New Jersey And You - Corruption Forever?

By Bob Webster

As a magnet for recent Latin immigrants, New Jersey has seen rapid growth in minority voters. Not surprisingly, most of these new voters are registered Democrats (if they are registered at all) as they came through the INS' "Immigrants for Democrats" program to earn their citizenship. You know, that's the program where they are not so subtly exposed to a drumming in of "democracy" in learning about our country. Naturally, these folks, many of whom cannot speak English, will tend to lean toward the Democrat Party as the party that supposedly represents Democracy. But, of course, we all know that's really today's biggest joke on the uninformed. It is no surprise then that Democrats in New Jersey can gain and hold power despite a long history of corruption and self-serving political leaders. In trying to understand the perplexing voter trends in New Jersey, you must keep this background in mind.

New Jersey mirrors the US in the nature of its politically divided populace. Clustered into high-density urban sprawl around New York City and Philadelphia (with a small outpost around Atlantic City) Democrats maintain a strong voter block of uninformed immigrants (whose views are often conservative) and mind-numbed pseudo-intellectual liberals. Contrast that with the rest of suburban and rural New Jersey where conservative Republicans dominate the landscape.

This highly divided voter population has led to the same corruption and disgraceful behavior in New Jersey that has been the norm for the national Democrat Party in recent years. Today's national Democrat Party is led by one who has a lifelong history of partisan left-wing activity, questionable military service (which seems more a self-serving stint as each day unfolds new truths about the nature of Kerry's military stint), and a gigolo-like tendency to live off the fruits of his wives' earnings.

So when our (I am a long-time resident of New Jersey) current governor, James McGreevey, announced he's had a gay affair and will be stepping down as governor, New Jerseyans will be excused for suspecting far more is afoot than an indiscretion.

Actually, this revelation comes as no surprise to readers of New Jersey's most prolific mouthpiece for the Democrat National Committee, The Star Ledger. For some time now, The Star Ledger's heavily Democrat bias has, nevertheless, not prevented it from publishing uncomplimentary material about McGreevey. This should have provided ample warning that very troubling information was known to the state's liberal journalists and that it was only a matter of time before the public would become aware of the nature of McGreevey's problems.

Which brings us to the most disgraceful part of McGreevey's announcement. Timing. In today's world, there is no shock to an announcement by a twice-married governor with three children that he has had homosexual tendencies since his youth and has recently engaged in at least one gay affair. But even those acquainted with the "in your face" tactics of New Jersey's Democrat Party were taken aback by the audacity of McGreevey's decision to postpone his resignation until after the current election cycle.

When the disgraced former Senator Toricelli was up for re-election, his plunging poll numbers amid reports of widespread corruption prompted his withdrawal (under threat of massive exposure by his own party) from his re-election race within weeks of the election. According to New Jersey law, his name could not be replaced on the ballot at that late a date -- he would have to stand for re-election and, if elected, he could then resign. But, where the New Jersey liberal Supreme Court justices are concerned, what's the law but a mere inconvenience that can be ignored if a partisan cause can be served?

So, as good little corrupt liberal justices do, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that it was just fine for the state Democrats within a few weeks of the election to replace Toricelli with the now 80-year-old senile dinosaur of New Jersey politicians, Frank Lautenberg (more affectionately known in New Jersey as Frank Lousenberg).

Now along comes McGreevey and admits to his activities which he states make him unfit for his office (not the gay part, but the corruption part which has yet to fully surface), yet he refuses to step down until after the general election nearly three months in the future!

There is absolutely nothing that would prevent New Jersey's political parties from selecting candidates who could campaign for election in November. Good grief, the Republican Party will not even have a candidate for President until their convention at the end of this month! While their choice is a foregone conclusion, historically that has not always been the case.

McGreevey's resignation delay is a completely partisan scheme designed to prevent a popular Republican, Bret Schundler, from winning the governorship with such a strong campaign that it would adversely affect Kerry's chances for winning in New Jersey.

Corrupt liberal Democrat politics rule New Jersey. Will decent, honorable people in New Jersey ever wake up and turn out the vote to throw this cabal out? If past experience is any guide, don't hold your breath; just hold your nose.

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