New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican and incumbent newbie who's been heralded as a
conservative hero for his hits on the unions in his home
state, just released an eyebrow - raising statement
basically suggesting Democrat Andrew Cuomo is borrowing from his own playbook.
E.J. McMahon, the head of the Empire Center for Public Policy, a fiscally
conservative think tank, told Newsday last week that the plan would «
basically undermine the
state's tax base.»