David W. Chen, "South Jersey Democrats Poised to Shake Things Up," in The New York Times, October 24, 2007, at p. B3.
Michael Dobbs, To Play the King/House of Cards (London: Fontana, 1993).
Attempts to print a news story pertaining to the shocking law suit filed against the Hoboken Police Department by 5 Hispanic officers, alleging heinous ethnic and racist slurs made by ANGELO ANDRIANI -- who allegedly "intimidated" and "harassed" these officers and CARMEN LA BRUNO, who is fond of the n-word and other anti-black comments, allegedly, both of whom even described themselves as "God" to these Latino officers -- were obstructed on October 25, 2007 at 6:51 P.M. leaving me with a blank piece of paper bearing this address:
http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/N4174.centro/B2306167.56;sz=728x90;ord=248470536?
The story can be found at http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=5724554 (See references to Hoboken policemen DAVID ROBERTS and KEN FERRANTE). I wonder whether these police officers or any others have been part of the criminal harassment efforts directed against this site? I have a feeling we're going to find out. I have run several scans today, but I am unable to connect to the "Live Update" server for my security system, which is being blocked.
"A former Pleasantville school board president pleaded guilty yesterday in Federal District Court to attempted extortion in connection with school district construction contracts. The former president Jayson Adams, 27, accepted bribes in exchange for supporting bids for work in the Pleasantville Public Schools from F.B.I. informants posing as roofing and insurance contractors. As part of the plea agreement, he faces up to six and a half years in federal prison. A second former board member, Rafael Velez, pleaded guilty to the same charge yesterday, admitting that he had accepted bribes totaling $4,000 and had made arrangements to be paid $15,000 more. He faces a possible sentence of three to four years in prison. The men are among 11 current and former public officials in New Jersey arrested last month in a sweeping bribery sting."
This is only the beginning.
" ... Mr Codey is not very concerned about the Republicans, however. [Codey] is more wary, some party members say, of his fellow Democrats in South Jersey. They are allies of a longtime rival of his: George E. Norcross, III, the leader of the Camden County political machine and widely acknowledged to be the most influential power-broker in New Jersey."
Notice that Mr. Norcross holds no elective office and is still reputed to be much more powerful than Governor Corzine:
"Mr. Norcross dismissed that talk as idle speculation."
" ... 'I fully expect all of the Democratic Senators in South Jersey to support Dick Codey and will encourage them to continue his leadership as Senate president,' he said in a telephone interview on Friday."
Typical bullshit.
"Then referring to Assembly Speaker Joseph J. Roberts Jr., who is an ally and business associate of his, Mr. Norcross added, 'Joe Roberts and Dick Codey have worked well together for the state and for South Jersey.' ..."
What's really going on? Well, there are several theories (as usual): Codey and Roberts work very well with Norcross, but they can all see that Menendez may be indicted soon. Naturally, there will be a scramble for power in the junior Senator's absence, should Senator Bob find himself on the way to federal prison, which seems likely. Bob is on the phone cashing in chips, trying to run political interference against Christopher J. Christie. These tactics are generally unsuccessful with the feds.
The question is who will move in to the lucrative North Jersey patronage mill and power-base? No one in the party wants to look happy about Menendez getting busted (even though most of them are thrilled!), since they want Menendez people to support them and not the Republicans, and at the same time, they hope to send the message that, for once, New Jersey Democrats are going to be honest. They usually laugh after saying such things. New Jersey's Republicans also laugh. Republicans are like missionaries compared to the Democrats in New Jersey.
The Jersey Boys are playing a good cop/bad cop routine where Codey is the good cop, concerned about North Jersey, and Norcross (who can't be voted out of office) is the bad cop, seeking to take over Hudson County for the powers of darkness and the gaming industry -- these are overlapping categories.
Codey promises to keep the barbarians outside of the city gates, if they make him Chancellor and Emperor. Codey might become a new "Metternich from Essex County," promising to negotiate a new peace after the "Vienna Congress" (make that Newark) -- if he is granted absolute power. Meanwhile, Codey, Roberts and Norcross will split the loot later, while the Republicans are left trying, desperately, to defend the policies of the George W. Bush Administration, an unenviable task, even as Corey Booker is isolated and made irrelevant to the suburbs.
New Jersey politics will then remain "white man's country." Tuchin and Riccioli will continue to do their dirty deeds for the powers that be and nothing happens in response to the visible criminality and incompetence among members of the judiciary and the laughable as well as corrupt New Jersey Supreme Court.
Codey, Roberts and Norcross may be evil -- "you may wish to say that, but I couldn't possibly comment!" -- however, they are not stupid.
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