Gov. Christie praises his administration for work done after blizzard, chastises mayors

[deminks]

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/12/gov_christie_signs_letter_to_p.html

At his first public event since a blizzard slammed the state, Gov. Chris Christie praised state workers and his administration for their response to the storm and said he wouldn't have done anything differently.

Christie signed a letter in Freehold officially requesting aid from the federal government and then took questions, blaming mayors for people being trapped in their homes and Democrats and the media for the attention being given to his decisions to remain in Disney World on a family vacation while the state was inundated with snow.

(snip)

When asked about the hundreds of people trapped in their homes for days, Christie said unless they lived on state roads, it's not something his administration would have been able to change.

"If someone is snowed into their house, that's not our responsibility," Christie said.

When asked about mayors who said they were forced to divert their resources to unplowed state roads instead of clearing local roads Christie said, "I know who these mayors are and they should buck up and take responsibility for the fact that they didn't do their job."

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Now, I live in the midwest. But this seems to be an arrogant asswipe, if you ask me.

[tabbycat31]

1. I live in one of the hardest hit counties

And under Christie the municipal aid from the state has been cut. My town (1 square mile) still has streets that have not been plowed yet.

The mayors do not have the budget for snow removal.

[BrklynLiberal]

2. When is someone going to stick a pin in that gasbag?

[UTUSN]

3. K&R #1 for, uh, the mayors were at work and CHRISTIE wasn't. n/t

[CTyankee]

4. Neither was the Lt. Governor....also MIA...

some administration they've got there...I'll bet there are some New Jersey voters experiencing "buyers remorse."

[booley]

5. Let me parse this

",,,When asked about the hundreds of people trapped in their homes for days, Christie said unless they lived on state roads, it's not something his administration would have been able to change.

"If someone is snowed into their house, that's not our responsibility," Christie said.

When asked about mayors who said they were forced to divert their resources to unplowed state roads instead of clearing local roads Christie said, "I know who these mayors are and they should buck up and take responsibility for the fact that they didn't do their job."

Ok so Christie's admin was only responsible for state roads.

But apparently many of these state roads were not plowed by the state leaving local cities to do it instead.

The consequences of this (local roads left unplowed) was the mayor's fault, not the state gov. Even though Christie said state roads were his responsibility.

Yeah I vote asswipe.

[Angry Dragon]

6. GEE ......... I thought the govenor was responsible for everyone in the state

or does he get to pick and choose he is going to help??