Jeff Jarvis has been a bit angry and writing about the McGreevey affair and its repercussions. I’m pissed too! People here are angry for a number of reasons. There's the McGreevy political and moral transgressions, and there's those of his party. By now, the transgressions of the party, reflected in the number of scandals, just keeps increasing without a sign of contriteness or remorse by any of the party leaders.
McGreevey's political sins, though many, can only be accused of the following:
- breaking state laws by hiring an incompetent lover for a very important position
- attempting to break federal law by insisting federal agencies give Cipel security clearances that had been denied him due to his lack of qualifications.
- jeopardizing the lives of people in New Jersey and New York by hiring an unqualified individual to run one of the most important positions in the state after the governorship.
Sterling of MemeFirst, believes that New Jersey's US Attorney "may blanch at the idea of prosecuting Gay America's new poster boy."
But the guiltiest of all, are the leaders of both parties for continuing to turn a blind eye to the corruption in Trenton and elsewhere and for denying it’s citizens the opportunity to choose a qualified CREDIBLE AND HONEST candidate to succeed McGreevey.
The citizens of NJ have not only been repeatedly denied their voice in politics, they have been denied the opportunity to vote, as they are being locked out of a political process by the maneuvering of a select few. The Dem party bosses maintain a stranglehold in Trenton, in spite of the evidence of corruption in the highest offices of the party. I guess, the Torrecelli corruption scandal was not the exception as we all thought, it now seems it's the norm in Trenton. Once again, the political bosses are putting the interests of the party ahead of the citizens.
What bothers me even more is the silence. Where are the business leaders? Where are the community or political leaders? Where are the equally outraged citizens that are being denied a voice in this process? I hear no one demanding he leave now and a special election called be called. Put simply, Jersey citizens are being strong armed and silenced into submission by a party that has no interest in what is best for New Jersey or its people.
Oh. Good point. The silence. I hadn't realized it was so quiet up there about it. It's one thing for us to hear nothing down here as we're so wrapped up in our own political issues (God Forbid should Palm Beach County create a stir in this next election) as well as Charley, but that is so scary that NOBODY is standing from the Mountain tops, collectively, and speaking out.
Posted by: Boudicca at August 22, 2004 11:44 AM