God (at least the New Testament One) does not approve of imprecatory prayers.

But this is Jersey (I'm a Jersey girl), and our politics gets even nastier than this.

Years ago, the state legislature was considering whether to add toilet paper to the list of items subject to the sales tax. Those reps deemed to be leaning towards a "yes" vote received great quantities of ... ahem ... used toilet paper in the mail, delivered both to the state house and their homes.

Now that's nasty.

Some of y'all must run in different circles than I do.

I've gotten that email three or four times already, except that the last line went "...and Barack Obama is my favorite President."

I didn't find it awesomely humorous, but neither was I offended by it. And I'm not notably offended by this version, either.

While it's understandable that a lot of us are getting quite tired of being part of a "violent" Right-Wing, as opposed to the placid and peaceful Left-Wing, there are plenty of worthy examples of leftoid violence and incitement to the same available. Let's not stoop to their level and pick "violence" out of everything the way they do with both that and "raaaaacism".

Unfortunately by not "stopping" to their level, we lose ground in the collective consciousness that doesn't pay nearly as much attention to this stuff as political junkies do--in other words, if they want to play this game, we're going to have play it, too, as distasteful as that sounds.

Another reason unions should be condemned for all but the most dangerous of jobs. NJ is where the average teacher can earn $91K annualized salary, police officers can earn over $100K, and public utility managers can earn over $300K all because of contractual increases and favorable formulas that bankrupt the state.

Hey, did you like how the AFL-CIO ironically marched against Wall St. "excess" this week? Too funny.

NJ is where the average teacher can earn $91K annualized salary, police officers can earn over $100K, and public utility managers can earn over $300K all because of contractual increases and favorable formulas that bankrupt the state.

Jim: How do those figures compare with surrounding states like NY, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut? -- And what is an "annualized salary"?

Jim: Nevermind, I looked up the data myself. Yes, the salaries are roughly equal.

Are public school teachers, especially in NJ, overpaid? Beats me. I'd have to see what people in other occupations in the state earn annually.

I know some good plumbers who make more than the average NJ teacher. Morticians make fabulous money. All the ladies who've ever cut my hair have made good money (plus lots of unreported tips) -- and they didn't even have to go to college and come out with student loan debt.

Personally, you couldn't pay me enough to work with large groups of sulky adolescent kids. But that's just me.