Republicans For Sweeney. Sweeney For Republicans.

by: Adam L

Wed Jul 06, 2011 at 12:50:00 PM EDT

Ok, so it wasn't put exactly that way, but it would seem appropriate to me based on the fact that I received no fewer than a dozen (and quite possibly more) press releases from Legislative Republicans applauding Sweeney for his continued movement toward the dark side while the feeling of betrayal by Sweeney is growing and patience for his act is wearing thin by those who he is supposed to represent and the Party he is supposed to be viewed as a leader of.

The irony is that Sweeney is doing this on policies where Christie's rightfully getting the most criticism and his ratings are the worst.  I guess the Republican State Committee and Governor Christie do have a lot to thank Sweeney for.  Not just this latest bill that further weakens this state's working class (a bill his office put out a number of press releases crowing about) but also for helping Christie pass his draconian budget last year, for supporting the nonsensical property tax "cap", for a stunning lack of a spine or leadership on marriage equality.....just to mention a few that jump to mind quickly.

When the opposition Party spends money to praise you for helping them with one of their long time pet issues, that's not something to be proud of.  When you are a so-called leader of the party that has handed a number of huge wins to that opposition Party at the expense of your own Party's core values, that is embarrassing.  When your actions also happen to enrich your political benefactor - someone who stands to benefit personally, financially and politically from your actions, that is screaming for a no confidence vote.

Kyrillos made 48 calls to Christie and one the day of a $225K contribution from his brother

by: Jason Springer

Sat Oct 31, 2009 at 12:49:51 PM EDT

Kyrillos left messages for Christie at the U.S. Attorney's office 48 times between 2002 and 2008, including 19 times while Kyrillos was the Republican State Chairman, according to a log of Christie's incoming phone calls requested by the Corzine campaign as part of an extensive series of document requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

The Corzine campaign received the phone logs late Friday.

Most of the phone messages shed little information as to the topics Christie and Kyrillos were discussing.  Kyrillos tended to call after 5PM, and would usually leave a message that offered little detail.

Kyrillos did call Christie on April 22, 2002, the day Todd Christie wrote a $225,000 check to the Republican State Committee.

After he takes the political appointment, the FEO is not supposed to be engaged in partisan politics very much but there is no such restriction on his close family.  The FEO contributes $2000 to his candidate -- and now boss -- for the reelection campaign, and his wife does the same.  The FEO's brother's wife gives another two checks for $3000 [2]to the candidate and three checks for $4500 [2, 3]to the national party, but the brother beats them all.

Soon after the FEO takes office, the brother contributes a single check worth $225,000 to the national party, and since then another three individual $25,000 [2, 3] checks for a grand total of $300,000 to the national party.  But that's not all.  The brother also issued checks over the past few years since FEO took office for $20,000, $25,000 and $25000 to the NJ party's state fund, and checks of $5,000, $10,000 and $10,000 to the federal fund.  A check for $5,000 is reimbursed.