Another Democrat, Another Martyr

The [NJ's ex-Governor Jim] McGreevey divorce hit a catty new low yesterday, with the gay former love-gov calling his estranged wife a "homophobe" who's trying to take the sashay out of his step..."On the off hand she wasn't paying attention, I AM A GAY AMERICAN," the furious former New Jersey governor hissed in the latest court response to Dina Matos McGreevey..."She is in deep denial. Why would she question what I have made clear? To try and lessen my 'gayness' by making me bisexual is a clear form of homophobia."...McGay Bashing, Jeanne MacIntosh, The New York Post, 4/24/2007

Before New Jersey's ex-Governor resigned as the heroic actor in a gay melodrama, he was widely regarded as yet another of the sleazy occupants of the New Jersey statehouse, with scandals brewing across the state -- to wit:

Left out [of the furor over McGreevey's resignation] were the following details, sketched by Associated Press reporter John P. McAlpin, in the first report I saw on McGreevey’s sudden resignation: “But he has been dogged by several scandals involving fund-raising. “Among those caught up in recent scandals were his first chief of staff and former counsel; a top Democratic fund-raiser and former high school classmate; and real estate developer Charles Kushner, McGreevey's biggest campaign contributor, who was charged with trying to thwart a federal campaign-finance investigation by luring a grand jury witness - his own brother-in-law - into a compromising position with a prostitute and sending video and photos to the man's wife.”...McGreevey Scandal: Homosexuality as the Last Refuge of a Scoundrel, Nicholas Stix, citing AP's John P. McAlpin, 8/15/2007

Only in New Jersey? If only that were true. What is true is that, if you're headed for disaster while sitting in a governor's chair, it sure beats prison to make yourself into a martyr.

Luther