[Joe 6-pack]

"It happened here in NJ, as teachers’ unions got 5% raises with property taxes capped at 2%; to balance the budget, thousands of cops and firemen and untenured teachers have lost their jobs over the last few years."

Yes, but have they started blaming each other yet? I'm guessing in their minds it's still somehow "Bush's fault."

[kearnyirish2]

“Yes, but have they started blaming each other yet? I’m guessing in their minds it’s still somehow “Bush’s fault.”

The infighting is becoming more public; cops and firemen think they are just as entitled to taxpayers’ incomes as teachers do, and those laid off will not be finding that kind of work again in NJ for a long time. They no longer blame Bush; they blame Obama (though they should be blaming state, county, and municipal politicians - this would have happened regardless of who was in the White House). NJ was a dying state when W was in office as well; it is a socialist toilet.