Posted on 12/29/2010 9:28:52 AM PST by Gondring
TRENTON - A former acting governor and a lawmaker who sponsored the constitutional amendment creating the office of lieutenant governor are among those criticizing New Jersey's top two executives for being out of state at the same time.
State Sen. Richard Codey (D., Essex), governor for 15 months after Jim McGreevey resigned in 2004, said Tuesday that Gov. Christie and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno should coordinate their schedules so one is in the state and can take charge, especially during emergencies.
The absence of Christie and Guadagno - who are on vacation - left Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D., Gloucester), the third-in-command, to deal with a storm that dumped two feet of snow on parts of the state and stranded hundreds on the roads. Hours after being sworn in, Sweeney declared a state of emergency.
"They're both entitled to a vacation, but not at the same time," Codey said. "You sit down, and you work that out. Why do we have a lieutenant governor? So when the governor's out of state for a period of time, like he is now, she or he would cover for him."
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I generally love the job that Chris Christie is doing and all, but it was a mistake to not coordinate vacation schedules better with the Lieutenant Governor.
Uh buoy. The state roads are an ungodly mess. As of this morning I saw one (Rt 35 southbound from Deal Rd to the Asbury Circle) that is still closed. The bigger municipalities were drawn in to take up slack on state roads, leaving the towns a mess. I smell a rat.
This may be Gov Christie’s “Katrina” moment. Sad.
I hear that Christie has been hiking the Appalachian Trail and is very easy to reach.
In this case, it was not a matter of coordinating vacations - the Lieutenant Governor went on an unplanned extended visit to her dying father who has taken a sudden turn for the worse in recent days.
The original schedule had them visting family/vacationing at different times.
See post 6. This is the Democrats using a dying man for a talking point.
See post 6. There was nothing irresponsible about it.
Doesn’t matter w/ Dems and RINOs they will glom on to ANYTHING! THEY SUCK!
Thank you for the clarification. But that’s only rumor and her office isn’t confirming, last I knew. In any case, she should have announced it, not left it so shady, IMO.
I feel for her and just wish it had been handled better.
Politically, that makes sense. But she probably didn't want it to become a news item that the old man could hear: "Lt. Gov leaves state abruptly because she thinks her dad's about to die."
LOL...Obama can take a dozen vacations, but Christie isn’t allowed to have one.
lol - the Democrat in charge can’t handle snow clean-up. ?? oy gevalt.
If there were no phones, or computers, I might say those folks have a point, but for goodness sake, there are still methods of communication available for folks at a distance!
The trouble is that the rats and union work crews were in charge when both were away. Suddenly, horifically poor response by the state is a problem for the Republican governor.
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