N.J. Gov. Chris Christie has gotten a lot of fawning press from conservative commentators. Former Daily Times Sound-Off man Paul Mulshine writes that until Christie cuts property taxes for suburban homeowners he won't have proved his conservative chops.

Mr. Christie's fortunes will rise and fall depending on whether he can take back control of school funding from the courts and give suburban towns an equal share of state aid. But if taxes continue to rise, his prospects will fall—no matter how much he pleases commentators who don't pay Jersey property taxes.