Posted on 08/13/2004 4:11:43 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
Friday, August 13, 2004
McGreevey, resign now!
Posted: August 13, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern
By Kevin McCullough
© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com
Gov. James McGreevey owes it to the taxpayers of New Jersey to resign today not on Nov. 15.
McGreevey has consistently put the well-being of New Jersey at risk. Thursday's pompous campaign-like stump speech was aimed more at homosexual activists practically begging for a job rather than a heartfelt act of redemption to reconcile him with the voters.
The immediate reaction of the New York Metro and Tri-State Media was one of pathetic measure. Nearly immediately the governor was termed "brave," "heroic," "courageous" and "inspiring." Even as he exited the room where he had just delivered his agenda-driven diatribe where in the course of it he confessed to betraying the marriage vows he took before God to be faithful to his wife he received thunderous applause.
McGreevey was undeserving of that applause on many levels.
To be faithful to one's wife is no easier for the heterosexual than the homosexual. But McGreevey's biggest issue is not his illicit, homosexual, adulterous affair. The announcement of the affair and the flurry that comes with it is primarily designed to draw sympathy from the public and take the spotlight away from the growing issues related to McGreevey's mismanagement of the state he was given stewardship of.
With a list of scandals that would fill pages, let me just summarize by stating there is more to his resignation than meets the eye.
Consider this: When McGreevey's assumed lover in the matter was hired as the state's security czar, it came with cushy benefits. A six-figure salary, a room on the second floor of the statehouse, and a governor who was constantly pressing Washington for more money were just some of the perks. Golan Cipel, the man at the center of this issue was named by McGreevey over the objections of state legislators and even voters' concerns. In fact, sources close to the governor are now saying he greatly exaggerated the anti-terrorism credentials of the Middle Eastern-born Cipel.
Given that New Jersey was where one of the 9-11 planes originated from, given that the current threat warnings included a building that had been cased in New Jersey (the Prudential building) not to mention the number of ports New Jersey possesses one would think McGreevey would have vetted his security czar closely.
According to a sexual harassment lawsuit to be filed shortly by Cipel, perhaps McGreevey did vet him ... a little too closely.
Nonetheless Cipel served as security czar at the behest of McGreevey, but was never able to win the confidence of the feds in the Homeland Security department to even allow him clearances to take federal briefings on such matters. Of course, New Jersey taxpayers were right to ask: "What are we paying him for then?"
When Cipel resigned a few months back, citing "personal reasons," he went to work for Charles Kushner. Kushner is a major Democratic Party fund raiser his clients have also included Charles Schumer and John Kerry. Kushner is now indicted on corruption charges that feds allege involved the governor in a crooked land deal with a New Jersey farmer triggered by references to Machiavelli in private conversations.
Add to all of this the fact that McGreevey has now selectively manipulated the system so as to not allow New Jersey voters to elect a different governor in this election cycle and you begin to sense the corrupt hands of state Democrats in the mess as well. (If he were to resign at any time before Nov. 15, elections could be held Nov. 2 and begin a new term.)
Voters should not allow these "Torricelli-like" tactics to again be used to thwart the objective will of the New Jersey voter. The voters of New Jersey have a right to elect the man who represents them in the Senate, in Congress, and in the governor's mansion. If necessary, New Jersey voters should march on the state capital every day until McGreevey whose approval rating before the announcement today was 37 percent decides to leave.
Something stinks in Trenton, and it has little to do with the governor's proclivity for male sexuality. He has left the state vulnerable, has trounced on the voters' concerns for safety in this age of terror, and is an embarrassment to the voters of New Jersey.
Resignation is expected. Nov. 15 is unacceptable!
Kevin McCullough is heard daily from 1 to 4 p.m. EST in New York City on AM 570 WMCA, and in New Jersey on AM 970 WWDJ. Additionally, you can read his daily postings at The KMC Blog. For information on how to bring "The Kevin McCullough Show" to a station near you, call Dave Armstrong at 201-298-5700.
I've coming to the conclusion that this is the most cynical and political move of this decade - even worse than the DEM convention last month. I know the decade isn't over, but I'm not sure how anyone can top this. However, where lib/dems are involved, I suppose anything is possible.
Oh, OK, I think I have it figured out now! This is just a ruse by the Dims to get the Swifties off the front pages, right? Governor McGrab-a$$ was this year's Expendable Crew Member, right?
Or: "My truth is that I'm corrupt to the core."
Or, "My truth is that I'm corrupt, but my corruption is more sensitive..."
Exactly -- his hand was forced, yet he turns necessity into "virtue".
Gotta run -- will be back tonight. Have a nice day.
I don't normally follow N.J. politics, but this guy sounds like a real piece of work.
He makes a pre-emptive because his ex-boyfriend has been trying to blackmail him and threatening to go public by filing a lawsuit, but never mentions these things. Instead, he tries to do the "I have sinned against my family" act and 'please forgive me I'm just a late-bloomer'.
Leaving in Nov.? He's been stealing from the citizens, among other things.
Kick him out Now!
>>> I hope gays are angry that McGreevey "chose" to come out only after he was being sued by his male ex-lover.
McGreevey was just one of the queers' many "moles" in power. They know that Americans distrust their moral standards, and thus have no choice but to resort to deceipt in order to gain power.
I think, more likely, they are angry that his ex-lover outed him and rendered him irrelevant. He does them no good on the sidelines.
Apparently the Dem head of their statehouse takes over in this case. The people must then wait until next year to elect a new gov.
The timing of the announcement is also suspect (Oh GOD!! I sound like a dem)
Rush said yesterday there were "cracks" in the media's take on the Swfties.
It certainly has turned attention away from Kerry's Viet Nam service (what little attention it was getting)
McGreevey has always been slime. They should ask him about the trash train and how he sold out his Woodbridge constituents to special interests so that the trash train can pass through Woodbridge.
Hey with this guy coming out of the closet is his wife available now, she is really pretty. Aside from that I do feel bad her and his children. He should resign now, if he really cared about his family and the state he "serves". But they are obviously playing politics with the thing.
I'm not sure that the timing has anything to do with much more than the fact that McGreevey was going to be exposed by his lover.
Can someone please explain to me how McGreevey thinks he can't be Governor on Nov. 16th, but can be fit to be Governor on Aug. 13th???
Republicans in NJ- Grow a set, and attack while the enemy is reeling. wait and they will regroup and beat us again
In the celebrated case where Torricelli was replaced on the ballot after the deadline for doing so, McGreevey and the Supreme Court of NJ placed themselves on record that a deadline in law is negotiable.It is August. Governor McGreevey has announced his resignation. Suit should be brought on behalf of the Republican voters of NJ to allow them the chance go elect a candidate for Governor, just as suit was brought on behalf of the Democratic voters of NJ to vindicate their "constitutional right" to a candidate with good poll numbers in the 2002 Senate election.
At this early date, the difference in effective date of resignation date between November 15 and November 14 should be beneath the law's notice.
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