Sun Dec 20, 2009 at 03:56:08 PM EST
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The uproar over nominations and appointments continues from the Republicans. The problem is, some of the situations have been caused by their own actions and created the opportunity for these reactions:Kean also criticized Corzine's delay in filling the BPU spot. But The Auditor has learned the Republican himself prompted it. Earlier this year, the senator invoked "senatorial courtesy" to block Corzine's planned nomination of Assemblywoman Linda Stender (D-Union) to the post. All that was publicly known was that Corzine wanted to put Stender on the board, but backed off without explanation. She would have been easily confirmed if the nomination were allowed to go through.
"Talk about hoisting yourself up by your own bootstraps," said Kean's fellow senator from Union County, Democrat Ray Lesniak, who supported Stender's BPU nomination. Lesniak noted that back in the 1980s he was criticized by Kean's father, the popular governor, for blocking nominations. "Governor Kean called me 'the King of Senatorial Courtesy'," Lesniak said. "I guess I've passed the mantle to his son." It looks like things have come full circle. |
| Jason Springer :: Quote of the Day: "I guess I've passed the mantle to his son" |
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