CAPTION THIS: McGreevey Leads NJ to Government Shutdown

Associated Press ^ | June 28, 2003, 4:54 PM EDT | JOHN P. McALPIN

[Not a Friend of Bill]

Negotiations in progress as shutdown nears
By JOHN P. McALPIN AP Political Writer June 28, 2003, 4:54 PM EDT TRENTON, N.J.(AP) _ Legislators came to work Saturday, ordered by Gov. James E. McGreevey to agree on a budget and a series of tax and fee increases or else deal with a shuttered state government. The Senate Budget Committee, where Republicans have blocked the budget by refusing to vote on any measure that raises taxes, must act by midnight Saturday so the full house can vote Monday. Monday is the constitutional deadline for a balanced budget. Without one, McGreevey says all operations, except emergency services, will halt.

[July 4th]

Is that guy drinking a Pabst?

[William McKinley]

Nah, he ain't no Democrat.

Schaefer.

[StriperSniper]

"I can't believe I had to replace my helicopter with a rubber dinghy!"

[squidly]

That's one of those coffee cups with a lid like you get at Starbucks. If it were a Pabst I'd have been impressed, though.

[lizma]

And they were heard to cry "Give me Starbucks or give me death!"

[cherry_bomb88]

"The things I'll do for a vote...these guys better cough up the campaign contributions"

[Michael Barnes]

wannabe

[Imal]

Desparate boat people set sail from New Jersey in search of freedom in a distant land

[LdSentinal]

"Are you sure that drag queen up front knows the way to Fire Island?"

[Mo1]

Why are they dressed like they are boating on a yacht?

[csvset]

"When does the buggery start?"

[Fzob]

Monday is the constitutional deadline for a balanced budget. Without one, McGreevey says all operations, except emergency services, will halt.

The real question is will anybody notice?

[Unknown Freeper]

After the christening, the SS McGreedy sets sail on her maiden voyage. Captain McGreedy vows to go down with the ship.

[Coleus]

Shut down? Nah...

That's all scare tactics just as Clinton tried to do with the federal budget when newt was Speaker.

Money flows in every day: income tax, sales tax, cigarette tax, etc...There's plenty of money coming in, what is stalling the process is that they can't agree how and where to SPEND it.

[Calpernia]

bump!

[leprechaun9]

It's good to get away with my buddies from the female Political Correctness nonsense!

[goldstategop]

Tell me the GOP RINOs in N.J aren't waiting for payoffs to raise taxes like their scumbag counterparts did in the New York State Senate.

[leprechaun9]

In the entire Northeast, there is hardly a micron of difference between the D'd and the R's!

[BabsC]

The real question is will anybody notice?

Sure they will, government gridlock, in this day of huge intrusive government, means the people will get a break.Value producers that is not the usual moochers.

I read somewhere that when doctors go on strike the death rate drops. The people in New Jersey hopefully can expect a drop in individual liberty restrictions for a short while.