College Co-Ed Dorm Rooms? - You Decide!

Guadagno Oversees Reduction Of NJ Red Tape

Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno today convened the first public meeting of the ongoing Red Tape Review Commission charged with providing oversight over long-term, responsible reform of obsolete, redundant and otherwise ineffectual regulatory barriers that encumber job creation, economic growth and investment throughout New Jersey. Created by Executive Order 41, the nine-member, bi-partisan panel chaired by the Lt. Governor heard close to three hours of public testimony from public and private stakeholders representing a wide array of industries. This included members from the academic sector, business partnerships, building and real estate associations, and the healthcare field, among others.
“A wave of economic reform is sweeping the country, and at its heart is the widely accepted view that there needs to be substantive yet sensible improvements to statewide regulatory policies that are duplicative, have outlived their effectiveness or otherwise exceed original intent,” said Lt. Governor Guadagno. “This banner of reform is being taken up by governors of both parties, yet thanks to the foresight of Governor Christie, New Jersey was at the forefront of these efforts. The ongoing Red Tape Review Commission will ensure the New Jersey model will continue to be followed nationwide.”
The ongoing Red Tape Review Commission had its origins in the first days of the Christie administration, when the Governor addressed the issue of regulatory reform through a series of Executive Orders. Among them was the creation of “common-sense principles” for rulemaking and permitting to be adhered to across state government (EO 2, 2010), the establishment of the initial Red Tape Review Group charged with issuing both a 90 and 180-day comprehensive review of rules to the Governor (EO 3), and the order that no state agency could create new regulatory and/or legal unfunded mandates (EO 4).
The results of such efforts have already welcomed real, tangible results. This is most telling in the size of the New Jersey Register, which consists of adopted regulations and those proposed for adoption by executive branch departments. At the end of 2008, the Register was comprised of 7,020 pages. At the close of 2010, it had been reduced to 3,012 pages, less than half of where it stood only two years earlier.
“The first year of our administration’s comprehensive regulatory reform initiatives yielded tremendous results,” added Guadagno. “It’s a great first step – but only that, a first step. The ongoing Red Tape Review Commission will not only continue this progress, but further spread the news far and wide that it’s a new day in New Jersey, one defined by an environment welcoming to business and amenable to investment.”
Other members of the Commission include Senator Steven Oroho, Senator Brian P. Stack, Assemblyman John Burzichelli, Assemblyman Scott Rumana, Mayor Brian D. Levine, Edward B. Deutsch, John Galandak, and Tony Monteiro. A copy of the comprehensive 90 and 180-day review reports to the Governor can be found here and here. A copy of Executive Order 41 creating the ongoing, bi-partisan Red Tape Review Commission can be found here.

Specials, Treats, Contest At Seasons 52 Now!

Seasons 52, the highly-acclaimed fresh grill and wine bar, has just kicked off a month-long celebration  to commemorate the two-year anniversary of its hugely successful Cherry Hill location.  

As a “thank you” to the guests who enjoy Seasons 52 in Cherry Hill, the restaurant will conduct a weekly drawing to win a Chef’s Table experience.  On March 23^rd – the actual two-year anniversary – all guests will receive a complimentary Mini Indulgence, their signature dessert.

Beginning on March 1^st, guests who visit Seasons 52 in Cherry Hill can enter a weekly drawing for a Chef’s Table valued at $1,000.  Held in an intimate, private area of the restaurant, the Chef’s Table treats up to 10 guests to a signature Seasons 52 dining experience complete with wine pairing from its award-winning international wine list.  Drawings will take place each Monday in March.

“We are thrilled that Seasons 52 has received such an enthusiastic welcome here in South Jersey and this celebration allows us to thank all of our guests for helping to make us a fixture on the region’s dining landscape,” said Kerry McNulty, Managing Partner of Seasons 52 Cherry Hill.  “This anniversary is a great time for us to mark our successes as a ‘change’ restaurant and underscore our commitment to providing guests with a fresh dining experience that celebrates living well.”

