1. | Jul 22, 2014

I can't fault Christie playing haadbrll. Why should he give up what little leverage he has with the legislature before they've even begun to negotiate? Besides, I'm sure Dems can make a deal with enough moderate Republicans in competitive districts to override a veto. I'm not sure how this will play out but I'm sure the end result will be a government shutdown in July followed by haadbrll negotiations followed by some kind of tax increase and restoration of rebates.With legislative elections next year there are simply too many vulnerable Republicans unwilling to jeopardize their political careers just to protect the bank accounts of a few megamillionaires. Besides, there is a big difference between millionaires , whose net worth exceeds one million dollars (not really all that much when one considers the average price of a home in some neighborhoods in Morris County), and someone whose income exceeds one million dollars. The latter is more likely to be closer to billionaire than millionaire .