Paul Krugman is going to be on CNN tonight-both before and after President Obama's SOTU address-which should be a good one. Happy to hear the President is finally getting that it's legitimate to use the executive order and that he indeed does have a 'pen and a phone.'
Krugman again mentioned the actions of Chris Christie's Lieutenant Governor who it's turning out didn't only bully Hoboken's Mayor, Dawn Zimmer.
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/01/legal_experts_says_federal.html
"Last week I mentioned local news reports about the bizarre and vicious smear campaign Kim Guadagno, Chris Christie’s lieutenant governor, waged against an artist involved with the New Jersey Arts Council. Today the story is in the Times. Ms. Guadagno sure seems like a real piece of work — as do several other close associates of governor yells-at-people."
"This might suggest something."
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/28/smear-today-gone-tomorrow-2/?_php=true&_type=blogs&module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog%20Main&contentCollection=Opinion&action=Click&pgtype=Blogs®ion=Body&_r=0
It certainly does. It shoes a pattern with her-she indeed is a 'piece of work.' Not only her either. We have other patterns. Like in Fort Lee we also have a development project linked to state pension funds.
"One of the companies involved in a billion-dollar development in Fort Lee, N.J. secured state pension funds as part of the financing of the project, PolitickerNJ reported on Tuesday."
"Documents obtained by the PolitickerNJ show that the State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund E holds a majority 55 percent ownership interest in the Tucker Development and Acquisition Fund, L.P. The rest of the entity is divvied up between Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (a 27.5 percent ownership interest), Prudential Insurance Companies of America (a 16.5 percent ownership interest), and Tucker Managers, LLC (a one percent ownership interest.) The document was officially recorded by the Bergen County, N.J. county clerk on May 16, 2012."
"The Tucker Development Corporation is one of the companies behind the Hudson Lights project, which is being built on the western eight-acre portion of a 16-acre redevelopment area in Fort Lee, located beside the entrance to the George Washington Bridge. The proximity of the project to the bridge has led to speculation that the bridge lane closures that occurred in September -- and that this month have exploded into a political scandal for Gov. Chris Christie (R) -- were somehow connected to the project. But no link has yet been publicly demonstrated."
"On Sept. 16, Tucker Development Corporation announced that it had secured $218 million in financing for the Hudson Lights project. In a press release, the company described the project as a joint partnership between "affiliates of Tucker Development Corporation, Ares Management and Kushner Real Estate Group."
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/hudson-lights-state-pensions
So we not only have more developments linked to Fort Lee but another development project-in the Dawn Zimmer Hoboken scandal it was the Sandy funds being withheld unless a development project were accepted-who knows what the link is here exactly, though it's hard to believe there's none. However, we just keep getting more and more smoke. How long before the Governor's house catches fire?
"The Tucker Development Corporation is one of the companies behind the Hudson Lights project, which is being built on the western eight-acre portion of a 16-acre redevelopment area in Fort Lee, located beside the entrance to the George Washington Bridge. The proximity of the project to the bridge has led to speculation that the bridge lane closures that occurred in September -- and that this month have exploded into a political scandal for Gov. Chris Christie (R) -- were somehow connected to the project. But no link has yet been publicly demonstrated."
"On Sept. 16, Tucker Development Corporation announced that it had secured $218 million in financing for the Hudson Lights project. In a press release, the company described the project as a joint partnership between "affiliates of Tucker Development Corporation, Ares Management and Kushner Real Estate Group."
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/hudson-lights-state-pensions
So we not only have more developments linked to Fort Lee but another development project-in the Dawn Zimmer Hoboken scandal it was the Sandy funds being withheld unless a development project were accepted-who knows what the link is here exactly, though it's hard to believe there's none. However, we just keep getting more and more smoke. How long before the Governor's house catches fire?
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