For more information or to make reservations, please visit www.Seasons52.com. 

About Seasons 52 

Seasons 52 is a fresh grill and wine bar that provides guests with a fresh dining experience, enabling them to celebrate living well. This is a brand that is right for the times.  The menu is orchestrated by award-winning chef Clifford Pleau and is inspired by the seasons and the fresh appeal of the farmer’s market… 52 weeks a year. The award-winning wine list, created and developed by Master Sommelier George Miliotes (the 152nd master sommelier in the world) consistently wins praise for its diverse international selection of 100 wines, including 60 offered by the glass. 

The casually sophisticated dining ambiance typifies the up-market restaurant segment, which is outpacing the growth of other restaurant industry segments.  

Seasons 52 debuted in 2003 and currently operates locations in Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois, California (South Coast Plaza), Texas (Shops at Legacy in Plano) and Arizona (Biltmore Fashion Park).  Seasons 52 will open additional restaurants in Indianapolis, Ind. (Fashion Mall at Keystone); North Bethesda, Md. (North Bethesda Market) and McLean, Va. (Tysons Corner) in spring 2011; and Naples, Fla. (Mercato Center) in fall 2011.  For more information, visit www.seasons52.com, “like” Seasons 52 on Facebook or follow the restaurant on Twitter @Seasons52.              

Does Chris Christie REALLY Believe This?

Does Chris Christie REALLY believe what they say he said?

While he was in Washington last week, New Jersey's Governor reportedly said this to National Review about a potential race for President in 2012:

"I have people calling me and saying to me, 'Let me explain to you how you could win.' And I’m like, 'You’re barking up the wrong tree. I already know I could win.' That's not the issue."

Whoa! 

It seems like The Big Guy is embarking on a presidential high wire act that runs something like this: "I don't wanna. I'm not gonna. But, boy -- could I blow everybody else outa the water if I tried."

Consider as well what Christie said to the American Enterpirse Institute:

"The issue is not me sitting here and saying, 'Geez, it might be too hard. I don’t think I can win.' I see the opportunity both at the primary level and at the general election level. I see the opportunity. But I’ve got to believe I’m ready to be president, and I don’t. And I think that that’s the basis you have to make that decision."

“I think when you have people who make the decision just based upon seeing the opportunity you have a much greater likelihood that you’re going to have a president who is not ready. And then we all suffer from that. Even if you’re a conservative, if your conservative president is not ready, you’re not going to be good anyway because you’re going to get rolled all over the place in that town.”

And there's more: 

"Like I said before, I am who I am and people have to trust, they don’t have to but they should trust, my instincts on this. I know me better than anyone else knows me. If I felt like I was ready, I’d go, but I’m not. But I’m also not going to go if I don’t think I’m ready. . . .

"There has never been a day where I’ve felt like I’m over my head, I don’t know what to do, I’m lost. I don’t know whether I’d feel the same way if I walked into the Oval Office a year and a half from now. So, unless you get yourself to the point where you really believe you have a shot to be successful, then I don’t think you have any business running for it."

We're watching.
We're listening.
And all we can say to our pal Chris Christie right now is: Careful, Governor. Careful . . . .

Cardinal Newman Society Needs Your Help!

A special message from the Cardinal Newman Society:


We simply cannot be silent when:

• Russ Feingold—who was stridently pro-abortion while a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin—was hired in January to teach at Catholic Marquette University.
• Sister Carol Keehan—the Catholic Health Association president who undermined the U.S. bishops on Obamacare, then clashed with Bishop Olmstead over an abortion at a CHA hospital —remains on the Board of Trustees for Catholic St. John's University (New York) and the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota).  Sister Keehan has also been a featured lecturer or commencement speaker at several Catholic colleges and universities in the past year.
• Next week, Boston College Law School plans to celebrate the "life and work" of Jesuit Father Robert Drinan—a former U.S. Congressman who championed abortion rights and federal funding for abortion.

You have heard of The Cardinal Newman Society.  You know of our important work.


