Building up Corzine, Torres targets Jones
By Max Pizarro, PolitickerNJ.com Reporter
NEWARK - In building up Gov. Jon Corzine, Paterson Mayor Jose "Joey" Torres simultaneously got in a dig on his challenger in next year's mayoral contest, Council President Jeffrey Jones.
"Out of the nine council members in Paterson, eight of them have endorsed Gov. Jon Corzine," said Torres, who's running for a third term in 2010.
Couched as a public display of affection for Corzine, the shout-out to eight council members supporting the incumbent governor left the audience wondering about the one who is not, and that happens to be none other than Torres nemesis Jones.
The first Latino elected mayor of Paterson, Torres, a former supporter of U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-New York) for president, reverted to 2008 Democratic Primary mode in pitching Corzine over former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie.
"Do we want a governor who needs on-the-job training?" he asked. "At this critical time in our history, experience matters most. Jon Corzine is the right man."
Jones waved off Torres' decision to highlight the fact that he has not endorsed a gubernatorial candidate.
"I'm not surprised, but it says something about him that he would be trying to attach himself to someone else's agenda," said Jones. "I'm focused on Paterson."
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Jones comment: "I'm not surprised, but it says something about him that he would be trying to attach himself to someone else's agenda," said Jones. "I'm focused on Paterson." And Jones comment says a great deal about Jones. This is just another self centered, self interested, "opinion" from the council president whose only agenda is, as always "himself". Building bridges and working cooperatively with anyone is NOT Jeffrey Jones strong-suit!