[pepsi_junkie]

Tom Keane Sr. was an odd duck. All RINO but with this aristrocratic vibe (Thurston Howell III accent and all) and somehow became a bit of a national celebrity during his tenure. So people who remember him being on the Tonight Show think 'what a great Governor he was!'

But name something he actually did ... nobody can answer that. The reality: he did stuff but his biggest achievement was being governor during the 1980s when America was a straight up utopia compared to what we have now (thank you Ronald Reagan). So people associate him with good times. His name still carries weight here, that's for sure.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Ok so I’ll send him $10. It’s my F.U. contribution-passive aggressive. I gave the same amount to the underwear model who succeeded Ted Kennedy. Money well spent but Kean will have to win the election first.

[pepsi_junkie]

I'll add that his luster was augmented by the murderer's row of bad / mediocre governors who followed him. Jim Florio (1 term dem disaster), Christie Todd Whitman (two term do-nothing RINO), Jim McGreevy (criminal dem allowed to resign as punishment enough for the crimes they had him dead to rights on), Jon Corzine (1 term dem disaster), Chris Christie (two term fat loudmouth do-nothing RINO) and our current dictator democrat Phil Murphy.

Everyone on that list makes Tom Keane look like Churchill in comparison to them.