Whitman promotes moderation and compromise in politics
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Letter: Whitman left N.J. fiscally healthy
The Record September 12, 2010 Trenton Correspondent John Reitmeyer's description of former Gov. Christie Whitman's pension bond issuance deserves clarification ("Legacy of bad deals strains N.J. state finances," Aug. 22). [...]
Topic A: How the midterm campaign will play out
Washington Post Sunday, September 5, 2010 With the Republicans leading the Democrats on the generic congressional ballot, what will the two parties in Congress do before November? Below, responses from Dan Schnur, Scott Keeter, Jennifer Palmieri, Matthew Dowd, Martin Frost and Christine Todd Whitman. [...]
In the fading light of summer
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Linda McMahon, you’re not Christie Whitman!
By ALAN J. STEINBERG NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM August 30, 2010 I will always be most proud to have served in the administration of former New Jersey Governor Christie Whitman. She was an outstanding Governor, with a superb record and legacy of tax reduction, fiscal conservatism, and open space protection. [...]
AREDay in Aspen: U.S. military sold on threat posed by climate change; Event kicks off by ‘Putting Carbon in Context’
By Scott Condon The Aspen Times August 20, 2010 ASPEN — While the fight over the threat posed by climate change rages on at Capitol Hill — not to mention many neighborhood bars — the folks at the Pentagon don't need convincing. [...]
Who Killed the Climate Bill?
Foreign Policy Magazine July 23, 2010 This is how a climate bill dies. On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced the bad news: “We don’t have the votes.” Without a single Republican backing the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, the Senate's version of a comprehensive energy bill, there was no point taking it to the floor, he explained. For now, there was no way to move forward. [...]
The chasm between gov’t and governed
By William McKenzie Dallas Morning News July 19, 2010 From afar, Washington increasingly looks as if it has descended into tribalism. We've always had our factions, so some of the splintering is not new. But the degree to which leaders exist simply to perpetuate their tribe seems at an alarming high, thanks to the payback cycle tracing through Bill Clinton's impeachment and George W. Bush's contested 2000 victory. [...]