Bobby J must be reading this
2006-10-04
Source: The Jersey Journal
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rss feedG otta love the revelation that an operative of the Republican candidate for Senate, Rep. Tom Kean Jr., went to disgraced and federally jailed former Hudson County Executive Robert Janiszewski to dig up dirt on rival U.S Sen. Robert Menendez.
As one political wag noted, Kean's people only had to offer him a carton of cigarettes and Janiszewski would be willing to come up with anything against anybody. In this latest episode of "As The Mud Flies," the GOP candidate is the one who looks bad. It is one thing to charge an opponent with mingling with corrupt individuals, it's hypocritical to then rely on a political felon for assistance.
Janiszewski is remembered for extorting hundreds of thousands of dollars during his 13 years as county executive.
The funny thing about this story is Janiszewski's recollection of events and relationships. In the Star-Ledger, he wrote to Kean "operative" Chris Lyon about how he "approached Menendez and encouraged him to run for Assembly on his ticket in 1987," and that the relationship turned sour when the then executive thought about running for governor in 1997.
He is quoted as writing: "Menendez discerned that he couldn't control me. So in the 99 primary, he (and) Scarinci tried to generate opposition to my re-election. Typical, they tried to do this behind my back (and) got caught, I chose not to accuse Menendez. Within 90 days, I was the target of another FBI investigation."
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