Robert Torricelli's blog

What began as a brush fire could burn down the house. Brian Stack's successful insurgent bid to oust State Senator Bernard Kenny has the makings of one of those generational changes in Hudson politics. Stack has one of the formidable political operations in the State. It's not a question of just his candidacy. What's interesting is what follows. Joe Doria's decision to retire (average intellect of legislature drops as a result) opens the door of the State Senate to Sandy Cunningham. Former Mayor Harvey Smith now joins the team for the Assembly. Sal Vega has his own insurgency going in West New York against the forces of Albio Sires. It's quite a coalition. You do the math.

The smartest political mind in Hudson belongs to my old friend Nick Sacco. Nick and the new crowd are one meeting away from realigning the structure of Hudson politics. Everybody claims that it won't happen. I'll let you know when it's done.

Let me be clear. I don't like Larry Craig. He stands for everything that I abhor. It's just that there are some things that I dislike more than right wing, narrow minded, hypocritical Senators.

The more that you read about the arrest of Larry Craig in a Minneapolis airport restroom, the more troubling the situation becomes. He was engaged in no lewd act. There wasn't even a casual victim exposed to offensive conduct.

Let me see if I've got this right. Bill Clinton supposedly lied during a civil deposition about a nonmaterial fact involving a personal relationship and they impeached him as President of the United States. Scooter Libby lied about remembering being briefed about  Valarie Palme being a CIA agent. He's going to jail.

Now put Rudy Guliani in the picture. His staff told him that his nominee for the NYPD Police Commissioner, Bernard Kerik,  associated with organized crime figures. He was informed of alleged gratuities that Kerik was receiving from for these individuals while assisting them with government approvals. Guliani testified before a federal grand jury that he doesn't remember the briefing. He's running for President.