Praises governor, offers alternative solutions to crisis Guest Column JOHN S. WISNIEWSKI       Gov. Jon Corzine should be commended. Yes. That's what I said. He should be commended. His frank assessment of the state's dire fiscal condition and his desire to implement strict financial discipline is not the sort of thing we are accustomed to hearing from our elected officials in New Jersey. More ... Coda If it looks like a tax hike, and smells like a hike … GREG BEAN       So, it looks like Gov. Jon Corzine has started shooting the cocker spaniel. As longtime readers might remember from the last time I used the term, shooting the cocker spaniel is an old technique used by administrators facing budget cuts they really don't want to make. More ... Red State/Blue State We watched the television and screamed, 'He's back!' DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN       A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson - a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist - and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think. More ...