New Jersey Governor and GOP darling Chris Christie will
conduct a campaign rally through Wisconsin on behalf of his bold yet beleaguered
executive counterpart Scott Walker.
administration would no longer support previous exorbitant payouts to public
sector unions. Tackling high property taxes, wasteful boondoggles, and
unsustainable entitlement obligations, the New Jersey Governor stood by his
word.
Going further than his East Coast counterpart, Governor
Walker should be commended for taking a tough but principled stance against the
progressive third rail of Wisconsin politics: collective bargaining. Despite
the vocal opposition that dominated Madison, and the successful recall efforts
against two of his state senator colleagues, the Wisconsin Governor stayed true
to his plan to curb the political power of public sector unions, which resulted
in a noticeable dip in unemployment and greater relief to the taxpayers.
geographical localities, but they command a great deal of respect across the
country for their common stance against a growing problem: the rising cost of
public sector pensions and benefits, coupled with the bank-breaking stranglehold
of these unions on their respective statehouses. City, state, and federal governments
can no longer afford to compensate public workers with lavish perks, awarded
during more flush times, and now causing state governments to flush the growing
part of taxpayer dollars down the drain.
These two executives’ remarkable leadership against public
sector unions has served their states and this country very well.