Where Have You Gone Steve Kornacki?

by: taxandspendliberal

Thu Jul 06, 2006 at 08:27:20 AM EDT

Meanwhile, Bill Albers has been absent since June 30.  I don't know how attractive the salary and benefits are over at PNJ, but considering the fact that Kornacki was able to parlay his tenure there into a gig over at Roll Call, one would think that even if it isn't a particularly lucrative gig, it is high profile enough for someone to take their job seriously.

The only thing that baffles me more is how the mystery bosses over at PNJ thought that it made sense to approve his vacation request for this week and when events unfolded the way that they have, didn't say to the guy, "Sorry kid.  You're going to have to stick around.  This is the biggest story out of Trenton since McGreevey resigned."

In fact, there is no doubt in my mind that Steve Kornacki would not only have stuck around and covered the budget dramatics, he would have had the inside dirt on...

...the degree to which the presence of George Norcross has inspired Corzine's and forced Roberts' intransigence,...

...how serious the attempts to overthrow Roberts as Speaker of the Assembly have actually been,...

...and who blinked first when Joe Cryan and Lou Greenwald went nose-to-nose on the floor of the infamous Budget Committee meeting (stereotypes could lead one to believe that the larger Irishman would easily intimidate the smaller and slighter member of my tribe, especially since so many of my formative years were spent being intimidated by larger gentile boys - and occasionally larger gentile girls - but I am willing to bet that in this particular situation, the nerd stood up to the schoolyard bully and would have taken his lunch money if given the opportunity).

With the exception of a few Inside Edge pieces and their regular news citations, PNJ has been virtually dark during Trenton's hottest news week of the year.  I guess that their loss will probably turn out to be Blue Jersey's gain.  I wonder what Steve Kornacki thinks about all of this and if there is any chance that he will give up the glamour and luxury of Roll Call and come back to New Jersey to kick some Trentonian ass.

My guess is that it is as likely as Wally Edge reading this, firing Bill Albers, and hiring me for what would have to be at least twice what I would guess the position's regular salary might be.  I am willing to sacrifice for my craft, but not starve my wife and soon-to-be-born child in the process.