August 13, 2004

WHY START NOW?:

GOP Wants New Jersey Gov. McGreevey to Step Down Now (NewsMax.com Wires, Aug. 13, 2004)

State Republicans on Friday said Gov. James E. McGreevey should step aside immediately, one day after the governor revealed he gay, had an extramarital affair and would resign Nov. 15.

Joe Kyrillos, chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee, called on McGreevey to "do the right thing" and step down right away.


He just had a press conference yesterday to tell us he can't differentiate right and wrong.

Posted by Orrin Judd at August 13, 2004 2:24 PM
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"I have a vision of the future, chum;
The Worker's flats in fields of soya beans
Tower up like silver pencils, score on score;
And surging millions hear the challenge come
From microphones, in communal canteens:
'NO RIGHT! NO WRONG! ALL'S PERFECT, EVERMORE!'"
-- T.S.Eliot

Posted by: Ken at August 13, 2004 3:29 PM

The GOP should be screaming as a normal resignation is immediate or in short order, not 4 months away. NJ is a Dem dominated state so they will get away with it but hopefully it will turn NJ voters toward the GOP (or Dem voters stay home).

Posted by: AWW at August 13, 2004 3:55 PM

Corzine spent $66 million to buy his current seat; why mess up any chance to be governor?

But those McGreevey tax increases will hang around his neck, too. The GOP should start running ads immediately, featuring Mr. Clean, a mop, and a lot of slimy faces on a dirty floor.

Posted by: jim hamlen at August 13, 2004 10:45 PM

Jim - Corzine, like everybody else, realizes that reaching the presidency is easier from a governor seat than from a senator seat. So he might go for governor. Since he is the 2004 Dem Senate reelection campaign chairman (or whatever his title is) him bailing on the Senate would be a major pr blow for the Dems.

Posted by: AWW at August 13, 2004 11:49 PM

Corzine, Hillary, Edwards: I can't imagine a worse lineup than that.

I don't think anyone who buys his way into the Senate can effectively run for President. "The $66 Million Dollar Candidate" is just too easy. No matter his political slant, he at least worked on Wall Street and knows all about jousting and infighting.

Posted by: jim hamlen at August 14, 2004 10:26 AM
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