It's simple: Just click here, and you can support this work with more than 20,000 members of The Cardinal Newman Society!

The Cardinal Newman Society is the only national organization dedicated to the serious work of renewing and strengthening Catholic higher education.
The scandals must stop.  We need your support now!
Won't you please send a contribution to support The Cardinal Newman Society's important work?
Please click here now.

Thank you… and may God bless you for standing up to the scandal!

Sincerely yours in Christ,

Patrick J. Reilly
PresidentThe Cardinal Newman Society9415 West Street
Manassas, VA 20110

Update: Watch Me on Fox 29 Tonight At 10:30 PM!

I'll be on the Fox 29 Ten O'Clock TV News in Philadelphia tonight talking about co-ed dorm rooms at colleges and universities.
Note that I said dorm ROOMS, not merely co-ed dorms.
I've been informed that the segment will air at about 10:30 PM.
But since this is a live segment, the time may not be exact.
So, be sure to tune into the newscast from the start. It's a great news program with a great team and you'll want to be sure to watch it all if you're not already a regular viewer.
See you on TV tonight!

Frank Rich Leaving The New York Times

Uber-liberal bellyacher Frank Rich is leaving the New York Times.
The relentless GOP-hating leftist feels it's time to move on.
Here's part of what Rich has to say:
There is no greater newspaper than the Times. 
I leave the paper with deep affection for both the institution and my many brilliant colleagues, and with much gratitude for the opportunity the paper gave me to serve in two dream jobs in journalism. After seventeen years in my second career there, as a columnist, I feel much as I did after nearly fourteen years in my first, as chief drama critic -- both the satisfaction that I’ve given a great job all I had and a serious hunger to move on to fresh and expanded writing challenges after having done the same assignment for so long. 
BuhhhhhhBYE! . . . Don't let the door hit you in the ass.

Whatever Happened To Voluptuous Beauties?

Jane Russell, 1921 - 2011; RIP.

Voluptuous.
It's a term we rarely hear anymore.
But there was a time when female beauty and star-quality and sex-appeal were defined by the term.
There was a time when many of Hollywood's biggest bombshells really were voluptuous.
Jane Russel was voluptuous. And Howard Hughes knew it.
So Hughes made her a star before she even completed her first film. Via strategic publicity and countless pinups, Hughes promoted Jane Russel to the point where men the world over were salivating and women were using every tactic imaginable to look like the buxom brunette with the devilish eyes, the tempting lips and the . . . well, you know.
So fascinated was Howard Hughes with Jane Russell's ample endowments that he designed a special bra for her. And though she said she never wore the bra, Russell did later become a spokesperson for Playetx bras. She appeared in many TV commercials marketing Playtex products to "full-figured gals."
But Jane Russel was a fine actress as well. You may remember her singing with Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Or maybe you remember her sultry take in The Outlaw or her comedic turn with Bob Hope in The Paleface. In that one, Russell played Calamity Jane.
And yes, Jane Russell once appeared on Broadway. She replaced Elaine Stritch in Stephen Sondheim's Company. In that show she she got to sing the memorable "Ladies Who Lunch."
Jane Russell died yesterday at 89 of respiratory illness.
Successors? The only one who even comes close is Penelope Cruz. Now, she really is voluptuous.
But such stars are all too rare in today's Hollywood.
Click here for more on the life of screen legend Jane Russell.

Man Plants Mice In Competitors' Restaurants

Rodents Of Mass Destruction?: MyFoxPHILLY.com

Watch Me On Fox 29, Philly Tonight at 10 PM!

I'll be on the Fox 29 TV News in Philadelphia tonight (Tuesday 3/1) at 10 pm.
We'll be talking about co-ed dorm rooms in colleges -- not co-ed dorms (lots of colleges already have those) but co-ed dorm ROOMS.
What do you think of the idea of a guy and a gal sharing a dorm room?
Let us know.
I'll see you tonight on TV!
PS - The segment is expected to air at about 10:15 pm.