When I was up in Boston at the convention I found myself without a whole heck of a lot to do during the day, so I made my way to the New Jersey delegation's breakfast on Wednesday and then again on Thursday. I'm getting myself more and more interested in the details and personalities of New Jersey politics -- both because it's an interesting state in which to follow such things, because I'm from there, and in case I, you know, ever decide to move back. Not knowing a whole heck of a lot, I was having a little trouble understanding exactly what was going on when Senator Corzine held up a copy of the Star Ledger with the headline that was something like "Corzine Puts End to Rumor Mill," something like that. He made a big point of calling Jim McGreevey "our governor" and they held hands up on stage, all Rocky-like. Corzine and others thanked McGreevey's wife for keeping him on the straight and narrow, though that exact wording might be wishful hindsight. Seemed like a big happy Jersey family.
Not much of a point here, really. Just turned out to be an interesting time for me to start following New Jersey politics.
Oh, and on McGreevey's speech. In short, I give the guy a whole lot of credit for getting up there and saying "I am a gay American" and for putting his struggle in the context of thinking who you are is somehow at odds with being a good son, good father, good governor. But, and I don't want to make too big a deal of this, I just somehow really didn't believe him.
10:25 PM
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