(The following appeared at www.nj.com on March 3, 2011.)
TRENTON — More than 6,500 police and firefighters from across the state descended on the Statehouse today to send a message to Gov. Chris Christie: We are not the enemy.
Union leaders and Democrats in the Legislature took turns blasting Christie from the podium, saying public safety workers are being unfairly blamed for problems caused by bankers and CEOs. They accused Christie of compromising the state’s safety and selling out its first responders in a bid for the White House.
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