NJ and the US need a 3rd a party; we need more choices!

President Obama decided he would pass through NJ recently on his way to NYC to speak before the NAACP for its 100th anniversary. As always, NJ is an afterthought on the national scene: reliably democratic and liberal. Yet, fiscally conservative and indignant with the high tax rate.

My son worships Obama. Loves everything about him. So when I found out the president would be in NJ, I applied on the first or second day for tickets for what was initially a 5000 person venue at Rutgers. Due to "unforeseeable demand", the venue was changed to a concert arena. I and mine (partner and 2 kids) were still on; still good; we would get in.

We were at the venue early. On line early. Queued up as soon as permissible at 11am.

Well, lines were shifted and sorted. Were orderly for hours, until Governor Corzine's "volunteers" gave out information that disrupted what little organization there was. A volunteer told us we were "lucky" to be in line sweating paying $3 for a 24 oz bottle of water. Some were not so privileged.

Corzine's volunteers wanted to arrest young man who protested the loss of the minimal orderliness, having lost his first place in line. I had to out myself as a law enforcement person (thus establishing credibility with the security folks), in order to make sure the young man was not arrested. Man!!!

I won't vote for Corzine. I won't vote for homophobic, anti-choice Christie. I want another party or two. As a democracy, NJ and the US need more choices. Ugh!!!