Saturday, May 31st, 2008
Michael Arrington decries Yahoo’s demise. It’s a good read . . . This was e-mailed to me today. It’s an old one, but the addition of New Jersey in the last spot added a level of humor/gut-wrenching bile that is not there otherwise . . . Twitter has been returning an Over Capacity message quite a bit recently . . . Is it any wonder that FriendFeed has captured my attention . . . I am surprised this thread continues over at Groundspeak. It seems to break all the guidelines. Of course, pot shots at conservatives is considered fair game by so many . . . $77 to fill the gas-guzzler. Sigh . . . My girl Stephanie won this week on Top Chef. Best of luck in Puerto Rico . . . Here’s the first test: former state senator Nick Asselta is now on the state BPU. The gas companies are demanding rate increases of 20%. Will Asselta take a conservative approach to this or will he rubber stamp it? . . . Blue Jersey’s response to NJ Senate President Dick Codey’s comment highlights a fundamental difference between liberals and conservatives: asking the Turnpike Authority to tighten its belt is not de-funding, it is requesting for efficiency . . . good actors leave the audience wanting more. Harvey Korman and Sydney Pollack are two who did that this week . . . another actor, however, makes us wish she had packed it in already. It’s unfortunate too as I always liked Susan Sarandon, despite her liberal tendencies . . . Obama left Trinity United Church. What took him so long? Evidence that he will do whatever to get himself elected. This doesn’t help him . . . Beetle pointed to a picture of poison and asked what it was. Unsatisfied with the answer she declared it was pirate milk . . . We were at Target tonight and walked by the lingerie. There was a thing that was about my daughter’s size. Okay, it was a bit larger, but not designed for anyone who should be wearing a thong. And who should be wearing thongs? I think the simple answer is if one is not having sex, she has no need for a thong. Anyone who could have squeezed into this thing is too young for sex . . .
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
Senate President Dick Codey stole New Jersey’s relevancy. As I have documented numerous times here over the last three years, Codey single-handedly pushed to move New Jersey’s presidential primary from early June to February. The rationale Codey provided was to make New Jersey more relevant in national politics.
New Jersey held its presidential primary on Super Tuesday along with 23 other states. Did you notice a flood of candidates here in the Garden State?
Our state was lost in the swell of states pushing for relevancy.
As of today, the Democratic Primary is very close. Only 101 delegates separate Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton. By all accounts this primary is going to drag out through all 50 states. Despite the unlikelihood of Clinton surpassing Obama, it can end up so close as to not produce a clear winner. The summer should be fun in Denver.
But consider if Codey had worked on cutting state spending rather than playing politics. The Democratic would still be as tight as it is right now. But instead of having our governor cheer from the sidelines, New Jersey would be primed to be a king maker. At least the candidates would be coming here to listen to our concerns.
That won’t happen here this year or any other year for that matter now that we are so early and with so many other states. Thanks, Sen. Codey.
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Just out of curiosity, how relevant has New Jersey been in this year’s presidential primary?
The question comes from Senate president Dick Codey’s desire to move the primary from June to early February. His stated reason was to make New Jersey more relevant in national politics.
Codey got his way. New Jersey bumped up its primary four months. How relevant were we?
Governor Corzine endorsed Hillary Clinton. There was an Obama rally, but other than that, little/no campaigning was done here.
New Jersey is considered the most liberal state in the nation. The GOP candidates did not spend in this market. McCain had an advertisement out of Philly that showed here for a day or two, but no campaigning took place.
Mr. Codey, how relevant are we?
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Monday, January 14th, 2008
New Jersey no longer cares what how its citizens vote.
Yesterday Governor Corzine signed a law that would have New Jersey’s electors vote for the candidate who has the most popular votes nationally.
That is correct . . . New Jersey’s electorate does not matter. The national popular vote will decide how the state’s electors in the Electoral College will vote, not how New Jersey’s citizens vote.
New Jersey on Sunday became the second state to enter a compact that would eliminate the Electoral College’s power to choose a president if enough states endorse the idea.Gov. Jon S. Corzine signed legislation that approves delivering the state’s 15 electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote. The Assembly approved the bill last month and the Senate followed suit earlier this month.
This is a reaction to the Democrat Party still feeling Al Gore won the 2000 election. What it, and apparently the Garden State’s government, does not understand is the popular vote does not elect presidents. Rather, an Electoral College votes for the president. Citizens when they pull the lever are actually voting for the slate of Electors. Electors are supposed to vote for whom their constituents have voted. Occasionally there is a protest vote. These faithless electors have been few in our history.
New Jersey’s state constitutuion states:
ARTICLE II
ELECTIONS AND SUFFRAGE
SECTION I
(c) Any person registered as a voter in any election district of this State who has removed or shall remove to another state or to another county within this State and is not able there to qualify to vote by reason of an insufficient period of residence in such state or county, shall, as a citizen of the United States, have the right to vote for electors for President and Vice President of the United States, only, by Presidential Elector Absentee Ballot, in the county from which he has removed, in such manner as the Legislature shall provide.
This will only take effect if enough states pass similar legislation.
It is absolutely unbelievable to me that our government is attempting to undermine its citizens like this. But then again, we spent millions of dollars to move our presidential primary from June to February so New Jersey would be more relevant.
How relevant are we though? No candidates are campaigning here. And why should they. On Super Tuesday, candidates will be stretched between New Jersey and Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho (Dem.), Illinois, Kansas (Dem.), Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana (GOP), New Mexico (Dem.), New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia (GOP).
We’ve come a long way from the New Jersey Plan.
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Saturday, November 24th, 2007
Dick Codey got his way. New Jersey moved its presidential primary from June to February. Virtually every other state moved its primary too and New Jersey is no better suited to be “relevant” than it had in June. Furthermore, the $10 million New Jersey has set aside for holding this February primary sounds like it won’t be enough.
What will the legislature do? Pull it from the General Fund:
If the price runs over, the state legislature will appropriate money from the general fund
I suppose there will be another call to raise taxes to cover that expense.
So predictable.
Of course, shore towns will be scrambling finding volunteers in the off-season to run the polling stations. Senate President Codey does not understand New Jersey shore.
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