By Charles Stile, Columnist
Deliberation, in Governor Christie’s translation of Trenton-speak, is a code for delay. And delay is a code for slow death.
And that’s why Christie is refusing to scratch a July 1 deadline to enact a complicated, and potentially costly, restructuring of New Jersey’s higher education.
“If you don’t do it … it will never get done,” Christie said when I asked him what’s the rush recently. “I know you’ve been in Trenton a long time, and you’re used to things being put off and delayed, so you guys can write about things forever.”
There is actually another reason why Christie is not eager to slow down and deliberate: There is nothing to show anybody.
With only 69 days left before deadline, lawmakers are clamoring for a detailed, full-bodied overhaul plan, while Christie has only offered the bare-bones skeleton version. Christie has produced little beyond the broad outlines of his task force’s Jan. 25 recommendations.
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