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Hudson County Politics Message Board |
Posted by Riding the Erie on December 09, 2003 at 14:04:52:
In Reply to: A lioness fights for her cubs posted by Wucci on December 09, 2003 at 13:42:10:
I remember my father (a born-and-bred Jersey Cityite if there ever was one) commenting on that one: A POLITICIAN THAT DOESN'T TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILY IS NOTHING BUT A SKUNK! : Smitty has gone and beat Chicky O'reilly at her own game. SHE EVEN ONLY GOT TWO KIDS JOBS! : : "I feel like I am saying one thing and doing another." Why is that? : : TRENTON - L. Harvey Smith was sworn in as a New Jersey state senator last week, and one of his first official acts was to put three of his children on the state payroll. : : Smith (D., Hudson) was indulging in a time-honored Statehouse custom - 18 fellow legislators also have hired relatives, at state salaries ranging from $500 to $55,000. : : But what passes as tradition in New Jersey is illegal in other states, and legislators here have decided it may be time for a change. : : . . . : : Smith is serving just two months to fill a vacancy - the previous officeholder became a judge - before he is replaced by Jersey City Mayor Glenn Cunningham. : : He said he hired his children for his district office because it was difficult to get anyone else to work for such a short period. : : He said he would support a nepotism ban - and somberly noted that his actions might appear to contradict him. "I feel like I'm saying one thing and doing something else," he said.
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