John McCormac

If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't.
-- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll

EDISON - Diners anchor what’s left of the train-track and warehouseEdison Mayor Jun Choi: Politicker file photo girded countryside in this sprawling town, fifth biggest in New Jersey, where Mayor Jun Choi drinks his coffee on a summer morning in one of the more recognizable roadside haunts called the Plaza Diner.

The suit and tie and modest demeanor belie a man restlessly at work, for if Choi was an enigmatic upstart when he hit the scene three years ago, he has built himself into a surging political force, three-fourths of the way into his first term.

"And I’m running again," he says with a smile.

The Edison-raised kid who came from the inner sanctum of Bill Bradley’s machine-bucking 2000 presidential campaign, former state Department of Education wonk, Choi remains the Democratic Party outsider in a party that still does not know quite what to do with him.

U.S. Senate candidate Rob Andrews added to his Middlesex County support today with endorsements from State Sen. Joseph Vitale, Assemblyman John Wisniewski, Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac, Carteret Mayor Dan Reiman, and East Brunswick Democratic Chairman Shawn Taylor.   State Sens. Barbara Buono and Robert Smith announced their support of Andrews yesterday.

VOTERS REJECT HIGHER TAXES
SCHOOL BUDGET FAILURES RISE STATEWIDE

Senator Robert Littell, (R-24), the senior member of the Senate and the Republican Budget Officer issued the following statement regarding the school budget failure rate across the state.

TREASURER ASKED TO EXPLAIN REVENUE DISCREPANCY
ADMINISTRATION ASKED TO FULLY EXPLAIN LACK OF BUDGET CUTS

Senator Robert E. Littell, (R-24), the former Budget and Appropriations Committee Chairman and the longest serving member of the State Legislature has sent a letter to State Treasurer Bradley Abelow asking him to explain the $200 million revenue discrepancy between the Administration’s revenue forecast and the revenue forecast presented by the non-partisan Office of Legislative Services.

LITTELL: CUT GOVERNMENT COSTS FIRST
Governor Admits He Will Raise Taxes First On Radio Program

Senator Robert Littell, (R-24), issued the following statement regarding Governor Jon Corzine’s admission that he would probably raise taxes in this years budget.

SECOND WAVE OF FAIR REBATE CHECKS TO BE MAILED