[lbo-talk] McGreevey story, per NPR this evening

[JW Mason]

Well, there's also the issue of Charles Kushner, McGreevey's biggest
campaign donor, who is under indictment for hiring call girsl to seduce, on
tape, witnesses against him in a tax evasion (I think?) investigation, to
blackmail them into refusing to testify. In a nice touch, one of the
witnesses was his own brother-in-law. Not clear if it tocuhes McGreevey
directly, but it was the first thing most people thought of when his
resignation was announced.

Another sad thing is that McGreevey, from where I'm sitting, was actually a
pretty decent guy. Spent quite a lot of political capital increasing the
progressivity of New Jersey state taxes -- the high end income-tax increase,
a model corporate loophole closing package, property tax relief, etc. Not
too many state politicains out there campaigning on a "millionaires tax."

Josh

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Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 8:54 PM
Subject: [lbo-talk] McGreevey story, per NPR this evening


>  it sucks that he's given the impression to so many that the real reason
> he's abdicating is because he's gay and had some affairs.  I think
> we'll find the real reasons to be much more disgusting.