you know, we know in our hearts that we represent some of the toughest, mr. radekhonest people in america. a group of people destined for great things. we just give them the opportunity. but we also know that for too many years, these same people were depressed about what new jersey had become. our leaders disappointed us in many different ways. promises are made that our economy suffocated under the wet blanket of overtaxation, overspending, over borrowing and over regulation. our education system failed those who needed it the most inerrant leaders stood by and say be patient. we'll fix it. popular culture in new jersey became a punchline rather than a place of pride. so what is happening over the last two years? over the last two years new jersey has seen around the country once again not exclusively as the of late-night jokes, but a focus of the evening news in sunday talk shows. why? because once again we are leading america by taking on the big things in public policy. we've known all along that our state is destined for great things. we just needed to give t