January 14, 2008 - 8:45pm
Observations
By Wally Edge
Tags: Scott Garrett, John McCain, Frank Lautenberg, Tom Kean, Frank Hague, Jill Hazelbaker, Christy Davis Jackson, Lewis Eisenberg, Bradley Abelow, Anne Estabrook, Christopher Smith, Dennis Shulman, Lesley Devereaux, Robert Menendez
Just a few end-of-the day observations:
What would Frank Hague have thought of a Mayor of Jersey City (who is also the Hudson County Democratic Chairman) who could not deliver most of the key Hudson party leadership and elected officials to his candidate for President? And could the gullible Brad Abelow be the only one who believes Bob Menendez is no longer involved in Hudson County politics?
An impressive list of finance committee members, led by Lewis Eisenberg, has raised just $100,000 for Anne Evans Estabrook’s bid for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination; that’s about half what Dennis Shulman, the blind Rabbi/Psychologist, has raised for his fledgling congressional campaign against Scott Garrett. Luckily for Estabrook, she put $1.6 million of her own money into the race. Estabrook still won’t say how much she’ll invest to unseat Frank Lautenberg.
A Superior Court Judge today sentenced Lesley Devereaux, who served as Chief of Staff to the state Commerce Secretary in Gov. James E. McGreevey’s administration, to 6 ½ years in prison for having a state employee do work for her private law practice at taxpayer expense. Christy Davis Jackson, who was forced to resign her $125,000-a-year post as a UMDNJ Vice President amidst allegations that she ran her lobbying business from her state job, was among those considered to manage Hillary Clinton’s campaign in New Jersey this year.
Since when does Chris Smith take sides in a hotly contested Republican congressional primary between two pro-life candidates?
And finally, note the extraordinary success of Jill Hazelbaker. Less than two years ago, she was watching Tom Kean, Jr. hide in elevators and explain the considerable traffic congestion along Route 1. Now she’s the Communications Director for the straight-talking, national-poll leading, New Hampshire primary-winning John McCain.
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Although Obama is going to lose NJ, he'll probably do well enough that Healy's endorsement won't look terrible.
Abelow is absolutely naive about politics, and that's why Corzine hired him.
Estabrook's campaign is so weak that a right-winger like the Stinky Fish sees an opening and thinks he can win.
The Chris Smith one dumbfounds me too. Does he even know Kelly?
This site is just shameful
You pick and choose those people whom you dislike to take on. One day its Jeanine Larue, then its Christy Davis Jackson, next its Michelene Davis. Me thinks you have a hard on for women of color. The last I heard Jackson was raising her kid, working part-time and paying none of this any mind! She's moved on from petty NJ politics! And I think her salary was more in the 200k range. hmmnn come to think of it that's why you were so "delighted" to sound the alarm about Larue-her high salary! Give it up Wally! Move on to Chris Christie and company's antics!
Hey mom,
you are the one who keeps perpetuating the race issue by bringing it up in all of your posts. Get over it. If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck...
if we go to the videotape...
of Wally Edge he has nothing, nothing to report about African Americans, expecially females unless its unnecessarily biased. I don't know about ducks quacking my friend. But that Deveareau lady did nothing different than HALF of the white guys in public office. She gave her mom and her sister no bid contracts. Jeanine Larue got a NEW job at a high salary and we have cartoons and frivilous posts. Davis Jackson didn't get some position she probably didn't want in the first place and its gossiped about. Plus, she's out of the game. Michelene Davis' credentials are questioned and that's another post. I don't see all this energy around other appointees. I do see a bias and yes, I will speak up about it.
The sloppy errors continue
"who could not deliver must of the key Hudson party leadership and elected officials to his candidate for President?"
Wally tell the kid writing your columns under your name, they need to proof read your material better. The entire article with errors is weak and UnWally like.
Indeed
Shoddy indeed. Wally seems to have lost control of his column. Perhaps even to certain party insiders. Cough cough.