His middle name is Winner

by: Hopeful

Tue Feb 23, 2010 at 06:58:44 PM EST

The White House obviously has a loser mentality -- but America rallies around winners. Polls show that in state after state, voters hate the Senate bill and overwhelmingly want a public option, even if passed with zero Republican votes. More than 50 Senate Democrats and 218 House Democrats were willing to vote for the public option before, and the only way to lose in reconciliation is if losers are leading the fight. That's why Democrats in Congress should ignore the White House and follow those like Chuck Schumer and Robert Menendez who know that the public option is a political and policy winner.

Now that we know he is the one of the first two names that come to mind when you think "winner," I trust Senator Bob Menendez will never think he doesn't get praise from the left.

Good bye, Edison hacks

by: AdamGreen

Sat Jun 09, 2007 at 11:13:34 AM EDT

When politicians become such hacks that they lose sight of their principles and the people they were elected to represent, it is time for them to go - regardless of their political party. Defeated Council President Charles Tomaro proved this point perfectly. Tomaro was "bitter about his loss to a group of political newcomers," the Ledger reported, and Tomaro said "Three of them I've never seen at council meetings."

Wow, that says a lot. Choi's ticket included a school principal, a school activist, a technologist, and a doctor. How much of a hack does someone have to be to think that the only people fit to run for office are insiders who spend their lives at Council meetings? Perhaps in his new free time, Tomaro should pick up a copy of Crashing the Gate.

Tomaro cemented his status as a no-longer-fit-for-office political insider when he said, "We were there for three terms, let's see if they serve three terms."  I am embarrassed to have ever voted for this guy, and if Tomaro ever runs again I promise right now to give money to his opponent. 

At his victory party, Choi provided a nice contrast to Tomaro, putting principles and modesty first: "We are humbled by the overwhelming support for our positive-change agenda for Edison  Township." I wish Edison's new Democratic leadership team much luck – and hope they continue to stand with the people over political insiders who've lost their way.

BUSTED: Why is the Kean-Jr. campaign lying to the media?

by: AdamGreen

Thu Sep 21, 2006 at 07:14:32 AM EDT

First, some quick background, courtesy of Thursday’s New York Times:

The Internet postings came from people calling themselves “cleanupnj,” “usedtobeblue” and “AmadeusNJ.” They  said they were concerned Democrats, “lifelong liberals,” and they were troubled  by the United States senator  from New Jersey,  Robert Menendez…

But the liberal Democratic hosts of BlueJersey.com, the Web log where such comments were posted, smelled something fishy about the postings, and said they traced them to a computer inside the  campaign headquarters of Mr. Menendez’s Republican opponent, Thomas H. Kean Jr.

Now on to the three Hazelbaker lies to the media...plus two “bonus Hazelbaker deceits that are really funny” at the end.