Is Governor Corzine in Denial

Driving home this evening, I was informed on the radio that New Jersey residents still want the state to spend 400 million dollars on Stem Cell Research. I continue to be stunned at the arrogance of our elected officials. They told us last week that everyone in the state wants to spend big money on Stem Cell research. Last night the voters said something different. In case the Governor missed it, here was the result courtest of NJ.com:

Question - 2-Stem Cell Research - Ballot Issue
New Jersey - 6210 of 6289 Precincts Reporting - 99%
Name Votes Vote %
No 680,828 53%
Yes 601,343 47%

Of course, the governor also admitted that the voters want Trenton to get its fiscal house in order before even considering additional debt. He also said that the real problem is that voters in the state didn't know there was a payment plan. Oh, and he also said the it was low voter turnout.

Let me tell you something Governor Corzine. The people voted to turn this down because we are SICK AND TIRED of Trenton's spending our money with no accountability . The real issue in this election was taxes and corruption. Let me help you Mr Governor. Lower taxes and stop making excuses for your friends who keep getting arrested at an alarming rate. Pretend just for a little bit that you understand what we, the citizens and voters in this state are going through.

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