Hi, Ed, I just read that Governor Corzine is talking about laying off state employees. He should start with the approximately 8,000 appointed employees who have no Civil Service status. Also, in the Treasury Department, property management and construction, they just hired two new guys, one at $102,000 and one at $110,000. What the heck is going on?

Curious

This state needs an audit. It’s just that simple. Things are so out of control, it can never be fixed from the inside. You know who would probably do a good job running the state? The mafia. The old-time mafia. They’d come in, whack everything up, pocket the difference, and things would be better. That’s right. I honestly believe the mafia would run the state better than the politicians, and I’m not even close to joking.— Ed. Note