THE MCGREEVEY THING. I'm late to the party, but, as always, have opinions.

First: he's gay, fine. Devastating to his family (including kids and wife #2), but his newly-public status certainly doesn't per se impair his ability to do his job. I have a problem with his cynicism. He's corrupt--he appointed his no-qualifications boyfriend to be New Jersey's Homeland Security director, when Louis Freeh would have done it for free. That's scumminess of the highest order, and if you buy the notion that the NJHSD is other than a sinecure, it meant that he jeopardized the safety of folks in New Jersey. The cynicism comes in when he outs himself pre-emptively, and by draping himself in the rainbow flag, picks up sympathy points (the whole "I have a lived a lie, and it has cost me my family, and my political career" thing).

Second: the decision to resign November 15, and therefore ensure that his appointed successor has a year of incumbency, is brilliant. As a partisan, I think it's brilliant. I hope McGreevey sticks to his guns on the date, because otherwise Jon Corzine might leave his Senate seat to run for NJ governor in a special election, and I like Corzine where he is.

Third: Golan Cipel is getting outed against his will, which serves him right, being an extortionist and all.
- posted by thegusdad @ 8/18/2004 12:34:00 PM