On Tuesday October 20th I stood in a line for forty-five minutes to see Bill Clinton speak on behalf on Governor Jon Corzine. The line, of which I was a part, began at the College Avenue Gymnasium and wrapped all the way around Bartlett Street to Sicard Street behind the Student Center and across from the locally famous bar, “The Olive Branch”. And so, after forty five minutes of patiently waiting to be let in to this Corzine/Clinton rally, I finally reached a spot on College Avenue where I …

This past week the hallowed grounds of Rutgers University were graced by the world citizen, President Bill Clinton… Jon Corzine was there too. The event was marked by a huge turnout of students, faculty and citizens of the surrounding area. Few could ever question the motives of the event, nor the intentions of the politicians there, this rally, like the one that featured President Obama a few months ago, was a scene drenched in political exploitation and party politics.
I could never put down President Clinton (except maybe for his womanizing …

(NEW BRUNSWICK) – President Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States of America, today headlined two rallies in support of Governor Jon S. Corzine, Lieutenant Governor candidate Loretta Weinberg and Democrats running for office throughout New Jersey.

Gubernatorial candidate Chris Daggett’s belief that imposing a sales tax upon services can automatically facilitate the reduction of property taxes is fundamentally flawed as it incorrectly assumes that consumers will continue to spend on those services at the same rate after these sales tax increases are implemented. Imposing a sales tax on services would ultimately result in consumers spending less on these services in New Jersey thereby increasing the probability that New Jersey consumers will either stray to neighboring states to pay for these services or will simply not utilize …

The Popular Capitalist View

The election of the next New Jersey Governor is fast upon us with only one real issue being addressed, that of property taxes and the public education system which it currently funds.  Each of the three major candidates – and by “major” I mean that they are on the ballot and on television – has taken up a predictable strategic position on this issue.

“Well, this is it. That’s everything.”, thought John as he ascended last few steps before the Final Corridor. He thought about how he had been being prepared almost since birth for this: His Final Destination.

Beneath rotting remnants,

Groans a sorrowful decay.

It peels away slivers of wood,

Grinding with a ruined nail.

How long a creature wails,

Under a waning moon.

I am writing this in response to Josh Baker’s column from last week’s Targum (found here) in order to correct some misunderstandings present in the article.  The article was concerned with new legislation proposed by Senator (not really) Al Franken that seeks to limit the bargaining power of corporations under government contracts.  Mr. Franken wants to make it illegal for corporations under government contracts to include arbitration clauses in their employee’s contracts.  This outcry resulted from KBR’s (Haliburton subsidiary) poor handling of the aftermath of the rape of one of …

Happy last week of October. Hope you like rain.
There’s a lot going on this week, not the least being the introduction of our new web layout.

This weeks cartoon from Chris Grabowski, Toilet Humor Part II. Click here for Part I…