OUR TAKE ON THE NEWS IN NEW JERSEY MENDHAM - How long are New Jersey taxpayers going to pay for Chris Christie?  WNYC reports there is a $250,000 line item in the state budget for "gubunatorial transition." Christie still has expenses: the staffer to help him with his waning responsibilities, rented office space near his home and that darn $85,000 portrait, the highest price ever for a gubernatorial painting. Christie also still has the State Police escort for his travels around the state. It is not quite clear what ...