Oddity of the Day
The Cumberland County GOP is hosting a dinner to raise funds. Big whoop!
They are hosting the party at the Centerton Country Club. The problem with that is that Centerton is in Salem County. Does that preclude them from having the fundraiser there? I guess not, but it’s a rather poor public relations move. How do you purport to represent Cumberland County’s interests but not do business in the county?
Is there no suitable venue to host a $100-plate dinner? Would Winfield’s not appreciate the business? Not big enough? How about the Cosmopolitan? The North Italy Club in Vineland would do. How about the county college?
Why isn’t Cumberland County good enough for this dinner?
Frank LoBiondo is the keynote speaker. LoBiondo came to D.C. during the Contract With America.
He promised to leave Congress after two terms. Now 15 years later, LoBiondo is the poster boy of a career politician.
Newly elected Cumberland County Freeholder Tom Sheppard and county clerk Gloria Noto should refuse to participate in this event.
It’s no wonder to me that the GOP is floundering in Cumberland.
Also blogged on this date . . .
- Snowflake Swim - 2010
- "I have no plan to do the work." - 2009
- A New Tea Party - 2009
- Love in Sand - 2008
- Congratulations, Rick - 2007
- Vintage Volkswagens - 2006
- Caching Monopoly - 2005
- Bloodletting - 2005
Tags: Cumberland, LoBiondo, New Jersey, Politics, Republican, Salem
By EyeonMillville
on 20 February 2010 @ 10:36
Oddities beget oddities RD and yours begins with the strange county boundary lines between Salem and Cumberland County, which has a small triangle of Salem County dip down in between areas of Cumberland County. Travel west on Rt. 56 at the junction with Rt 55 and you’re in Cumberland Co., drive a bit and your’re in Salem Co., drive a bit more and you’re again in Cumberland County. Odd for sure. That triangle (bascially Pittsgrove Twp.) should be in Cumberland County. You make a good point, but the geographic oddity somehow makes it less of an issue for me. Now if they have their next dinner in Salem sign me up for the protest.
Lobiondo is a big disappointment. When he ran in 1994, he was a breath of fresh air, railing against career politicians and big government. Once he won the seat however, he abandoned his term limits pledge, which was a self-imposed term limits pledge and not one contingent on term limits legislation, and voted for all of Bush’s budget busting budgets. Thus, Mr. LoBiondo has become the very kind of politician he ran against in 1994, and he feeds the very cynicism that he spoke so passionately against in 1994.
LoBiondo also has not been a good party leader for the district. Sure he gets elected all the time, but his party has taken a beating down the ticket in his district. And some of this is his fault, as he never was able to heal the wounds with the Atlantic County Gormley crowd after the bitter primary for Congress. His party has even suffered in Cape May County!
So were I Republican, I wouldn’t go to the dinner, not because it’s in Salem Co., but because LoBiondo will be there. And he is someone who does not keep his promises and does not practice what he preached. I have always said the perfect candidate to run against Frank LoBiondo would be the Frank LoBiondo of 1994.
Correction: LoBiondo agreed to serve six terms not two. Nonetheless he still has broken his pledge.
By Robert Owens
on 20 February 2010 @ 11:24
D’oh! Yes, 12 years. I did not type that correctly. Thank you.
By Mark
on 23 February 2010 @ 0:39
Good points Robert. Frank is Congressman for life!