Second NJ Governor in a row resigns in shame

[yesthattom]

Nearly 4 years ago Governor Whitman resigned in disgrace. I think her words were, “I’m going to be George W. Bush’s Head of EPA.” The announcement was so devastating that she stepped down from being Governor and moved out of state. Today Gov. McGreevey stepped down in an equal disgrace: he’s gay.

What the fuck? Can New Jersey keep a governor for a complete term?

Comments

[qwrrty.livejournal.com]

I've heard from news reports that his wife and children were at the press conference where he announced his resignation. If it weren't already safe to guess that they already knew, that kind of clinches it.

It sounds as though the immediate reason for his resigning was that he actually gave a $100K/year government position to his lover, which is kind of an ethical problem no matter what their gender. Unfortunately, all that the national media are getting out of it is "I'm gay and I had an affair with a man," so that's what's going to be perceived as the "disgrace."

bleh.