Unemployment in NJ under Corzine: 9.4%
Unemployment in neighboring states: CT 8%; DE 8.1%; MD 7.2%; NY 8.2%; PA 8.2%
Electing a Republican in November: Priceless

Senator Marcia Karrow, a member of the Senate Labor Committee, issued the following statement regarding the latest unemployment numbers released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

“Once again hard figures have disproven Governor Corzine’s claim that New Jersey is outperforming her neighbors economically. In fact, this state is saddled with the highest unemployment rate in 26 years.

“Every other state in the Mid-Atlantic region has a lower unemployment rate than New Jersey. Adding insult to injury, surrounding states also have lower property taxes, lower income tax rates, lower auto insurance rates and lower costs of living. How Jon Corzine determines that the state is outperforming its neighbors economically is a mystery to the rest of us.

“Eight years of fiscal mismanagement, higher taxes, outrageous spending, record setting borrowing and bureaucratic red tape have brought us to this precipice. The governor will try to explain this data away by pointing to the global recession. The fact remains: New Jersey was in dire financial shape long before the recession hit, and the governor is now trying to pass the buck.”

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

G.O.P. CAMPAIGN SCHOOL - RIGHT IN OUR BACKYARD!
Don’t Miss Out!

SIGN UP NOW!

When – Saturday, June 20th
Time – 8:30am
Where – Miele Designer Showroom

If you attend you will learn how to:

* Uncover a winning strategy
* Write a campaign plan that gets voters thinking about your issues
* Design direct mail and walking pieces votes will remembe r
* Talk to a reporter and get your point across
* Run a GOTV effort that delivers your voters to the polls

Find out:

* The 3 biggest mistakes you can make when designing campaign literature
* Ten things you must know about the opposition
* Five ways to make more money at your next fundraiser
…. and more

Hear from the best in the state, including graduates of the RNC Campaign Management College,
an intensive 6-day program led by the top political operatives in the country.

Investment: $30 in advance
($35 at the door - if space is still available). SIGN UP NOW!

Who should attend: Candidates, Municipal Chairs and Officers,
Campaign Managers and Campaign Volunteers

Registration form is attached.
Info: Sue Tisiker - stisiker@comcast.net / 908-227-9240
Bob Jones - bobj152@aol.com / 908-307-4269

Directions: Miele Design Center, Route 1 North, So. Brunswick
(Address for Mapquest: 9 Independence Way, Princeton, NJ 08540.

“There are no limits to our future if we don’t put limits on our people.”

“When people lack jobs, opportunity and ownership of property, they have little or no stake in their communities.”

“Every time in this century we’ve lowered the tax rates across the board, on employment, on saving, investment and risk-taking in this economy, revenues went up, not down.”

“Democracy without morality is impossible.”

Our May regular meeting of the Piscataway Republican Organization is Thursday, May 14, at the Spain Inn (7th and Rock Avenues.

RSVP: Joe Schilp - joeschilp@aol.com

Bring a Republican Friend!

Come join the PRO at Piscataway’s 18th Annual Street Fair this Saturday, May 9, at the municipal complex (455 Hoes Lane). Don't forget to visit our booth!

We need your help. For further details contact:
Joe Schilp - joeschilp@aol.com

In response to their article covering the Piscataway Taxpayer Tea party on April 15

Dear Editor,

I was extremely disappointed in the coverage of the Piscataway Taxpayer Tea Party for a number of reasons.

First of all, you report that about 500 people were in attendance. As a participant in the organization of this event, I was in constant contact with park officials prior to and during the event, and the Park Rangers told me that all 600-plus parking spaces were full and that they began parking cars in every nook and cranny they could find after that. That being the case, they estimated the attendance to be between 1,500 and 1,700. Perhaps your reporter should have spoken with them before underestimating the attendance to downplay the significance of the event.

Next, your statement that the event was "part of a nationwide campaign promoted and organized by a combination of Fox News anchors, a conservative advocacy group and grass root supporters" could not be more misleading. Fox News had nothing to do with the Piscataway event or most of the events that took place across America. Fox News reported live from a handful of the hundreds of events coast-to-coast because the tea party movement is a legitimate news story as parties were attended by hundreds of thousands across America.

Mainstream media outlets like your newspaper have given greater coverage to far smaller protests than these Tea Parties. In fact, the mainstream media made a celebrity out of Cindy Sheehan for her participation in protests that drew far fewer protesters than the event in Piscataway alone.

Thirdly, you refer to the attendees in Piscataway as "partisans," but there were plenty of people there who were independents and, yes, Democrats, who have simply had enough with Jon Corzine and his state Treasurer, David Rousseau, who shockingly stated last week that he believes state residents are not overtaxed.

The bottom line is that your reportage of this story was poor. The people in attendance were peaceful and patriotic. The event began with a beautiful rendition of our nation anthem performed by a 14-year-old girl and concluded at the bank of the historic Raritan River with attendees spontaneously joining together to sing "God Bless America."

But no one got that from reading your published report.

Sincerely,

Joseph C. Schilp, Jr.

The April Meeting of the Piscataway Republican organization originally scheduled for Thursday evening, April 9 has been cancelled in observance of Passover. Instead, we ask you to join us at a Tax Day Tea Party on Wednesday, April 15, at Johnson Park, across from Metlar House just south of Route 18.

Wednesday, April 15, 5:00pm
Grove 4 at Johnson Park, Piscataway


Join AFP-NJ along with grassroots activists across the country on April 15 at 5:00pm for a Taxpayer Tea Party to protest Governor Corzine’s proposed tax hikes.

New Jersey has the worst tax climate in the nation, and yet Governor Corzine continues to rely on tax increases to support the state’s overgrown budget. This tradition has left us poorly positioned to deal with the economic recession.

Even with the so-called stimulus funds that are coming to New Jersey-- totaling $2 billion-- Governor Corzine has introduced a FY 2010 state budget with a $7 billion deficit, and massive tax hikes to go along with it.

Governor Corzine continues to increase taxes—it is the same mistake over and over again. Taxpayers have carried the burden of these mistakes long enough-- It’s critical to fight back against this proposed budget and its tax hikes!

Urge Governor Corzine and state legislators to take the first step in mending this $7 billion deficit by cutting the size of the state budget and planning for New Jersey’s financial future.

[more info] or call 201-487-8844 to register.

Directions:
From Route 287
- Take Exit 9 and turn onto River Road (a left from 287 Northbound, a right from 287 Southbound).
- Follow River Rd. toward Highland Park (approximately 2-3 miles).
- After passing under Route 18, take first right into Johnson Park. Do NOT take any of the park entrances until after passing under Route 18.

Route 1 and NJ Turnpike (Exit 10)
- Take exit for Route 18 North and stay on 18 North for approximately 2-3 miles.
- Immediately after crossing the John Lynch Bridge over the Raritan River, take the next exit for River Road.
- Make left at traffic light onto River Road
- Park entrance is almost immediately on your right.