Chris Christie is wrong when it comes to Racing to the Top

I don't believe Chris Christie ever thought New Jersey could possibly receive any money from the Race to the Top program.  I'm pretty sure that is why he purposefully submitted an application that wouldn't be picked.  Unfortunately for Chris Christie, while we didn't get any money, the outcome wasn't exactly what he had in mind. 

Let's recount how many times things went wrong.  First Chris Christie sent Bret Schundler to create an application with the approval of the NJEA.  I don't think Christie ever thought the NJEA and Schundler could come to an agreement, a condition of the application process, and was looking to use the expected stalemate for his own political agenda.  Fortunately for NJ, but unfortunately for Christie's plans, the NJEA and Schundler reached an agreement.  Luckily, this was only a slight problem for the Governor who can do no right and he simply tore up the application and had his staff write a new one without NJEA support.

Many commentators thought we would not be granted any money simply on the fact that the new application was done without union consent.  I think that is exactly what Christie wanted.  I figure, he thought NJ wouldn't get any money anyway and if he could spin some sound bites on how the reason NJ didn't get any money was because the NJEA couldn't agree to his plan it would make himself look good and the teachers look bad.  By the time we lost out on the money people would forget that there was an application supported by both sides that he tore up.

Unfortunately, again, Chris Christie's plan hit a little snag.  Instead of being rejected for not working together NJ was rejected for a clerical error.  A clerical error that was not in the original application and only in the rushed re-written application that was submitted after Christie tore up the one the NJEA and Schundler's staff worked on.  Of course Christie can't take responsibility for this.  After all, he does everything exactly right?  The problem is everyone elses fault except for Chris Christie. 

I guess this guy really can't catch a break.  I mean, all he wanted was to not be grated $400 Million in a specific manor in order to further his careeer. 

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