Enough with the One-Upsmanship Already
First it was Governor McGreavey of New Jersey. Then New York Governor Spitzer one-uped him with high priced hookers. Not to be out done, former governor raised the ante with an additional confession that his transgressions included his young driver AND his wife. New York’s new governor couldn’t let their “bastard cousins” (to quote the PJM article I’m excerpting below) in New Jersey. He admitted to several indiscretions, and his wife did too!
New Jersey has long been the bastard cousin of its neighbor to the north, and the details of the affair involving former Governor Jim McGreevey, his ex-wife Dina Matos and campaign aide Theodore Pederson are the bridge-and-tunnel equivalent of political scandal.
Now, we are reminded by this post from James Kirchick that McGreavey’s transgressions included hiring one of his playmates to a government job.
But Jim McGreevey was forced to resign for no other reason than that he was a corrupt politician.
Of course, New York’s new governor, David Paterson, has also provided a “job reference” of sorts for one of his more recent conquests.
The 53-year-old Paterson admitted he was involved with numerous women “several years ago” - including one who later worked in Spitzer’s office and whom Paterson has “inherited” as part of his staff.
Sources later identified her as Lila Kirton, 49, whom Spitzer brought over from his attorney general’s staff when he became governor last year. She is now community affairs director for the Office of Inter-Governmental Affairs.
Paterson insisted that he never supervised the woman and never used state funds for any of his trysts, some of which took place at the Days Inn at Broadway and W. 94th St.
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Diane Dixon, a Brooklyn native who won medals in the 4x400-meter relay at the 1984 games in Los Angeles and the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, claimed that Paterson had assisted in helping her secure a Department of Education job in Crown Heights.
Geez, enough already. I’m beginning to think that there ought to be a law requiring politicians to wear chastity belts and keep away from viagra or cialis.
I bet that’ll never pass.
Pajamas Media: The McGreevey Scandal Wasn’t (Just) About Sex
