Did "pull" come to shove?
So Sen. Wayne Bryant of Camden County -- whose questionable dealings have been coming to light in various ethics investigations -- wrote to Sen. Richard Codey saying he wants to temporarily step down as Budget Committee chairman. Codey said it was done after "careful consideration and discussion" and Bryant's brief resignation letter referred to his and Codey's "thoughtful discussion during the week" that led him to request his own resignation.
Wouldn't you love to know what that "thoughtful discussion" (sounds more like a Book of the Month Club) entailed? Bryant's antics -- and his obvious gluttony at the public trough -- should have people screaming. Not to mention the many public jobs (and scads of public money) he pulls in for himself and many of his family members. Do the other legislators revile that or do they just wish they had his pull?
Wouldn't you love to know what that "thoughtful discussion" (sounds more like a Book of the Month Club) entailed? Bryant's antics -- and his obvious gluttony at the public trough -- should have people screaming. Not to mention the many public jobs (and scads of public money) he pulls in for himself and many of his family members. Do the other legislators revile that or do they just wish they had his pull?
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"Wouldn't you love to know what that "thoughtful discussion" ... entailed?"
Codey: Wayne, thanks for coming. Have a seat.
Bryant: Really? Thanks. I'll take that leather swivel one you're sitting in. I'll have my son ... er .. legislative assistant pick it up later today.
Codey: Sit down, Wayne.
Bryant: What's on your mind, Dick?
Codey: UMDNJ, your sixteen no-show government jobs, Christie crawling up my ass with a microscope, lots of things. Mostly I'm sitting here thinking about the prospect of having to call Tom Kean, Jr. "senator" for the next six years.
Bryant: Ain't going happen. Our boy, Bobby, is a lock. Besides, who was the last Republican to win statewide in Jersey? Lincoln?
Codey (after sliding the paper across his desk): Have you seen this headline, "Kean Now Leads Senate Race?"
Bryant: Sheeet! The Asbury Park Press, Dick? They don't sell that whiter than white bread rag in Camden. You know what my constituents say when they hear about my government jobs? "Good for Wayne! Eyes gots to get me some too."
Codey: Yeah, well The Ledger is running with the story as well. Look, Wayne, this whole ethics thing is kicking our ass. You gotta step down as Chairman of the Budget Committee.
Bryant: What?!? How long have you been sucking on that crack pipe, Dick? Chairmanship of that Budget Committee is power, raw f__in power. You can keep those fancy President chairs that you sit your fat ass in. Just let me dole out that government green. Have you forgotten the sales tax is now 7%? 7%, Holmes! That is a whole lot of new cash to play with.
Codey: It'll be temporary. Six weeks at the most. Just until after the election is over.
Bryant: But a brother has to eat!
Codey: Call it a diet. Six weeks ...
Bryant: You got a hot tub in your backyard, Dick? I don't. How sad is that? All I do for this state and no hot tub ...
Codey: Six weeks. It's for the good of the party. Everyone will see the word "temporary" and know that you are still pulling the strings at Budget. Here's the draft of the resignation letter that I want you to sign today. That'll buy us some time, get these press pricks off our backs. Maybe even give Bobby a bounce in his poll numbers. You'll have your tub by Christmas.
Bryant: Six weeks, huh?
Codey: I'm afraid so.
Bryant: Damn press. Alright, six weeks it is, but I'm taking that friggin chair.
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