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NJ Republican Chairman Tom Wilson
By trifflerFARBER MUST GO
GOP Says Ending Culture of Corruption Requires A New AG Who Hasn't Spent a Lifetime in PoliticsTrenton, NJ -
Judge Williams findings demonstrate that the person most responsible for upholding the law and routing out official misconduct is, herself, guilty of abusing her position. Ms. Farber no longer has the moral authority to lead the Department of Law and Public Safety. She is incapable of leading the fight against official misconduct and abuse of power because her conduct indicates that she does not even recognize what those things are.
Governor Corzine has said that elevating ethical standards would be a cornerstone of his administration. He must now demonstrate his commitment to that cause by seeking the Attorney General's resignation. He should then promptly appoint to the position someone whose qualifications have more to do with their career in law enforcement then their political connections to people like Bob Menendez. Cleaning up the culture of corruption requires someone who has not spent a lifetime in and around politics and politicians. The people of New Jersey would be better served if Governor Corzine were to appoint someone like Stuart Rabner to the Attorney General's position. Mr. Rabner's long service in the US Attorney's office and his handling of this matter demonstrate that he has the background and understanding to be an effective general in the war on corruption."
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Good point on Rabner. Hopefully, he will not be seen by Democ
Good point on Rabner.
Hopefully, he will not be seen by Democrats as the person who led the charge against Farber, and therefore, targeted or snubbed as politically unsuitable for the position.
Doing your job properly is not personal, and Rabner obviously did his job well.
Maybe some day, incidents like this one will convince people that constituency-centric politics should give way, in the end, to embracing excellence. For far too long, New Jersey politicians -- predominantly, but not exclusively, Democrats -- have been climbing all over one another to be the first to appoint or endorse this or that person to be the "first" of whichever group or constituency is currently in vogue at the time.
Such thinking is conceptually an inbred cousin to the harder forms of bigotry because it rests equally on the illegitimate foundation of a determination of fitness being made only, exclusively or precominently because of race, or national origin, or some other classification. But it lulls its proponents into imagining they are acting in an unbiased manner.