More Bad Smells in the Garden State

The Lord of Truth keeps us updated on the current political conditions in his home state, where soon-to-be Governor Jon Cozine and current "acting" Governor Richard Codey are perhaps planning to effectively switch jobs later this year...

Acting Gov. Richard Codey had a conversation recently with this wife, Mary Jo, about his next career move.

She didn't like his new idea.

Because the suggestion on the table was a move to the United States Senate.

If Sen. Jon Corzine wins the gubernatorial election in November, he'll appoint his own replacement in Washington to serve out the final year of his term.

Codey, by far the most popular politician in the state, now says he might want the job.

"I think about it," he says. "People have raised the issue. They say to me, 'Dick, how can any politician pass up the opportunity to cap off a career in the United States Senate?'"

Codey swears he's made no final decision.

But ambitious politicians keep their options open. And by suggesting for the first time that he is interested in that seat, Codey is doing exactly that.

Is it dirty? Well, worse crap has happened, even on the GOP side, where Alaska Sen. Frank Murkowski moved into the Governor's office a few years back and appointed his daughter to replace him in the Senate. But considering the rather untawdry activities of New Jersey Democrats in the last few years, this should make all New Jersey residentrs take pause.