Two Hudson County legislators endorse Andrews

Hey Tony, do you remember when Rob Andrews drove to Bayonne every weekend to campaign against you and Conahan while he stuck his nose where it didn't belong campaigning for Joe Doria's team. He even laughed at you on stage publically after you stole those signs.

Or Sandy - do you remember which US Senator continued to support Glenn unconditionally - Or do you remember Rob Andrews campaigning against you last time?

Oh right - I forgot you have Ray Lesniak taking care of you now.

I don't know how sellsout sleep with themselves at night. You guys represent everything that is wrong with NJ Politics.

Jim McGreevey wrote in his book 'if lynch, lesniak and norcross agreed on a statewide candidate nobody else has a chance' - Well replace Lynch with Adbuato today (who is more powerful than every with Joe D., taking out Wilfredo Caraballo and Hector Corchado) and its pretty accurate.

Now you have a situation where the democratic party bosses are trying to dump a 24 year veteran senator who represents the true progressive values of the Democratic Party with a congressman who wrote George Bush's authorization to go to war with Iraq.

Mr. Adubato, who has done more for the poor people of Newark than anyone else there, once said "I can't imagine anyone running against the Democratic Party candidate in a primary" in reference to Freddy Caraballo - Well Frank Lautenberg, who is backed by Cryan, Corzine and Menendez is the party candidate and this war against the political bosses of NJ is the most important battle ever - because if Lautenberg doesent win this, the future of Democracy in NJ will be in serious jepordy. It makes me sick.

Glenn stabbed Bob Menendez in the back after taking his political and monetary support.  Why would anyone expect anything different from Sandy?

And as for her bible quote, Sandy never misses the chance to invoke religion - it's her ultimate abrogation of personal responsibility.  Endorsing Andrews was God's will.

Question: Was it Sandy Cunningham's Bilblical quote or Joe Cardwell's quote telling her what to say?

It's a real shame Cunningham never had the courtesy to let her County Chairman and Mayor Jerry Healy what her intentions were. That would have at least been proper considering the support he has shown her and how he dragged her on stage with Obama.

But then again we are talking about Sandy. not Glen.  Big Difference! Glen had class. God rest his soul.

Is Sandy running for Mayor in 2009?

You;'re joking right?"

"Rob isn't beholden to any party boss"

One word for clueless.." Norcross"

There are a few points made that are completely incorrect. First of all Rob Andrews and the South Jersey Democrats were arch enemies of former State Senator and Bayonne Mayor Joe Doria. They even went as far as to block his appointment as Assembly Speaker and push Albio Sires into the spot. Andrews is the perfect candidate for Tony Chiappone to get behind.

Hudson County has just been waiting for the Healy/Cunningham relationship to take a nose dive and here it has finally happened. Don’t be surprised if Lesniak, Nocross, and company get behind Sandy Cunningham for Mayor next year against Healy. Menendez has been running himself ragged trying to strong arm people into supporting Lautenberg, so it makes sense for Sandy to go with Andrews since Menendez was her late husband’s arch nemesis. With Bayonne and Jersey City now in play Andrews looks posed to make serious in roads in Hudson County. Chiappone was the highest vote getter in Bayonne the last time her ran for Councilman and Cunningham seems to have picked up in Wards A and F where Glenn left off. If Andrews can do well in Bayonne and Jersey City and possibly strike up a deal with the insurgents that Brian Stack left behind in this peace deal then he can take a nice chunk out of Hudson County.

Andrews would be smart to bracket with some of the candidates running for Freeholder in Hudson County. Stack proved the people of Hudson County will vote for an alternative party, but Andrews will have to spend the money Stack did to make it happen. A word to the wise for Andrews would be to make deals with Steven Fulop, Lou Manzo, and L. Harvey Smith. If you can get the anti Healy crew together to support Andrews, then Lautenberg loses Jersey City. Let the war games begin!

Despite all about who did what for who in the past....these are clear fact and anyone who refuses to accept it has issues with their own principals and belief system.

* Rob Andrews wrote George Bush's resolution to go to war with Iraq. He supported the war and the basis of the war all the way until last year. He is an ardent supporter of the Patriot Act and a consistutional amendment on flag burning. You CAN'T represent change when you've been in congress for 18 years and a political insider for 25.

* Frank Lautenberg has been progressive Democrats for 24 years in the US Senate. He had the foresight and vision to challenge this war in Iraq when the "much younger" Rob Andrews didn't.

Rob Andrews would do great in a Republican primary because there isn't much of a difference between him and 'Jersey Joe' Pennachio. You can't just run for your own ego and because you want to get ahead. You can't run on 'change' when your part of the Washington establishment.

There is not one credible aspect of Rob Andrews' candidacy except that he wants to get ahead. Unfort., his pro-war, DLC beliefs do not resonate with the majority of Democrats in this state and on June 3rd - Democrats will celebrate Frank Lautenberg's victory and the political bosses will learn that the voters of New Jersey have more influence than they do.

it would be absolutely rediculous if Sandra Cunningham makes her political moves based on her late husbands fued with Bob Menendez.

How old is Lautenberg? Wasn't it Frank Lautenberg who said his opponent was too old at 65? What 65 is too old but not 85? Kudos to Mrs. Cunningham stopping the old party buisness as usual attitude.

Do not underestimate Senator Brian Stack's endorsment of Lautenberg as "peace" with the HCDO. Stack may have just not liked Andrews as our next US Senator. Stack IS running a whole slate of Freeholders againist the HCDO, be sure about that... No peace at all.

I found it werid that Tony and Sandy endorsed Andrews though. Andrews was always againist them both. What their reason were (it's more then a bible qoute) we may never know, but I hope it's a good one.

I doubt Sandy is running for Mayor though, she has interest in someone else's seat... say someone named Menendez.