Time for the Governor to take responsibility and stop trying to pass the buck by: Ron C. Rice Mon Aug 30, 2010 at 02:28:04 PM EDT

by: Ron C. Rice Mon Aug 30, 2010 at 02:28:04 PM EDT

This is how I see it - The Christie Administration has cast a wide net, blaming everyone from mindless drones in Washington to Rahm Emanuel and the Obama Administration itself. The facts are clear, that the mistake in New Jersey's Race to the Top application originated in the Governor's office and the blame game should begin and end there. The Governor was already prepared to scapegoat President Obama before that kind of blew up in his face, instead of taking the blame himself as he should have. Even before this mess started with former Education Commissioner Bret Schundler, the Christie administration was already planing on what they're response was going to be to be, simply to blame the federal government. Never mind that the federal government and the Obama administration are the reason we even have a Race to the Top program and funds we could apply for that can help this state. The Christie administration is still going to try and scapegoat them. Gov. Christie is contributing to the shrill nature of politics in this state and in this nation yet again with this scorched earth policy. The governor needs to apologize to the Obama administration and to the President directly, take responsibility, and stop trying to push it away from his desk.

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