The Guy Who Campaigned On Raising Taxes Claims “You never like raising any tax…” As He Raises Gas Tax

We’ve all heard the news that we’re going to pay 4.3 cents more per gallon to gas up beginning Oct. 1. 4.3 cents doesn’t sound like a lot, but simple math tells us it’ll cost you a lunch or two a year.

Then again, maybe the folks at Let’s Drive NJ will get their way and Illegal Immigrants will get drivers licenses. Then we’ll have more drivers, more gas purchases and the gas tax won’t have to go up. No, that idea won’t work because all the extra cars on the roads will lead to more wear and tear, more potholes and costlier repairs.

What I found a little odd was what Governor Phil Murphy told reporters about the increase. According to NJ.com:

"Yeah, I'm frustrated," Murphy said.

"You never like raising any tax but this is the formula," he said. "(But) if we're going to keep the funding at the level we need to keep it at to fund the projects ... we have no choice."

Frustrated? You never like raising any tax?

What’s Murphy talking about? He campaigned on raising taxes. He promised “a $1.3 billion tax hike” during his campaign for governor.

The thing is Murphy stated his claim of never liking to raise any tax after a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Lincoln Avenue Middle School in Vineland.

I get it. A lot of the folks reading this blog already believe politicians lie. But what’s it teach the children at the ribbon cutting ceremony when a guy who previously promised to raise taxes says, “You never like raising any tax?"

Does it teach the kids it’s okay to fib? Think about it, he promised to raise taxes and after an event with kids Murphy said, “You never like raising any tax.”

Governor Murphy since you decided to split hairs with the truth on how you feel about tax increases in the town in which we broadcast The Bob & Steve Show maybe you’ll come on the show and explain the difference between promising to raise taxes and claiming you never like to raise any tax. The call-in number is 856-696-0092.

Drivers Licenses For Illegal Immigrants Coming To New Jersey

Illegal Immigrants living in New Jersey could get drivers licenses if a group, Let’s Drive NJ, gets its way. You know Governor Phil “I made some of my female soccer players live with an old man that made inappropriate comments to them” Murphy will support this and a Democratic controlled Assembly and Senate will ram it through without caring about the illegal activity giving Illegal Immigrants licenses brings.

If you don’t believe giving drivers license to illegal immigrants brings crime, you are an idiot. I lived in New Mexico for several years. I followed the stories as they happened.

There was the time “An indictment alleging a criminal enterprise that brought Asian nationals to New Mexico to get driver’s licenses ended…with convictions on four counts…”

In this particular case, “prosecutors described ads that ran in a Chinese newspaper offering assistance in getting driver’s licenses in New Mexico. They said clients would fly in from New York and get driver’s licenses with Leong acting as translator in Mandarin. The licenses would be sent to an Albuquerque address, they said, and Leong would forward the licenses. Investigators said the alleged enterprise secured 62 licenses.”

Then there were “Five people hired to help peddle $30,000 a month in fraudulent New Mexico driver’s licenses have agreed to testify against ringleaders who remained at large…”

The article continued, “Officials are asking for the public’s help in finding a Mexican couple who allegedly transported foreign nationals to Clovis and Portales and charged them up to $4,000 each for a bogus driver’s license.”

I remember other instances of illegal license rings, but two examples are enough for you to get the idea.

I would like to think the folks at Let’s Drive NJ are simply a bunch of do-gooders who think they’re being helpful, but they’re not being helpful. Instead they’re making it easier for people who don’t care much about the law to create new crimes to commit in New Jersey.

One Big Difference Between Camden County Democrats And Republicans

Arthur Barclay, Paul Dougherty & Vincent Squire

Former Assemblyman Arthur Barclay, Haddon Township Commissioner Paul Dougherty and Camden County Freeholder candidate Vincent Squire all have one thing in common. They screwed up and got themselves into legal troubles.

Two are Democrats. One is a Republican. All three had brushes with the law.

The difference is Camden County Republicans are trying to clean their own house, Camden County Democrats, not so much.

Barclay got in trouble with his arrest on domestic violence charges. The case against him was dismissed because the complainant did not appear in court to testify. Barclay admitted the incident happened, telling the New Jersey Globe, “I don’t want to talk about it. It is what it is. It happened. I just want to move forward.” Camden County Democrats kept the Barclay incident quiet for 11 days and did nothing until County Republicans brought the issue to the public.

Dougherty got in trouble when he drove his car into the back of another and left the scene. The incident happened on July 19 and didn’t become public until the Courier-Post broke the story on August 8, almost three weeks after the fact.

Dougherty also happens to be the municipal prosecutor in three Democratic controlled municipalities. Camden County Republicans have called on Dougherty to, at the very least, step down as a prosecutor. Still nothing but crickets from the Democrats.

Squire has a checkered past, but Republicans were willing to overlook that past because as CCGOP Chairman wrote to party members, “Vince paid for his earlier conviction, pleading guilty and serving time in prison.  After completing his probation, he used his past mistakes to help others, volunteering at anti-recidivism programs and prison ministry work. When we selected Vince as one of our candidates, knowing only that, it seemed like a compelling story of a young man who worked hard, found success, then threw it all away by making a few greedy, bad decisions, but who was using those mistakes to try and help others from choosing a similar path.”

Unfortunately, County Republicans learned “there were other more recent brushes with the law that Vince did not fully disclose or sought to conceal outright.” After confirming that these more recent pending charges do indeed exist, County Republicans asked Squire to resign, several times. He refused, so the CCGOP disavowed Squire.

And, that’s the difference between the two major parties in Camden County – Democrats are happy to circle the wagons around office holders who are accused of or actually admit to violating the law and Republicans try to purge accused lawbreakers from the party. It’s obvious who holds the moral high ground in Camden County.