Nonsense beginning already in U.S. Senate race
Somehow, we were hoping that Tom Kean Jr. would be different. Kean, a state senator running against Robert Menendez for the U.S. Senate seat this fall, has started peppering the media with inane press releases.
This week, he has been trying to call out Menendez on Corzine's proposed budget, which increases spending by nearly 10 percent. Kean has asked Menendez to come out publicly against the budget. Nothing wrong with that. But, frankly, we'd like to know what Kean's plan is for balancing the state budget without raising taxes. Kean, after all, sits in the state Legislature. Menendez does not.
The amateurish attacks by Kean's flacks have already begun to grate. I'd like to hear some intelligent discussion of issues for a change. Tom Jr. will be able to ride the coattails of his dad's popularity only so far. He needs to come up with a new strategy for wooing voters - one that is based on substance, not juvenile attacks.
This week, he has been trying to call out Menendez on Corzine's proposed budget, which increases spending by nearly 10 percent. Kean has asked Menendez to come out publicly against the budget. Nothing wrong with that. But, frankly, we'd like to know what Kean's plan is for balancing the state budget without raising taxes. Kean, after all, sits in the state Legislature. Menendez does not.
The amateurish attacks by Kean's flacks have already begun to grate. I'd like to hear some intelligent discussion of issues for a change. Tom Jr. will be able to ride the coattails of his dad's popularity only so far. He needs to come up with a new strategy for wooing voters - one that is based on substance, not juvenile attacks.
posted by Randy Bergmann at 2:43 PM
2 Comments:
You are quite right. As Mr. Kean is running for a national office his focus should be on ways to increase funding for New Jersey from the current Republican Administration.
If he wants to discuss the budget based on his current position in the State Legislature perhaps he can suggest a way to address the huge deficits created by former Republican administrations, particularly repaying the pension funds that were raided to provide tax cuts.
Kean jr is not a leader we want or need. his lack of a back bone when insulted and challeged by the local radio shock jock (craig carton), was enough to convince me he will lick any ones boots to get them to like him.. keep looking voters..
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