency...
In urging lawmakers to vote for his tax deal, President Obama is using one of his go-to lines from the Healthcare Debate, according to a Democratic lawmaker. Obama is telling members of Congress that failure to pass the tax-cut Legislation could result in the end of his presidency, Rep. Peter Defazio (Ore.) said. "The White House is putting on tremendous pressure, making phone calls, the president is making phone calls saying this is the end of his presidency if he doesn't get this bad deal," ...

Roger Williams: Thumbs down on the tax cut compromise
Fort Worth car dealer Roger Williams says if he'd been in the Senate this week, he would have voted against extending the Bush Tax Cuts. Williams is actively running for the seat held by Kay Bailey Hutchison, who is up for Reelection in 2012. The bill has come under fire from the left, which thinks it favors the rich, and from the right, which opposes extending benefits for the unemployed and taxing the estates of the wealthy. Hutchison voted for it Wednesday. Williams, who has an active Senat...

Family Research Council, top GOP lawmakers fight back against SPLC hate group label
Matthew Boyle is a contributing reporter at The Daily Caller. The Family Research Council (FRC) ran a full-page Open Letter advertisement in print editions of Politico and of the Washington Examiner on Wednesday calling for a “civil debate” with the Southern Poverty Law Center, the liberal group that labeled the FRC and other social conservative organizations as “Hate Groups” in early December. Among the 150 influential conservative leaders who signed on to the FRC’...

Tax Cut Deal Creates 2012 GOP Presidential Proxy Battle
While sitting legislators continue to fuss over a Tax Cut deal that looks headed for completion after passing overwhelmingly in the Senate this week, the field of potential 2012 GOP Presidential Candidates has been engaged in their own internal contest on the matter -- the first real one of its nature in the forthcoming election season. There is little large-scale consensus among the likely contenders, besides the fact that they know they want to extend the Bush tax cuts for as long as possibl...

President Obama to Meet with Labor Leaders Friday
President Obama will welcome union leaders to the White House Friday in an effort to have a substantive conversation on The Economy. The meeting comes as Obama earlier this week also met with the CEOs of major companies, partly to mend his sometimes strained relationship with the business community, but also to talk Job Creation. Obama has had a strong-backing from the major unions in the country, however they were not happy when President Obama extended a federal pay freeze. "The president talk...

President Obama to Meet with Labor Leaders Friday
President Obama will welcome union leaders to the White House Friday in an effort to have a substantive conversation on The Economy. The meeting comes as Obama earlier this week also met with the CEOs of major companies, partly to mend his sometimes strained relationship with the business community, but also to talk Job Creation. Obama has had a strong-backing from the major unions in the country, however they were not happy when President Obama extended a federal pay freeze. "The president talk...

NYC adds 14,000 private jobs vs 9,300 in New Jersey
By Joan Gralla NEW YORK | Thu Dec 16, 2010 2:46pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Private Employers hired 14,000 workers in November, outpacing New Jersey, whose Governor just one day ago took credit for the addition of 9,300 employees. However, New York's Norman Steele, Deputy Director of research and statistics, in a statement on Thursday said that New York on the whole has recently had a saw-tooth pattern of gains, which he said mirrored the national experience. New York state's ove...