A local columnist predicts that New Jersey’s Governor Christie will get his way:

Democrats ruling the Legislature don’t want any budget fight with Governor Christie that shuts down state government. The reason is very simple – they’ll lose. There is no way they can beat Republican Governor Christie in a prime-time siege. They know it. Christie will be center stage on the dais of the Assembly, presiding over a “special” session of the Legislature demanding an end to the crisis.