[mware]

The natives are getting restless.

From a state recreation area in Shamong to Atlantic City to Independence Day festivities in Washington Township, people said they were already fed up with the budget stalemate and expressed genuine surprise it's gone beyond the long holiday weekend.

"Where is our money supposed to come from?" asked Francine Monzo of Ventnor, who works as a casino cocktail server. Her husband, Vincent, is a pit boss. "A lot of people I work with are upset about being laid off. And we can't even collect unemployment because the state is shut down."

Grilling with her children and members of her church on the Atison Lake beach in Wharton State Forest, Joshalyn Baylor said the state parks and recreation areas offer families such as hers an affordable refuge from the violence of Trenton's inner city.

"We shouldn't suffer for their unaccountability," said Baylor, a Trenton resident who visits the Atison Recreation Area in Shamong up to four times a summer.

"We paid our taxes. It's not our fault that they spent the money foolishly. If (Gov. Jon S. Corzine) takes this away from us, then we're going to go and camp out on his property."

[AppyPappy]

Correct me but isn't this a Dem vs Dem thing?

[rhombus]

"We paid our taxes. It's not our fault that they spent the money foolishly. If (Gov. Jon S. Corzine) takes this away from us, then we're going to go and camp out on his property."

You elected Democrats, don't come crying to the Feds to bail you out.

[DJ MacWoW]

"We shouldn't suffer for their unaccountability," said Baylor

They voted the Dems in. It IS accountability time.

[CSM]

"We shouldn't suffer for their unaccountability,"

Well, you did vote them into office.

"We paid our taxes. It's not our fault that they spent the money foolishly."

What do you expect when you elect socialists?

[OmahaFields]

"We shouldn't suffer for their unaccountability," said Baylor, a Trenton resident who visits the Atison Recreation Area in Shamong up to four times a summer. "We paid our taxes. It's not our fault that they spent the money foolishly. If (Gov. Jon S. Corzine) takes this away from us, then we're going to go and camp out on his property."

You voted them in. It's called representative government.

[Wolfstar]

Thanks for the info. As someone who was born and raised in NJ (although I haven't lived there as an adult), the people quoted can get back to me when they finally figure out the Dims and their Leftist policies are the problem. I'm glad the Dims have no one to hide behind in NJ. Let them stew in their own juices until they figure out Leftist polices don't work (if they ever figure it out).

Norm and Karl, I pinged you only to make the comment that this is why I was opposed to our recall here in California. The Dims get to hide behind a nominal Republican governor. I'd much rather than control everything so, like in NJ, they have nowhere to hide. Although what's done is done, I honestly think we shot ourselves in the foot with that recall. Sigh.