Two governors made news today as they took steps toward more fiscally responsible government and border security. Meanwhile President Barack Obama is making plans to undermine their efforts and impede their progress every chance he gets. While states' rights has always been an important issue in our nation's history, protecting those rights is rapidly becoming a matter of survival.

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On his first full day in office, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) issued an executive order limiting political donations by labor unions that have public contracts. The order meant unions would be subject to the same limitations as "business entities" such as law and engineering firms that have state contracts worth more than $17,500. Yesterday a state appeals court decided it was perfectly fine to keep the playing field uneven.

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In his inaugural address last month, newly elected New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said, "The era of runaway spending and higher and higher taxes has not worked...Together, we can build a stronger economy. Yes, we will have to cut some programs and transform others to get our budget in balance. Yes, we will have to curb spending in municipal governments where there has been too little control. Yes, we will have to restrain State government, even as we invest to be prepared for the economic competition ahead. But we can do these things - and once again be a home for growth". (source) On Thursday he delivered and gave the entire nation a preview of what fiscally responsible leadership can accomplish.

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New Jersey politics continue to be an indicator of future national trends. Republican Chris Christie's victory in the state's gubernatorial election last month was a loud and clear rejection of the liberal tax and spend policies of both incumbent Jon Corzine and President Barack Obama and now state Democrats are trying to head off a potential power shift in Washington DC.

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Soon-to-be-former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine spent $131 million of his own money on his three political campaigns since he was forced out of his management position at Goldman Sachs. After 9 years in office (first as a Senator then as Governor) the soon-to-be-unemployed Democrat has nothing to show for that fortune except the metaphorical bruises from his recent loss to Governor-elect Republican Chris Christie.

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